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Soumya Sarkar leans into a drive during the Champions Trophy Group A match between England and Bangladesh at the Oval on Thursday.

2 Jun 2017, 12:00 am0

UN warns of ‘catastrophe’ in Gaza

AFP :The UN said Wednesday that the situation in Gaza was “catastrophic” after 11 years of “economic siege” and warned that Washington’s decision to halt assistance to “Palestinian refugees” would create “more misery”.“The situation in Gaza is becoming less and less livable,” said Isabelle Durant, the deputy head of the United Nations development agency (UNCTAD), according to AFP.“It is catastrophic,” she told reporters in Geneva.In a new report, the UN agency said the Palestinian Authority (PA) economy was being hit...

14 Sep 2018, 12:00 am