Xinhua world news summary at 1530 GMT, Dec. 29
KIEV– At least three people were killed and three others hurt in a fire in a hospital in Ukraine’s western Ivano-Frankivsk region, the National Police said in a statement on Wednesday. GAZA– At least three Palestinian farmers were injured on Wednesday after the Israeli tanks struck Hamas’ military posts in the Gaza Strip, the health ministry in Gaza said in a press…
KIEV — At least three people were killed and three others hurt in a fire in a hospital in Ukraine’s western Ivano-Frankivsk region, the National Police said in a statement on Wednesday.
The fire broke on the evening of Tuesday in a COVID-19 ward of the hospital in Kosiv city, killing three patients on the spot. (Ukraine-Fire-Casualty)
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GAZA — At least three Palestinian farmers were injured on Wednesday after the Israeli tanks struck Hamas’ military posts in the Gaza Strip, the health ministry in Gaza said in a press statement.
The three Palestinians from the same family were injured by the shrapnel of the artillery shells fired by the Israeli tanks on northern Gaza, according to the ministry. (Gaza-Israeli Attack-Injury)
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BERLIN — The old Universal Mobile Telecommunications System in Germany will come to an end as O2/Telefonica is shutting down its last 3G sites by the end of the year, the company said on Wednesday.
The freed-up frequencies would be used entirely for the “faster and more efficient 4G standard,” it said in a statement. The previous 2G network would remain in place to facilitate mobile calls and short message service. (Germany-3G-5G)
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SUVA — Fiji announced on Wednesday that it will re-tighten its border restrictions for all foreign travellers from Jan. 1, next year as more COVID-19 cases continue to be confirmed among foreign travellers coming to the island nation.
According to a statement by Fiji’s Health Ministry, effective from Jan. 1, all foreign travellers from the travel partner countries and non travel partner countries must produce a negative PCR (polymerase chain reaction) test taken no more than 2 calendar days prior to the scheduled day of departure. (Fiji-Border Restriction-Tightening)
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CAPE TOWN — South Africa’s legislative capital Cape Town on Wednesday encouraged eligible persons to report to vaccination sites as soon as possible for their COVID-19 booster shots.
Both Johnson & Johnson and Pfizer booster shots are now available, according to a statement issued by the Cape Town municipality. (South Africa-COVID-19-Booster) Enditem