Xinhua world news summary at 1530 GMT, Nov. 6
GAZA– The total number of Palestinian deaths in Gaza reached 10,022 since the latest round of Hamas-Israel conflict started on Oct. 7, Gaza’s health ministry said on Monday. KABUL– An international conference on the economic development of Afghanistan kicked off in the country’s capital of Kabul on Monday, attracting some 500 scholars and guests from home and…
GAZA — The total number of Palestinian deaths in Gaza reached 10,022 since the latest round of Hamas-Israel conflict started on Oct. 7, Gaza’s health ministry said on Monday.
Ministry spokesman Ashraf Al-Qudra said during a press conference in Gaza City that the deaths included 4,104 children and 2,641 women, while the injuries rose to 25,408. (Gaza-Death toll-Conflict)
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KABUL — An international conference on the economic development of Afghanistan kicked off in the country’s capital of Kabul on Monday, attracting some 500 scholars and guests from home and overseas.
Themed “Creating the Afghan Economic Miracle,” the three-day conference held by the Ibn-E-Sina Research and Development Center will cover agriculture, education, health care and other topics. (Afghanistan-Conference-Economy)
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JOHANNESBURG — A senior South African official said Monday that the country’s Cabinet has decided to recall its diplomats in Israel for further consultations on the situation in Gaza.
“The South African government has decided to withdraw all its diplomats in Tel Aviv for consultation. The recall for consultation is a serious signal that South Africa takes a very dim view of the situation that is permeating in that part of the world,” said Khumbudzo Ntshavheni, minister in the Presidency, at a media briefing. (South Africa-Israel-Diplomat)
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YAOUNDE — At least 20 people have been killed after gunmen, believed to be separatist fighters, attacked a civilian community in Cameroon’s war-torn English-speaking region of Southwest, a government official said on Monday.
Viang Mekala, the prefect of the Manyu division of the region, said the attack took place at around 3:30 a.m. local time on Monday in the Egbekaw locality of Mamfe, the chief town of the division. (Cameroon-Anglophone Region-Attack) Enditem
