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Israel hits back at claims it targeted Gaza polio vaccine clinic after four children wounded in strike - as UN chiefs brand situation in territory 'apocalyptic'
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Israel hits back at claims it targeted Gaza polio vaccine clinic after four children wounded in strike - as UN chiefs brand situation in territory 'apocalyptic'

Daily Mail  

Israel has hit back at claims that it targeted a Gaza vaccine clinic after four children were left wounded in a strike. The four children were among six people who were injured Saturday when a polio vaccination centre in northern Gaza was targeted. Palestinian children receive polio vaccination as a part of the second phase of the polio vaccination campaign …

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Para Shooting World Cup: Athlete-turned-shooter Mona Agarwal claims gold in 10m air rifle event, aims more glory
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Para Shooting World Cup: Athlete-turned-shooter Mona Agarwal claims gold in 10m air rifle event, aims more glory

The Hindu  

Mona Agarwal always wanted to be a top-notch para athlete. But the the polio-stricken para athlete finally got her stardom in shooting as the 37-year-old on Saturday opened India’s account at the Para Shooting World Cup here with a gold in women’s 10m air rifle event. She even covered the length and breath of the country to scout for girls …

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Pakistan: Blast kills 6 policemen in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, TTP claims responsibility
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Pakistan: Blast kills 6 policemen in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, TTP claims responsibility

Firstpost  

The latest in a string of strikes by Islamist extremists ahead of the national elections on February 8, an explosion in northwest Pakistan, close to the Afghan border, on Monday left six police officers serving as polio vaccination guards dead and more than twenty injured. According to police official Kashif Zulfikar, the explosion struck a truck carrying police officers who …

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Pakistani Taliban claims responsibility for bomb that killed 6 police guarding anti-polio campaign
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Pakistani Taliban claims responsibility for bomb that killed 6 police guarding anti-polio campaign

Associated Press  

KHAR, Pakistan — A roadside bomb exploded Monday near a van carrying police assigned to protect workers in an anti-polio immunization campaign in restive northwestern Pakistan, killing at least six officers and wounding 10 others, officials said. The bombing happened in the former Pakistani Taliban stronghold of Mamund in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province bordering Afghanistan, police official Kashif Zulfiquar said. In …

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Three killed as suicide bomb blast hits Pakistan police vehicle
2 years ago

Three killed as suicide bomb blast hits Pakistan police vehicle

Al Jazeera  

Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan claims responsibility for attack that targeted officers deployed to protect polio vaccination campaign workers. Islamabad, Pakistan – A suicide bomb blast has struck a police vehicle in the southwestern Pakistani city of Quetta, killing at least one police officer and two civilians and wounding dozens, according to police. The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan armed group, also known as the Pakistani …

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The Hindu's 'fact-check' about PM Modi's vaccine claims contradicts its own arguments. Details
3 years, 6 months ago

The Hindu's 'fact-check' about PM Modi's vaccine claims contradicts its own arguments. Details

Op India  

PM Modi on Monday had announced that India would revert to a system of centralised procurement of vaccines against COVID-19 and slammed the politicisation of vaccination drive. In a string of tweets, Know The Nation pointed out the glaring holes in The Hindu’s ‘fact-check’ article and how it was trying to claim that India did not lack vaccine access. The …

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Wars, instability pose vaccine challenges in poor nations
3 years, 11 months ago

Wars, instability pose vaccine challenges in poor nations

The Hindu  

Arifullah Khan had just administered another polio vaccine when the gunfire blasted from the nearby hills. There was so much gunfire it felt like an explosion,” he said, recalling details of the attack five years ago in Pakistan’s Bajaur tribal region near the Afghan border. The agency aims to transport 850 tons of COVID-19 vaccines a month next year, double …

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