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Danish fuel trader convicted over exports to war-torn Syria

 Danish fuel supplier Bunker Holding, its chief executive and a subsidiary of the company were convicted by Odense city court on Tuesday for breaching international sanctions by selling jet fuel to war-torn Syria, court documents showed. Bunker Holding, a fuel trader that is also one of...

Data indicate omicron is milder, better at evading vaccines

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The omicron variant is offering more hints about what it may have in store as it spreads around the globe: A highly transmissible virus that may cause less severe disease, and one that can be slowed — but not stopped — by today’s vaccines. An analysis Tuesday of...

Israeli official says Syria must not have chemical weapons

 Israel's intelligence minister said Tuesday that Syria cannot be allowed to obtain chemical weapons, after a report emerged that Israel targeted the country's chemical weapons facilities. In an interview with Israeli Army Radio, Elazar Stern would not directly comment on the report in...

Syrian refugees stranded in Gaza 'prison' for a decade

Gaza City (Palestinian Territories) (AFP) – Nearly 10 years after Imad al-Hisso fled the civil war in Syria, he remains trapped in Gaza, a place he calls "a prison," with no clear path to return home. Gaza may seem an unlikely destination for those fleeing conflict. The coastal...