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JK Rowling’s crime novels written under pseudonym will outnumber Harry Potter books

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JK Rowling’s crime novels written under pseudonym will outnumber Harry Potter books

JK Rowling has revealed her crime novels written under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith will eventually outnumber her Harry Potter books.

The author said her plans as Robert Galbraith were “pretty open ended” and that his books would number more than the seven Harry Potter novels she wrote.

The second novel under Robert Galbraith’s name was published in June, and she said she was half-way through writing the third.

JK Rowling was speaking at a rare public talk at Harrogate’s Crime Writing Festival.

Robert Galbraith’s novels follow private detective Cormoran Strike, a former military police investigator in the Special Investigation Branch.

JK Rowling, who began using the pseudonym for her crime writing career after completing the Harry Potter series, said the third Robert Galbraith novel would centre on returning military personnel.

JK Rowling has revealed her crime novels written under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith will eventually outnumber her Harry Potter books
JK Rowling has revealed her crime novels written under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith will eventually outnumber her Harry Potter books (photo CNN)

She was interviewed on stage in Harrogate, North Yorkshire, on Friday by fellow crime author Val McDermid.

Asked whether it was true that she would write a total of seven novels under the Galbraith name, JK Rowling replied: “It’s not seven. It’s more. It’s pretty open ended.

“I really love writing these books, so I don’t know that I’ve got an end point in mind.

“One of the things I absolutely love about this genre is that, unlike Harry, where there was an overarching story, a beginning and an end, you’re talking about discrete stories. So while a detective lives, you can keep giving him cases.”

JK Rowling added: “I’m about half-way through the third [novel] and I’ve just started plotting the fourth.”

Wearing a grey suit and pink tie, which she described as “my Robert suit”, JK Rowling told the audience that she started writing under a pseudonym because: “I wanted to prove to myself that I could get a book published on the merits of the book.”

Asked why she chose to write crime stories after the Harry Potter series, JK Rowling replied: “I love crime fiction. I’ve always loved it. I read a lot of it and I think, in many ways, that the Harry Potter books are whodunnits in disguise.

“I enjoy, I suppose, the ‘golden age’ book. That’s very much what I was trying to do in these books – to take that finite number of suspects, the genuine whodunnit style, but make it very contemporary, bring it up to date, and make sure this is a credible person with a credible back story for nowadays.”

Referring to the “golden age”, JK Rowling said she was a fan of authors Agatha Christie, Dorothy L. Sayers, Margery Allingham and Ngaio Marsh, who wrote in the mid-20th Century.

“My very favorite of those four is Allingham, and she’s the least known,” she said.

“The Tiger in the Smoke is a phenomenal novel.”

JK Rowling is also currently working on her first film script, for Harry Potter spin-off Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.

Casey Kasem funeral: Legal wrangle amongst family members delays burial

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Casey Kasem funeral: Legal wrangle amongst family members delays burial

A legal wrangle amongst DJ Casey Kasem’s family has delayed the radio legend’s burial a month after his death.

A Washington state judge granted a temporary court order to Casey Kasem’s daughter, preventing his second wife from removing his remains from a funeral home in Tacoma.

Kerri Kasem is seeking authorization for a post-mortem on her father.

Casey Kasem was a voiceover artist and host of the American Top 40, and the voice of Shaggy in the Scooby-Doo cartoons.

He died on June 15 after suffering from a form of dementia, with his care at the centre of a serious rift between his family.

DJ Casey Kasem died on June 15 after suffering from a form of dementia, with his care at the centre of a serious rift between his family
DJ Casey Kasem died on June 15 after suffering from a form of dementia, with his care at the centre of a serious rift between his family (photo Getty Images)

Before Casey Kasem’s death, a judge granted an order allowing his daughter to withhold food, liquids and medication from him against the wishes of his wife of 34 years.

Kerri Kasem has expressed concerns that his body could be cremated or taken to Canada by his widow Jean, negating the possibility of a post-mortem.

Jean Kasem has rights over his remains, while his daughter held the medical conservatorship in the final part of his life.

A small, private memorial service for Casey Kasem was held in California last month, but his second wife and their daughter Liberty did not attend.

The children from the 82-year-old’s first marriage are hoping to bury him in California in accordance with his final wishes.

The judge moved to ensure Casey Kasem’s body was not taken from the funeral home while a decision is being considered about allowing a post-mortem examination to take place.

Casey Kasem began his career in the 1950s and found fame with the chart program.

He famously ended his broadcasts with his signature sign-off: “Keep your feet on the ground and keep reaching for the stars.”

After spells hosting countdown shows under other titles, Casey Kasem returned to American Top 40 in the 1990s and retired from the airwaves in 2009.

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Gaza Strip: Israel expands ground operation against Hamas

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Gaza Strip: Israel expands ground operation against Hamas

Israel announces it has expanded its ground offensive in Gaza, with residents reporting the heaviest shelling since the conflict began 13 days ago.

In a statement, Israel’s military said “additional forces” had joined “the effort to combat terror” in Gaza.

Four Palestinians died, including two children and the son of a senior Hamas official, in new airstrikes on Sunday, July 19.

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon is due to arrive in Qatar later to meet Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.

Ban Ki-moon’s visit is part of a regional tour aimed at helping Israelis and Palestinians “end the violence and find a way forward”, the UN said.

The death toll continued to rise at the weekend, with the number of Palestinians killed now at more than 350 – the vast majority of them civilians.

Israel has expanded its ground offensive in Gaza
Israel has expanded its ground offensive in Gaza

Five Israeli soldiers and two Israeli civilians have died since PM Benjamin Netanyahu launched the military offensive on July 8.

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) sent ground troops into Gaza on Thursday after 10 days of heavy air and naval barrages failed to stop rocket fire from Gaza.

Israel says the ground operation is necessary to target a Hamas tunnel network, which it says it could not do only from the air.

Two Israeli soldiers were killed on Saturday during a gunfight with Palestinian militants who had used tunnels to cross into Israel to launch an attack, the IDF said.

Lieutenant Colonel Peter Lerner, an IDF spokesman, said the ground offensive was being expanded “to restore security and stability to Israel’s residents and citizens”.

Residents in Gaza reported hearing explosions throughout the night on Saturday.

An airstrike in the suburb of Shejaiya targeted the house of Hamas official Khalil al-Hayya, killing four people including his son and daughter-in-law, Palestinian doctors said.

Meanwhile, the UN warned that it was running out of supplies to help more than 50,000 Palestinians who have sought shelter at its schools in Gaza.

A UN official said the number of people fleeing was much higher than expected, with both the Israeli and Egyptian borders closed to Gazans.

Diplomatic efforts to secure a ceasefire involving, among others, Egypt, Qatar, France and the UN, have failed to make any progress.

French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius met Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday, but said that attempts to agree a ceasefire had failed.

“Sadly I can say that the call for a ceasefire has not been heard, and on the contrary, there’s a risk of more civilian casualties that worries us,” he told press.

Qatar is expected to host a meeting between President Abbas and Ban Ki-moon on Sunday before the UN chief continues on to Kuwait, Egypt, Israel, the Palestinian Territories and Jordan.

Mahmoud Abbas is also due to meet Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal in a bid to convince the Islamist group to agree to Egyptian efforts to end the fighting.

Hamas rejected an Egypt-brokered ceasefire last week, saying any deal with Israel must include an end to a blockade of Gaza.

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Prince George’s official first birthday photo released

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Prince George’s official first birthday photo released

An official photograph of Prince George Alexander Louis – known as His Royal Highness Prince George of Cambridge – has been released to mark his first birthday.

Prince George, whose birthday is on July 22, was pictured at the Sensational Butterflies exhibition at London’s Natural History Museum.

Prince George pictured at the Sensational Butterflies exhibition at London's Natural History Museum ahead of his first birthday
Prince George pictured at the Sensational Butterflies exhibition at London’s Natural History Museum ahead of his first birthday (photo AP/ John Stillwell)

The image was taken a few weeks ago by the Press Association’s John Stillwell.

His parents, Prince William and Kate Middleton, are expected to hold a birthday party on Tuesday at their Kensington Palace apartment.

John Stillwell also photographed Prince George’s first public appearance the day after he was born and his christening last October.

“Prince George was very lively and very sure of himself and confident – a very determined young boy,” the photographer said.

RJ Reynolds to pay $23.6 billion to smoker widow

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RJ Reynolds to pay $23.6 billion to smoker widow

RJ Reynolds Tobacco Company – America’s second largest cigarette company – has been ordered by a Florida court to pay $23.6 billion to the wife of a smoker who died of lung cancer.

RJ Reynolds was hit with the punitive fine in addition to $16.8 million in compensatory damages.

Cynthia Robinson took action against RJ Reynolds in 2008, seeking compensation for her husband’s death in 1996.

An official at the company said the court’s verdict was “far beyond the realm of reasonableness and fairness”.

RJ Reynolds Tobacco Company has been ordered by a Florida court to pay $23.6 billion to the wife of a smoker who died of lung cancer
RJ Reynolds Tobacco Company has been ordered by a Florida court to pay $23.6 billion to the wife of a smoker who died of lung cancer

During the four-week trial, lawyers for Cynthia Robinson argued that RJ Reynolds was negligent in informing consumers of the dangers of consuming tobacco.

This negligence, the lawyers said, led to her husband Michael Johnson Sr. contracting lung cancer from smoking after becoming “addicted” and failing multiple attempts to quit.

“RJ Reynolds took a calculated risk by manufacturing cigarettes and selling them to consumers without properly informing them of the hazards,” Cynthia Robinson’s lawyer Willie Gary said.

“We hope that this verdict will send a message to RJ Reynolds and other big tobacco companies that will force them to stop putting the lives of innocent people in jeopardy,” he added.

RJ Reynolds plans to appeal against the court’s decision, vice president and assistant general counsel Jeffery Raborn said in a statement.

“This verdict goes far beyond the realm of reasonableness and fairness, and is completely inconsistent with the evidence presented,” Jeffery Raborn said.

The punitive damages awarded to Cynthia Robinson were said to be the largest of any individual case stemming from a class action lawsuit filed in Florida.

Several similar cases have resulted in smaller payouts after the state’s highest court ruled that smokers and their families only had to prove addiction and that smoking caused their illness.

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Drought Alert: California is Having Major Issues

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Drought Alert: California is Having Major Issues

Drought is the lack of rain over a long period of time, which also affects the wellbeing of both plantation and animals. Drought will dehydrate life forms and also evaporate water bodies. In this, water becomes scares yet we all know how important water is. Alternative solutions become the only way to survive with the hope that there will be a turn of events. Every living organism relies on water to function efficiently. Humans need water for much more than drinking and bathing in their homes. In times of drought, irrigation becomes the only way to grow crops. California is suffering the effects of drought.

The climate in the state is worsening by the day especially in California. This is affecting the level of soil moisture as a result of the extreme drought. Drought is affecting the production of fruits, vegetables, and other cash crops like cotton. The area has also seen more than one ‘firenado’. These are spinning column of burning debris and gas packing winds, which are as strong as 120mph.

Though you can clearly predict a drought just like you would a flood, it is however, fairly difficult to tell how dangerous or massive they may get. In this, Californians have already started to prepare as many townships have already been cut off from the main water supply of the state. For instance, Hydrocare USA have come up with devices specifically for filtering well-water, typically used only for crops, but can now be used for the whole house.

Global warming is making the drought seem even worse. This is because it dries out and heats up land. It is therefore important that the available water reserved be used efficiently. Several changes have been made in an attempt to save water after a previous drought that greatly affected southern California. The water agencies and residents adopted low-flow toilets and showerheads as well as drip irrigation.

In addition, the local government embraced water distribution systems to help treat sewage water to serve other purposes such as irrigation instead of using drinking water for some of these purposes. Massive efforts to reclaim water are underway and should be recycled to help run the day-to-day activities of larger manufacturing plants.

In an attempt to beat drought, the residents of California need alternative water supplies. In this, there is a proposed water project, the Twin Tunnel project. This is the building of two major tunnels with massive pipes under the delta which aims at carrying Northern California’s water safely, which will also have very little environmental concerns to the southern consumers.

To avoid disrupting the weakening environment, it is important to use environmentally friendly solutions. To achieve this, the use efficient water technology is the key role. The water filter systems come with a unique design and proper purification materials. The ease of using the equipment ensures that you get quality water with very little effort.

Malaysia Airlines passenger list: At least one American among crash victims

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Malaysia Airlines passenger list: At least one American among crash victims

President Barack Obama has said a surface-to-air missile fired from a rebel-held area in east Ukraine brought down Malaysia Airlines flight MH17.

Malaysia Airlines plane crashed on July 17, killing all 298 people on board.

Barack Obama confirmed one American was among the plane’s victims.

Confirmed death toll so far:

Netherlands: 189

Malaysia: 44 (including 15 crew)

Malaysia Airlines plane crashed in rebel-held Ukraine, killing all 298 people on board
Malaysia Airlines plane crashed in rebel-held Ukraine, killing all 298 people on board

Australian: 27

Indonesia: 12

UK: 10

Germany: 4

Belgium: 4

Philippines: 3

Canada: 1

New Zealand: 1

US: 1

Unverified: 2

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What is a Buk surface-to-air missile system?

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What is a Buk surface-to-air missile system?

The Buk missile system is a family of self-propelled, medium-range surface-to-air missile systems developed by the Soviet Union and its successor, the Russian Federation.

The missile, also known as SA-11 Gadfly (or newer SA-17 Grizzly) is designed to fight cruise missiles, smart bombs, fixed- and rotary-wing aircraft, and unmanned aerial vehicles.

The Buk missile system is a family of self-propelled, medium-range surface-to-air missile systems developed by the Soviet Union
The Buk missile system is a family of self-propelled, medium-range surface-to-air missile systems developed by the Soviet Union (photo RIA Novosti)

Weapons: Four surface-to-air missiles

Missile speed (max): Mach 3

Target altitude (max): 22,000 metres (72,000ft)

Source: Global Security, Wikipedia

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Barack Obama: Malaysia Airlines MH17 hit by surface-to-air missile from rebel-held Ukraine

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Barack Obama: Malaysia Airlines MH17 hit by surface-to-air missile from rebel-held Ukraine

A surface-to-air missile fired from a rebel-held area in east Ukraine brought down Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, President Barack Obama has said during a press conference.

The plane crashed on Thursday, killing all 298 people on board.

Barack Obama called the attack “an outrage of unspeakable proportions”, saying he would ensure “the truth is out”.

The US and Russia clashed at the UN Security Council, with Russia’s envoy putting the blame on Ukraine for its army’s attacks on eastern areas.

Up to 20 international observers from the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) reached the crash scene near the village of Grabovo on Friday.

However, Swiss Ambassador to the OSCE Thomas Greminger said the team did not get full access and were stopped by “local illegal armed groups”.

The Boeing 777 was flying from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur. It fell between Krasni Luch in Luhansk region and Shakhtarsk in the neighboring region of Donetsk.

Latest figures released by Malaysia Airlines show the plane was carrying 189 Dutch nationals, 27 Australians, 44 Malaysians (including 15 crew), 12 Indonesians and 10 Britons, along with a number of other nationalities.

President Barack Obama has said a surface-to-air missile fired from a rebel-held area in east Ukraine brought down Malaysia Airlines flight MH17
President Barack Obama has said a surface-to-air missile fired from a rebel-held area in east Ukraine brought down Malaysia Airlines flight MH17

Confirming one American was among the plane’s victims, Barack Obama said: “Evidence indicates that the plane was shot down by a surface-to-air missile that was launched from an area that is controlled by Russian-backed separatists inside of Ukraine.”

Thepresident said in a briefing at the White House: “I think it’s important for us to recognize that this outrageous event underscored that it is time for peace and security to be restored in Ukraine.

“Violence and conflict inevitably lead to unforeseen consequences.”

Barack Obama called for an immediate ceasefire in eastern Ukraine. He demanded that full access be granted to investigators and that evidence should not be tampered with.

He said: “This was a global tragedy… The eyes of the world are on eastern Ukraine, and we are going to make sure that the truth is out.”

Barack Obama said it was up to Russia to stop the flow of heavy armaments and fighters into Ukraine.

Earlier at the UN, US envoy Samantha Power said the US could not rule out that Russians had helped the separatists fire the missile.

Samantha Power added: “President Putin has committed on several occasions to working towards dialogue and peace, and every single time he has broken that commitment.

“Russia can end this war. Russia must end this war.”

Russia’s UN Ambassador Vitaly Churkin said: “Pressure should not be brought on this investigation, trying to prejudge its outcome with broad statements and insinuations that are unjustified.”

He said the Ukrainian military was responsible for “punitive operations on civilian targets and infrastructure, with dozens of civilians killed”, saying the attacks must be stopped as soon as possible.

Vitaly Churkin also criticized the US, which he said had “pushed Ukraine to escalate the crisis and passed the blame on to Russia”.

He also questioned why the Ukrainian aviation authorities had not closed the air space earlier.

The OSCE said its team spent 75 minutes at the site but its movement was restricted and it had not been able to seal off the area or secure a corridor to allow access for investigators.

OSCE spokesman Michael Bociurkiw said it discovered no information about the plane’s flight recorder and it was unclear who was in charge.

The rebels have accused the Ukrainian government of downing the airliner.

However, Ukraine called the disaster an “act of terrorism”. Ukrainian authorities released what they say are intercepted phone conversations that proved the plane was shot down by separatists.

Ukraine accuses Russia of aiding the rebels and supplying them with advanced weapons.

MH17 is the second disaster suffered by Malaysia Airlines this year.

Flight MH370 disappeared en route from Malaysia to China on March 8 and has still not been found.

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Malaysia Airlines shares close down 11% after MH17 crash

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Malaysia Airlines shares close down 11% after MH17 crash

Malaysia Airlines shares closed down 11% in Malaysia following the crash of flight MH17 in Ukraine on route from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur.

Some Asian stock markets also ended the day lower on fears the crash may intensify political tensions between the West, Ukraine and Russia.

This is the second catastrophe to hit the Malaysian airline this year after flight MH370 disappeared in March.

Questions are being asked about whether the carrier can now survive.

Malaysia Airlines shares closed down 11 percent in Malaysia following the crash of flight MH17 in Ukraine
Malaysia Airlines shares closed down 11 percent in Malaysia following the crash of flight MH17 in Ukraine (photo AP)

“Even if this is pure coincidence, it’s never happened in history that a flag carrier has seen two wide-body aircraft disappearing in a few months,” said Bertrand Grabowski, head of aviation at DVB Bank, which acts as a banker to Malaysia Airlines.

“The support from the government needs to be more explicit and perhaps more massive.”

Malaysia Airlines has been losing money for many years and its market value has fallen by more than 40% in the past nine months.

Reports suggest that state investment company Khazanah Nasional, the major shareholder in Malaysia Airlines, is looking to take the carrier private.

Khazanah Nasional has invested more than $1 billion into the airline in recent years and had previously indicated that a major restructuring was on the cards.

Analysts said further investment was needed if Malaysia Airlines was to survive in the short term.

Chelsea Manning to begin treatment for gender-identity condition

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Chelsea Manning to begin treatment for gender-identity condition

The US Army will begin treatment for document leaker Chelsea Manning for her gender-identity condition.

Defense secretary Chuck Hagel has approved gender treatment for Private First Class Manning, who was formerly known as Bradley.

The move came after the bureau of prisons rejected the Army’s request to transfer her from a military facility.

Chelsea Manning is serving a 35-year sentence for leaking classified files to WikiLeaks.

The US Army will begin treatment for document leaker Chelsea Manning for her gender-identity condition
The US Army will begin treatment for document leaker Chelsea Manning for her gender-identity condition

The soldier has been diagnosed by military doctors with gender dysphoria, the sense of one’s gender being at odds with the sex assigned at birth.

Following her conviction in July 2013 on 20 charges in connection with the leaks of military and diplomatic documents, Pte Chelsea Manning requested treatment including hormone therapy, and to be allowed to live as a woman.

A lawyer for Chelsea Manning threatened in May to sue the Army if she was not given gender change therapy in military prison.

Nancy Hollander argued the military had an obligation to treat the soldier’s “transgender issues”, and she would not be safe if transferred to a civilian prison for treatment there.

In April, a judge granted the soldier’s petition to change her name legally from Bradley to Chelsea, and according to a court filing by Pte Manning’s legal team, a military doctor at Fort Leavenworth had approved a treatment plan by November 2013.

The US military is required to offer medical treatment to its soldiers, but Pentagon policy prohibits transgender people from serving openly in the military.

Chelsea Manning will not be discharged from the military until she has finished her prison term.

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said earlier the policy on transgender service members should be “continuously reviewed” but has not said whether he believes the policy should be overturned.

A previous study by the Palm Center estimated there were 15,000 transgender US military members and 130,000 veterans.

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Malaysia Airlines crash: Joep Lange among 100 AIDS experts who died in MH17 crash in Ukraine

Kathryn R. Bown
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Malaysia Airlines crash: Joep Lange among 100 AIDS experts who died in MH17 crash in Ukraine

Prominent AIDS expert Joep Lange was among up to 100 scientists, activists, researchers and health workers who died in the Malaysia Airlines MH17 crash in Ukraine.

They are thought to have been heading to this year’s international AIDS conference in Australia.

Prof. Joep Lange was a prominent and popular researcher and a former president of the International AIDS Society (IAS).

The IAS representatives said they would have “truly lost a giant”.

Delegates, who have already arrived at the conference in Australia said they were in “total shock”.

More than 14,000 scientists, campaigners and politicians are meeting at the AIDS 2014 conference, which starts in Melbourne at the weekend.

Prof. Joep Lange was a prominent and popular researcher and a former president of the International AIDS Society
Prof. Joep Lange was a prominent and popular researcher and a former president of the International AIDS Society

Joep Lange, was a professor of medicine at the University of Amsterdam, and has been involved in HIV research since the virus first emerged in the 1980s.

He trialed antiretroviral therapies, which have now transformed HIV into a manageable disease.

Prof. Joep Lange also worked on preventing the virus passing from mother to child during pregnancy and labor.

He is described as a leader in his field, and between 2002 and 2004 was the president of the IAS.

Malaysia Airlines plane, carrying 298 people, crashed in rebel-held territory in eastern Ukraine on Thursday.

Prof. Joep Lange’s partner, Jacqueline van Tongeren, was also reportedly on board.

The IAS said the conference would go ahead with “opportunities to reflect and remember those we have lost”.

It added: “The IAS is hearing unconfirmed reports that some of our friends and colleagues were on board the flight and if that is the case this is a truly sad day.

“The IAS has also heard reports that among the passengers was a former IAS president Joep Lange and if that is the case then the HIV/Aids movement has truly lost a giant.”

Another delegate, Glenn Thomas, a media spokesman from the World Health Organization (WHO), was also on board.

WHO spokeswoman Fadela Chaib said: “For the time being we would like to give his family time to grieve.

“We have lost a wonderful person and a great professional. Our hearts are broken. We are all in shock.”

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Malaysia Airlines crash: MH17 passenger nationalities

Nancy Clayson
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Malaysia Airlines crash: MH17 passenger nationalities

Malaysia Airlines crash confirmed death toll so far:

Netherlands: 189

Malaysia: 44 (including 15 crew)

Australian: 27

Indonesia: 12

UK: 9

Germany: 4

At least 298 people perished when MH17 crashed in eastern Ukraine
At least 298 people perished when MH17 crashed in eastern Ukraine

Belgium: 4

Philippines: 3

Canada: 1

New Zealand: 1

Unverified: 4

Total: 298

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Sanjid Singh: Shift swap cost Malaysia Airlines steward life and saved wife earlier

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Sanjid Singh: Shift swap cost Malaysia Airlines steward life and saved wife earlier

Malaysia Airlines steward Sanjid Singh changed shifts to fly on the plane which crashed in Ukraine on Thursday – months after such a swap saved his wife from a similar fate in MH370 tragedy.

Sanjid Singh, 40, was one of the 15 crew members on the Boeing 777 flying from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur. The plane was carrying 298 people.

In an extraordinary twist of fate, Sanjid Singh’s wife, also a flight attendant, had switched from Malaysian jet MH370 which vanished en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing on March 8 with 239 passengers on board, according to a report in The Malaysian Insider.

Malaysia Airlines steward Sanjid Singh changed shifts to fly on the plane which crashed in Ukraine
Malaysia Airlines steward Sanjid Singh changed shifts to fly on the plane which crashed in Ukraine

“Sanjid’s wife was meant to fly on MH370 but swapped with another colleague at the last minute,” Jijar Singh, the steward’s father, told the newspaper.

Sanjid Singh lived with his wife and their seven-year-old son in Kuala Lumpur.

“He was last here [in Penang] about a month ago. He told us recently that he swapped with a colleague for the return Amsterdam-Kuala Lumpur flight,” Jijar Singh said.

Jijar Singh said his son had been expected to visit them after his return from Amsterdam.

“His mother had prepared all his favorite dishes,” he said.

Jijar Singh’s daughter, who lives in Italy, informed him of the crash early on Friday, after learning of her brother’s death four hours earlier.

“I have undergone two heart bypasses. Our daughter waited until four in the morning to tell us. She dare not tell us earlier. I am 71 and she [Sanjid’s mother] is 73. We are in such a state. My whole body is shivering,” Jijar Singh told the newspaper.

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Ruby case: Silvio Berlusconi wins appeal against conviction

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Ruby case: Silvio Berlusconi wins appeal against conviction

Silvio Berlusconi has won an appeal against his conviction for paying an underage prostitute.

The seven-year prison sentence has now been thrown out by judges in Milan, in the so-called “Ruby” case.

Last year a court found that Italy’s former prime minister had paid for s** with 17-year-old nightclub dancer Karima El-Mahroug known as “Ruby the Heartstealer”.

Silvio Berlusconi, 77, is doing community service after being sentenced for tax fraud.

That was a separate case involving his business empire Mediaset.

Silvio Berlusconi has won an appeal against his conviction in Ruby case
Silvio Berlusconi has won an appeal against his conviction in Ruby case (photo AFP/Getty Images)

Silvio Berlusconi helps out once a week at a home for people with Alzheimer’s disease.

He began doing that service in May – and so far it is the only final judgment against him, despite various other court cases.

In the Ruby case both Silvio Berlusconi and Karima El-Mahroug denied having had s**.

During the trial reports emerged of “bunga-bunga” parties at his private villa attended by showgirls. Some of the female guests however described them as “elegant dinner parties”.

Silvio Berlusconi was also acquitted of a charge that he abused his prime ministerial powers by pressuring the police to free Karima El-Mahroug when she was in custody.

In another separate case Silvio Berlusconi is accused of having bribed a senator.

Silvio Berlusconi was banned from holding political office for two years and expelled from the Senate.

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Cote de Pablo bio: Who is former NCIS star?

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Cote de Pablo bio: Who is former NCIS star?

Cote de Pablo is a Chilean actress best known for playing the role of Mossad Officer Ziva David on the CBS crime drama NCIS from 2005 to 2013.

Cote de Pablo, 34, is in a long term relationship with actor Diego Serrano. The couple isn’t married yet. Nor do they have any kids.

Born on November 12, 1979, in Santiago, Chile, Cote de Pablo got her big break in 2005, when she landed a starring role as Mossad Officer Ziva David on the CBS crime drama NCIS. The following year, she was awarded the Imagen Award for best supporting actress – her first major award.

Cote de Pablo was born Maria Jose de Pablo Fernandez on November 12, 1979, in Santiago, Chile.

When she was 10, Cote de Pablo and her family moved to Miami, Florida, where her mother landed a job on the Spanish-language television channel, Telemundo.

Once in the US, Cote de Pablo began to focus her education on music and theater, including studying at Carnegie Mellon University.

Cote de Pablo left NCIS in July 2013, just before Season 11 premiere
Cote de Pablo left NCIS in July 2013, just before Season 11 premiere (photo CBS)

While at Carnegie Mellon, Cote de Pablo appeared in several plays including The House of Bernarda Alba, Cloud Techtonics, Indescretions, The Fantasticks, And The World Goes ‘Round and A Little Night Music.

Cote de Pablo graduated from Carnegie Mellon in 2000 with a BFA in Acting and Musical Theater

Her first big break was when she was the co-host of a Latin themed television talk show, Control, with co-host Carlos Ponce. Cote de Pablo hosted the show off-and-on from 1994 to 1995 on the Univision network.

In 2001, Cote de Pablo appeared in the New York City Public Theater production of Measure for Measure. After two years with the theater, she moved into small television roles on such shows as The Education of Max Bickford, All My Children, Fling and The $treet.

In 2004, Cote de Pablo appeared in a Volkswagen commercial and starred on The Jury, a short-lived television series on FOX. The show only lasted for 10 episodes before it was canceled.

The following year, Cote de Pablo made her Broadway debut in The Mambo Kings, playing the role of Dolores Fuentes.

Cote de Pablo’s big break came later that year, however, when she landed a starring role as Mossad Officer Ziva David on the CBS crime drama NCIS.

Her performance won Cote de Pablo her first major award in 2006, when she was given the Imagen Award for best supporting actress.

In 2008, Cote de Pablo was nominated for two more awards: the Alma Award for outstanding actress in a drama television series and another Imogen Award for best supporting actress.

In 2009, Cote de Pablo appeared in the film The Last Rites of Ransom Pride with Jason Priestly and Kris Kristofferson, among others.

In July 2013, just before NCIS‘s season 11 premiere, it was announced that Cote de Pablo would be leaving the show.

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Did Cote de Pablo have a baby after leaving NCIS?

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Did Cote de Pablo have a baby after leaving NCIS?

Chilean actress Cote de Pablo is best known for playing the role of Ziva David on the CBS crime drama NCIS from 2005 to 2013.

Cote de Pablo is in a long term relationship with actor Diego Serrano. The couple isn’t married yet. Nor do they have any kids.

Cote de Pablo is best known for playing the role of Ziva David on the CBS crime drama NCIS from 2005 to 2013
Cote de Pablo is best known for playing the role of Ziva David on the CBS crime drama NCIS from 2005 to 2013 (photo CBS)

Born on November 12, 1979, in Santiago, Chile, Cote de Pablo got her big break in 2005, when she landed a starring role as Mossad Officer Ziva David on the CBS crime drama NCIS. The following year, she was awarded the Imagen Award for best supporting actress – her first major award.

In July 2013, just before NCIS‘s season 11 premiere, it was announced that Cote de Pablo would be leaving the show.

Speculation is rampant that Cote de Pablo, 34, is expecting a baby with Diego Serrano after she was spotted with a prominent stomach bulge on Wednesday, July 16, 2014, during romantic dinner date nearby her place.

Sherlock Holmes case: Supreme Court rejects emergency petition from Arthur Conan Doyle’s heirs

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Sherlock Holmes case: Supreme Court rejects emergency petition from Arthur Conan Doyle’s heirs

The Supreme Court has dismissed a plea from Arthur Conan Doyle’s heirs, who are trying to stop the publication of a book based on Sherlock Holmes.

Justice Elena Kagan, who was nominated to the court by President Barack Obama, dismissed the plea without explanation.

Arthur Conan Doyle’s family says Leslie Klinger and Laurie R. King should pay a license fee for using the Scottish author’s characters.

An earlier appeals court decision ruled against Arthur Conan Doyle’s estate.

The Supreme Court has dismissed a plea from Arthur Conan Doyle's heirs, who are trying to stop the publication of a book based on Sherlock Holmes
The Supreme Court has dismissed a plea from Arthur Conan Doyle’s heirs, who are trying to stop the publication of a book based on Sherlock Holmes

The seventh US circuit court of appeals in Chicago said that the character of Sherlock Holmes, along with 46 stories and four novels in which he has appeared, was in the public domain.

However, 10 further stories, published between 1923 and 1927, are still protected by US copyright, which expires in December 2022.

Arthur Conan Doyle’s estate have argued this copyright protection means that anyone creating original stories based on Sherlock Holmes should pay for the privilege.

Leslie Klinger, a known authority on the cerebral detective, handed over the $5,000 licensing fee when he published A Study in Sherlock: Stories Inspired by the Sherlock Holmes Canon, in 2011.

But when it came to publishing a second volume, he decided to withhold the money, leading Arthur Conan Doyle’s estate to threaten legal action.

“If you proceed instead to bring out Study in Sherlock II unlicensed, do not expect to see it offered for sale by Amazon, Barnes & Noble and similar retailers,” they wrote.

“We work with those [companies] routinely to weed out unlicensed uses of Sherlock Holmes from their offerings, and will not hesitate to do so with your book as well.”

However, Leslie Klinger sued the estate first, arguing the characters were in the public domain and no fee was due.

The appeals court sided with him on June 16 and now, it appears, the Supreme Court has agreed.

Arthur Conan Doyle’s heirs told the AFP news agency they would follow up the decision “in the coming months” and looked forward to presenting their arguments in a petition to review the lower court’s decision.

Meanwhile, Leslie Klinger has petitioned the courts to require the estate to pay his legal fees of $70,000.

Microsoft’s Xbox Entertainment Studio to close by end of 2014

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Microsoft’s Xbox Entertainment Studio to close by end of 2014

Microsoft’s Xbox Entertainment Studio will close by the end of the year, Xbox chief Phil Spencer told employees in an email.

Microsoft’s plan to compete with Netflix and Amazon by producing its own TV shows has come to an early end, as the company announces 18,000 job cuts.

Xbox Entertainment Studio launched to great fanfare in 2012, having secured Steven Spielberg to produce a spin-off of the military-themed sci-fi video game, Halo.

That show will go ahead, despite the studio’s closure, Microsoft said.

Microsoft’s Xbox Entertainment Studio will close by the end of the year
Microsoft’s Xbox Entertainment Studio will close by the end of the year

Five other shows had been given the green light, and a further 11 were in development.

The majority were male-friendly titles, with ties to the company’s major video game franchises, including Gears of War, Age of Empires, Fable and Forza Motorsport.

Only one had made it to air – Every Street United, a football-themed reality show, which debuted last month.

Documentary program Signal to Noise and a second Halo spin-off, Halo: Nightfall, written by Prison Break creator Paul Scheurin, are already in production and will be not be cancelled.

Humans is also expected to go ahead. A remake of a Swedish series about humans living with robot servants, the eight-episode drama is scheduled to debut next year.

“Xbox will continue to support and deliver interactive sports content like NFL on Xbox, and we will continue to enhance our entertainment offering on console by innovating the TV experience through the monthly console updates,” said Microsoft in a statement.

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Malaysia Airlines crash: Ukraine releases intercepts of conversation between rebels and Russian officer

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Malaysia Airlines crash: Ukraine releases intercepts of conversation between rebels and Russian officer

Ukrainian authorities intercepted phone conversations between pro-Russian rebels and what appear to be Russian military officers saying that separatists shot down Malaysia Airlines flight MH17.

The Ukrainian Security Service put the Russian-language conversations on YouTube within hours of the crash.

However, the veracity of the recordings cannot be confirmed.

First recording

[Male voice, identified as separatist leader Igor Bezler]: The group of the Miner [an alias] has just shot down a plane, which came down just behind Yenakiyevo.

[Col. Vasily Geranin]: Pilots. Where are the pilots?

[Igor Bezler]: Gone to search for and photograph the plane. It’s smoking.

[Second male voice, identified as Russian military intelligence Colonel Vasily Geranin]: How many minutes ago?

[Igor Bezler]: About 30 minutes ago.

Second recording

Ukrainian authorities intercepted phone conversations between pro-Russian rebels and what appear to be Russian military officers saying that separatists shot down Malaysia Airlines flight MH17
Ukrainian authorities intercepted phone conversations between pro-Russian rebels and what appear to be Russian military officers saying that separatists shot down Malaysia Airlines flight MH17

[Male voice, captioned as “The Greek”]: Yes, Major.

[Major]: Well, the Chernukhino lads shot down the plane.

[Greek]: Who shot it down?

[Major]: From the Chernukhino roadblock. The Cossacks at Chernukhino.

[Greek]: Yes, Major.

[Major]: Well, the plane fell apart in the air, near the Pertropavlovskaya coal mine. The first casualty 200 [military jargon for dead body] has been found. A civilian.

[Greek]: Well, what do you have there?

[Major]: Basically it was 100% a civilian aircraft.

[Greek]: Are many people there?

[Major] [Curses]: The debris fell right into backyard.

[Greek]: What kind of aircraft?

[Major]: I have not figured this out yet because I haven’t been close to the main body of the debris. I am only looking where the first bodies began to fall. There are the remnants of inner brackets, chairs and bodies there.

[Greek]: I see. Any weaponry there?

[Major]: Nothing at all. Civilian things, medical bits and bobs, towels, toilet paper.

[Greek]: Any documents?

[Major]: Yes. From an Indonesian student. From Thompson University [curses].

Third recording

[Male voice, identified as a fighter]: Regarding the plane shot down in the area of Snezhnoye-Torez. It’s a civilian one. Fell down near Grabovo. There are lots of corpses of women and children. The Cossacks are out there looking at all this.

They say on TV it’s a Ukrainian AN-26 transport plane, but they say it’s got Malaysia Airlines written on the plane. What was it doing in Ukrainian territory?

[Male voice, identified as Cossack commander Nikolai Kozitsyn]: That means they were carrying spies. They shouldn’t be [curses] flying. There is a war going on.

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Malaysia Airlines crash: Ukraine separatists to allow jet probe

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Malaysia Airlines crash: Ukraine separatists to allow jet probe

Pro-Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine have announced they will give international investigators access to the crash site of a Malaysia Airlines jet.

The rebels vowed to secure the site and allow the recovery of bodies, the Organization for the Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) said.

Malaysia Airlines plane, carrying 298 people, crashed in rebel-held territory on Thursday.

The two sides in Ukraine’s civil conflict have accused each other of shooting the jet down with a missile.

The Boeing 777 was flying from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur. It fell between Krasni Luch in Luhansk region and Shakhtarsk in the neighboring region of Donetsk.

Malaysia Airlines said flight MH17 was carrying at least 154 Dutch nationals, 27 Australians, 43 Malaysians (including 15 crew), 12 Indonesians and nine Britons.

Other passengers came from Germany, Belgium, the Philippines and Canada. The dead include world-renowned Dutch researcher Joep Lange who was among a number of passengers en route to an international AIDS conference in Australia.

Pro-Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine have announced they will give international investigators access to the crash site of a Malaysia Airlines jet
Pro-Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine have announced they will give international investigators access to the crash site of a Malaysia Airlines jet

It is the second disaster suffered by Malaysia Airlines this year. Flight MH370 disappeared en route from Malaysia to China in March and has still not been found.

The separatists pledged to provide assistance in the crash probe after holding a video conference with senior representatives from the OSCE, Ukraine and Russia.

In a statement, the OSCE said the rebels had agreed to “close off the site of the catastrophe and allow local authorities to start preparations for the recovery of bodies”.

They would also provide “safe access” to international investigators and OSCE monitors and co-operate with Ukrainian authorities.

Ukraine has declared the area a no-fly zone, while other airlines have announced they are now setting flight paths to avoid eastern Ukraine.

Describing the disaster as a “tragic day” in a “tragic year”, Malaysian PM Najib Razak earlier said the investigation “must not be hindered in any way”.

Rescue workers said on Friday they had recovered one of the plane’s black box flight recorders after searching through debris spread across several miles.

The Interfax-Ukraine news agency earlier reported that another black box was found by separatist fighters and handed over to Moscow. Observers say the move, if confirmed, is likely to cause international controversy.

US and Ukrainian officials said they believed the plane had been brought down by a missile – a Buk missile system said to have been used by the rebels in Ukraine before.

Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko called the disaster an “act of terrorism”.

Ukrainian authorities have released what they say are intercepted phone conversations that proved the plane was shot down by pro-Russian separatists.

The rebels were said to have seized the Buk after overrunning a Ukrainian military base.

However, Ukraine’s Prosecutor General Vitaliy Yarema has cast doubt on this, telling local media: “The military told the president after the passenger plane had been shot down that the terrorists did not possess our Buk missile systems.”

Russian President Vladimir Putin has blamed the Ukraine government for restarting military operations in the area, where it is trying to regain control from pro-Russian rebels.

“The country in whose airspace this happened bears responsibility for it,” he said.

Russia has called for a “thorough and unbiased” investigation, adding that the tragedy also highlighted a need for a swift end to the Ukrainian conflict.

Separatist leader Alexander Borodai also accused the Ukrainian government of downing the airliner.

Ukraine’s defense ministry said there were no air force jets in the area and no surface-to-air systems being used against the rebels.

Ukraine has accused Russia’s military of supplying advanced missiles to the rebels.

Earlier on Thursday, Ukrainian officials blamed the Russian air force for shooting down one of its ground attack jets on Wednesday, and a transport plane on Monday.

The UN Security Council is to hold an emergency meeting on the disaster on Friday morning in New York.

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Google reports 22% revenue jump in Q2 2014

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Google reports 22% revenue jump in Q2 2014

Google has reported a 22% jump in revenue in Q2 2014 compared to a year earlier.

Revenue rose to $16 billion and profits were up 6% to $3.4 billion, said Google in its earnings report.

Google’s revenue rose to $16 billion and profits were up 6 percent to $3.4 billion in Q2 2014
Google’s revenue rose to $16 billion and profits were up 6 percent to $3.4 billion in Q2 2014

Strong demand for Google’s advertising helped boost revenues above expectations.

Google also announced chief business officer Nikesh Arora was leaving for SoftBank.

Nikesh Arora, who has been with Google for 10 years, will be temporarily replaced by Omid Kordestani.

Omid Kordestani was Google’s business founder and formerly led Google’s sales team.

Shares in Google rose by about 1% after the market closed.

Bolivia lowers age of legal child workers to 10

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Bolivia lowers age of legal child workers to 10

Bolivia has passed a law allowing children to work from the age of 10 as long as they also attend school and are self-employed.

The law also permits 12-year-olds to be contracted to work for others. But they need parental authorization.

Vice-President Alvaro Garcia Linera said the new legislation reflects the needs of Bolivia, one of the poorest countries in South America.

It also sets harsher punishment for violence against children.

The law sets a sentence of 30 years in jail for child homicide.

Bolivia has passed a law allowing children to work from the age of 10
Bolivia has passed a law allowing children to work from the age of 10 (photo UNICEF)

The measure, approved by Congress earlier this month, was signed into law by Alvaro Garcia Linera in the absence of President Evo Morales, who was travelling to Brazil.

“President Evo [Morales] intervened to make sure we found a balance between the reality and the law, between rights and international treaties,” added Alvaro Garcia Linera.

More than 500,000 children already work to supplement the family income in Bolivia according to the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF).

Many work cleaning shoes and selling food in stalls in La Paz and other Bolivian cities. But others face extreme conditions in mines and in agriculture fields.

Evo Morales’s socialist government hopes the law will help eradicate extreme poverty in Bolivia.

The International Labor Organization (ILO) says children under the age of 15 should not be allowed to work.

However, the ILO allows a minimum working age of 14 for developing countries.

“It would have been easier to pass a law in line with international conventions, but it would not be enforced because Bolivia’s reality has other needs and characteristics,” said Alvaro Garcia Linera.

The ILO says it is studying the legislation to decide whether Bolivia breaches international regulations on child labor.

TGV train collision: At least 25 people injured in southern France

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TGV train collision: At least 25 people injured in southern France

At least 25 people have been injured in a high-speed TGV train collision in Denguin, southern France, according to media reports.

A TGV train on the Pau-Bayonne line was transporting 178 people when it crashed into a regional TER train carrying 70 passengers.

At least 25 people have been injured in a high-speed TGV train collision in Denguin, southern France
At least 25 people have been injured in a high-speed TGV train collision in Denguin, southern France

Initial reports indicate the TGV train was stopped on the tracks and restarting when the crash occurred near the town of Denguin.

Police and firefighters arrived at the scene quickly to help the injured passengers from the train.

The collision follows a recent damning report into the rail crash south of Paris last year, in which seven people died.

That report highlighted the poor state of France’s rail network, with the blame placed on poor maintenance checks.

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Gaza conflict: Israel begins ground offensive against Palestinian militants

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Gaza conflict: Israel begins ground offensive against Palestinian militants

Israel’s army has begun a ground offensive against Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip, stepping up its 11-day-old military operation.

Troops and tanks were sent into Gaza to deal “a significant blow to Hamas”, Israel said.

A Hamas spokesman said Israel would “pay a high price” for its actions.

Israel’s PM Benjamin Netanyahu ordered the invasion after days of intensive rocket fire and air strikes between the two sides.

Gaza’s health ministry said 11 Palestinians had been killed since the ground offensive began on Thursday night.

A five-month-old child was among the dead, Palestinian medics told AFP news agency. Israel said it had killed 14 “terrorists” overnight.

Israel meanwhile suffered its first military fatality, with the death of a soldier during the invasion, it said.

Some 258 Palestinians – three-quarters of them civilians – have died since the start of the wider Israeli operation on July 8, officials in Gaza say.

An Israeli civilian was killed from mortar fire, and several Israelis have been seriously injured, Israeli medics say.

Israel’s army has begun a ground offensive against Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip
Israel’s army has begun a ground offensive against Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip

Announcing the ground offensive, the Israeli military said: “Following 10 days of Hamas attacks by land, air and sea, and after repeated rejections of offers to de-escalate the situation, the IDF [Israel Defense Forces] has initiated a ground operation within the Gaza Strip.”

It said the goal was to “establish a reality in which Israeli residents can live in safety and security without continuous indiscriminate terror, while striking a significant blow to Hamas’ terror infrastructure”.

In Gaza City overnight, plumes of black smoke could be seen from the border area where Israeli troops were operating, AP news agency reported.

Israel said the initial phase was aimed at targeting tunnels Hamas has dug under the border with Israel to use in attacks.

On Wednesday 13 militants infiltrated into Israel through a tunnel aiming to attack a kibbutz, Israeli officials said. The Israeli military said it killed at least one of the militants, while the others are retreated through the tunnel.

Reuters news agency said Palestinians reported heavy clashes along the length of the eastern border, as well as in the northern towns of Beit Hanoun and Beit Lahiya.

Military spokesman Gen. Moti Almoz warned residents of Gaza to evacuate areas in which the army was operating.

“This operation will be extended as much as necessary,” he said.

Israel approved the drafting of 18,000 more reservists on Thursday evening, bringing the total of extra troops called up since July 8 to 65,000.

Hamas chief Khaled Meshaal said that the Israeli ground operation was “destined to failure”.

“What the occupier Israel failed to achieve through its air and sea raids, it will not be able to achieve with a ground offensive,” he said.

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas said the ground operation would lead to “more bloodshed” and called on Israel to stop.

Mahmoud Abbas, whose Fatah party recently agreed to a unity government with Hamas, was meeting Egyptian officials in Cairo amid efforts to negotiate a truce.

Israel says it has carried out more than 1,960 attacks on Gaza since July 9, while militants have fired some 1,380 rockets at Israel. It says more than 50 rockets have been fired at Israel since the ground operation began.

The UN says at least 1,370 homes have been destroyed in Gaza and more than 18,000 people displaced in recent hostilities.

The ground offensive follows attempts in Cairo to negotiate a new ceasefire.

There was a temporary ceasefire on Thursday to allow Palestinians to stock up on supplies and aid workers to distribute water, food and hygiene kits.

The truce lasted for five hours, although both sides reported violations.

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