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Israel masses troops on border as airstrikes pound Gaza

Israel hit hundreds of ‘targets’ overnight in Gaza The Israeli Defence Force said “dozens of warplanes” attacked more than “200 targets in Gaza’s Al Furkan neighbourhood overnight. It described this as the third attack in the area during the last day, during which the IDF attacked some “450 targets”.  The IDF added that Israeli warplanes also

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Israel battles Hamas attackers, masses troops on Gaza border

AMMAN, Jordan —  Israel battled Hamas infiltrators for a third day Monday and massed tens of thousands of troops near the Gaza Strip, which Palestinian militants used as a springboard for the biggest attack in decades on Israeli territory. A land invasion of the crowded Mediterranean enclave looked possible as the combined death toll on both

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Bringing music to the masses… by tram

French pianists Herve Billot and Guillaume Coppola brought a piano to a tram in Nantes as part of the opening of the annual classical music festival La Folle Journée. They played with the passengers all day on Wednesday. Mr Billot said they wanted to bring music where you don’t expect it: “Perhaps someone, a child,

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We bring fashion to the masses

PURCHASE clothing made from low-impact materials such as cotton and buying used items used to be considered sustainable shopping. Now conscious fashion has found an unexpected ally in virtual form. Enter the world of digital fashion. Pioneered by Amsterdam-based design business The Fabricant, virtual clothing has found its way into the industry’s relentless appetite for

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Feeding the Masses When Disaster Hits the Philippines

DINAGAT ISLANDS, Philippines Alex Balut and Precious Leano were still feeding families displaced by Super Typhoon Noru in late September. when word came that another major storm, Nalgae, was heading towards the Philippines. Husband and wife, founders of Art Relief Mobile Kitchen, a volunteer group that provides hot meals after natural disasters, quickly dealt with

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