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Hamas releases all 6 hostages as planned in latest exchange

2 months ago | thepulseofnh.com | Jon Haworth |Morgan Winsor |Nadine El-Bawab |Clark Bentson

(LONDON) -- Hamas released six living hostages on Saturday in separate locations of the Gaza Strip -- including the city of Rafah in the south and the Nuseirat refugee camp in the center of the enclave. Stages were set up in each location on Saturday morning, surrounded by Hamas fighters and crowds of onlookers. Two hostages -- Tal Shoham, 40, and Avera Mengistu, 39 -- were released following a signing ceremony in Rafah.
Pope not fully recovered, condition not life-threatening, doctors say

2 months ago | ca.news.yahoo.com | Nadine El-Bawab |Clark Bentson |Phoebe Natanson

Pope Francis has not yet fully recovered from illness, but he is not in danger of losing his life, doctors from Gemelli Hospital said during a press conference on Friday. Pope Francis was hospitalized with a respiratory tract infection and now has pneumonia in both lungs. He has been hospitalized since last week.
Pope not fully recovered, condition not life-threatening, doctors say

2 months ago | aol.com | Nadine El-Bawab |Clark Bentson |Phoebe Natanson

Pope Francis has not yet fully recovered from illness, but he is not in danger of losing his life, doctors from Gemelli Hospital said during a press conference on Friday. Pope Francis was hospitalized with a respiratory tract infection and now has pneumonia in both lungs. He has been hospitalized since last week.
Pope not fully recovered, condition not life-threatening, doctors say

2 months ago | yahoo.com | Nadine El-Bawab |Clark Bentson |Phoebe Natanson

Pope Francis has not yet fully recovered from illness, but he is not in danger of losing his life, doctors from Gemelli Hospital said during a press conference on Friday. Pope Francis was hospitalized with a respiratory tract infection and now has pneumonia in both lungs. He has been hospitalized since last week.
Iraqi monument honors fallen Iraqi and foreign journalists

Oct 16, 2024 | abcnews.go.com | Clark Bentson

Freelance Iraqi journalists who worked for ABC News are among those honored. A memorial to fallen journalists killed during the war to remove Saddam Hussein from power in Iraq was inaugurated in the northern Iraqi city of Sulaymaniyah. The Garden of Truth, as the memorial is called, was opened last month by Qubad Talabani, the deputy prime minister of the Kurdistan Regional Government, in front of invited dignitaries and family members of those killed covering the conflict.
Superyacht sinks off Sicily, killing 1, with American believed to be among 6 missing, Italian officials say

Aug 19, 2024 | abc7.com | Phoebe Natanson |David Brennan |Helena Skinner |Clark Bentson

A port official said he was unable to confirm whether an American was missing. ByPhoebe Natanson, David Brennan, Helena Skinner, and Clark BentsonMonday, August 19, 2024 10:43AMWatch the 6abc Philadelphia 24/7 stream featuring Action News, AccuWeather and EntertainmentROME -- A 183-foot sailboat carrying 22 people sank early on Monday off the coast of the Italian island of Sicily following stormy weather in the area, killing at least one passenger, according to Italian officials.
Superyacht sinks off Sicily, with American believed to be among 7 missing, coast guard says

Aug 19, 2024 | flipboard.com | Phoebe Natanson |David Brennan |Helena Skinner |Clark Bentson

1 hour agoCoastguard searches for missing after British-flagged yacht capsizes in tornado off ItalyThe Independent - Holly Patrick • 1hThe Italian coastguard (Vigili del Fuoco) searched for missing passangers after a British-flagged yacht capsized in a tornado off Palermo in the early hours of Monday, 19 August. Authorities said 15 people were rescued from the 49-metre (160ft) sailboat but another seven were unaccounted for.
1 killed, 6 missing as superyacht sinks off Sicilian coast, Italian officials say

Aug 19, 2024 | willmarradio.com | Phoebe Natanson |David Brennan |Helena Skinner |Clark Bentson

(ROME and LONDON) -- A 183-foot sailboat carrying 22 people sank early on Monday off the coast of the Italian island of Sicily following stormy weather in the area, killing at least one passenger, according to Italian officials. Members of the coast guard have rescued 15 passengers, but six -- including two Americans -- are still missing, according to the coast guard and a local port authority. British and Canadian citizens are also unaccounted for, the coast guard said in a statement.
Decrease in aid trucks entering Gaza as access to food dwindles, agencies say

Feb 21, 2024 | abcnews.go.com | Ellie Kaufman |Guy Davies |Clark Bentson

"The nutritional situation is likely to continue to deteriorate rapidly."ByEllie Kaufman, Guy Davies, and Clark BentsonFebruary 21, 2024, 4:55 PMThe number of humanitarian aid trucks entering the war-torn Gaza Strip has decreased over the past few weeks, with the delivery of food aid to the north almost completely stopped, according to the United Nations and the Israeli government. The causes were not immediately clear but were likely due to a combination of factors.
Twenty-one dead, 18 injured after bus falls off overpass near Venice, Italy

Oct 4, 2023 | willmarradio.com | Phoebe Natanson |Clark Bentson |Kerem Inal |Ellie Kaufman

(NEW YORK) -- A bus crash in Mestre, a suburb near Venice, and on Italy's mainland, left 21 dead and 18 injured on Tuesday, according to Italian officials. The bus, which was carrying passengers to a campsite in Marghera, fell off of an overpass, police said on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter. The accident happened in the Mestre and Marghera neighboring districts of Italy, near the city of Venice.