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DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza 鈥?Hamas has given initial approval for a U.S.-backed proposal for a phased cease-fire deal in Gaza, dropping a key demand that Israel gives an up-front commitment for a complete end to the war, a Hamas and an Egyptian official said Saturday. Hamas clears the way for a possible cease-fire after dropping key demand, officials say The apparent compromise by the militant group 鈥?which controlled Gaza before triggering the war with an Oct. 7 attack on Israel 鈥?could help deliver the first pause in fighting since last November and set the stage for further talks on ending a devastating nine-month war. But all sides cautioned that a deal is still not guaranteed. The two officials, who spoke on conditions of anonymity to discuss the ongoing negotiations, said Washingtons phased deal will first include a full and complete six-week cease-fire that would see the release of a number of hostages, including women, the elderly and the wounded, in exchange for the release of hundreds of Palestinian prisoners. During these 42 days, Israeli forces would also withdraw from densely populated areas of Gaza and allow the return of displaced people to their homes in northern Gaza, the pair said. Over that period, Hamas, Israel and t
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The number of global cases of coronavirus disease Covid-19 is fast approaching the seven million mark, and the surge is now led by Brazil. Healthcare workers take the coffin of a 76-year-old who died due to Covid-19 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil , on June 6. Reuters Photo Though about 30 per cent of those cases, or two million infections, are in the United States, Latin America now accounts for roughly 16 per cent of all cases. The total count of confirmed Covid-19 cases in Brazil - a Latin American country - has shot past 6,72,000, more than anywhere outside the United States. Late on Saturday, Brazil reported 27,075 new confirmed infec
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19 in just five months is now equal to the number of people who die annually from malaria, one of the worlds most deadly infectious diseases. The first Covid-19 death was reported on January 10 in Wuhan, China, but it was early April before the death toll passed 1,00,000. It took 23 days to go from 3,00,000 to 4,00,000 deaths. Brazil, with about 210 million people, is the globes seventh most populous nat