Three migrants killed, 27 hospitalised after smuggler boat capsizes off San Diego coast
2 May, 2021 11:18 PM
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Three people were killed and nearly two dozen others were hospitalised after a boat capsized Sunday just off the San Diego coast. Photo / KGTV
Three people were killed and nearly two dozen others were hospitalised after a boat capsized Sunday just off the San Diego coast. Photo / KGTV
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By: Elliot Spagat and Christopher Weber
Three people were killed and more than two dozen others were hospitalised on Sunday (US time) after a boat capsized and broke apart in rough water just off the San Diego coast during a suspected human smuggling operation, authorities said.
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Islamabad
May 3, 2021
Islamabad:A very limited number of dedicated faithfuls would start performing seclusion activities, known as ‘Aitikaf’ at specified and secluded corners of countrywide mosques from Monday afternoon with the pledge to strictly follow Covid-19 guidelines and maintain social distance by avoiding large gatherings.
The faithful have been enjoined to adhere strictly to the COVID-19 protocol during the ‘Aitikaf’, said Basharat Shah, the head of Masjid management committee of a Jamia Masjid, Islamabad.
‘Aitikaf’ is a period starting from 20th Ramadan where Muslims seclude in the mosque for ten days in search for Lailatul Qadr (Night of Majesty) and for seeking forgiveness of Almighty Allah by abandoning their routine business.
The forgotten people
May 3, 2021
If at all any reminder of the Palestinians’ helplessness in the face of a brutal and inhuman apparatus was needed, it has come in the form of their hindered access to vaccines, as the infection and death rates register phenomenal increase in the Palestinian territories.
Israel’s success in managing to vaccinate a major chunk of its population has been dwarfed by its refusal to help Palestinians with the vaccination.
For Palestinians that work in East Jerusalem with residency status are entitled to vaccination, the Israeli authorities have reluctantly started vaccinating them. As for the West Bank and Gaza, the situation appears to be deteriorating by the day amid a surge in the number of coronavirus cases.