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Taylor Swift delivers final performance in record-breaking 'Eras' tour
by Ben Simon - December 10, 2024 - 12:22pm
Taylor Swift took the stage in Vancouver for the final show of her record-shattering "Eras" tour, a cultural phenomenon that has easily become the highest-grossing musical tour in history.
Taylor Swift's record-breaking 'Eras' tour set for final show in Canada
by Ben Simon - December 8, 2024 - 1:32pm
Taylor Swift's record-shattering "Eras Tour" is set to end on Sunday in Vancouver with the final performance of a cultural phenomenon that has easily become the highest-grossing musical tour in history.
Israeli nationalists march through Jerusalem's Old City
by Ben Simon - May 30, 2022 - 8:21am
About 70,000 Jewish Israelis paraded through the streets, police said, for an annual "flag march" marking Israel's 1967 capture of east Jerusalem. Some marchers chanted "death to Arabs", as a number of Palestinians...
Israeli-Palestinian ceasefire holding as aid arrives in Gaza
by Ben Simon - May 22, 2021 - 1:00pm
In Jerusalem, however, Israeli police cracked down on stone-throwing protesters at the highly sensitive Al-Aqsa mosque compound, in a sign of how volatile the situation remains.
Ceasefire between Israel, Hamas comes into force
by Ben Simon - May 21, 2021 - 7:57am
Only celebratory gunfire was heard on Gaza streets, AFP journalists said, while no Hamas rockets were fired on Israel in the minutes after the Egypt-brokered truce began, which seeks to end 11 days of deadly cl...
Fears of 'full-scale war' as Israel-Palestinian clashes kill 56
by Ben Simon - May 12, 2021 - 8:00pm
The most intense hostilities in seven years have killed at least 48 people in Gaza, including 14 children, three Palestinians in the West Bank, and five Israelis since Monday. 
20 million children not vaccinated in 2018: UN warns against 'stagnation'
by Ben Simon - July 17, 2019 - 2:46pm
Almost 20 million children missed out on potentially life-saving vaccinations last year, the UN said Monday, as surging measles cases highlighted "dangerous" gaps in efforts to shield kids from preventable illn...
Global measles cases up 300 percent year-on-year: WHO
by Ben Simon - April 16, 2019 - 9:23am
Measles cases rose 300 percent worldwide through the first three months of 2019 compared to the same period last year, the UN said Monday, as concern grows over the impact of anti-vaccination stigma.
Marie Antoinette pendant fetches $36 million, shattering estimate
by Ben Simon - November 15, 2018 - 5:20pm
A pearl and diamond pendant owned by Marie Antoinette before she was beheaded during the French Revolution sold for $36 million at an auction on Wednesday, shattering its pre-sale estimate of up to $2 million.&...
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