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Israel ramped up its bombing of targets on three fronts, including a rare airstrike in the West Bank, as humanitarian aid trickled into the Gaza Strip in an international effort to ease the hardship the conflict has wrought on the two million civilians trapped there. An Israeli soldier died during an operation in Gaza, and the Israeli military struck a mosque compound in the West Bank’s city of Jenin that it said was being used by militants to plan attacks. It also struck a target in southern Lebanon, where it said militants were attempting to launch antitank missiles at the Israeli side of the border.

Persons: Israel ramped Organizations: West Bank Locations: Gaza, Israeli, West Bank’s, Jenin, Lebanon

A convoy of trucks carrying humanitarian aid entered Gaza for the first time since the Oct. 7 attacks in Israel by Hamas militants. Egyptian officials said 20 trucks filled with medical supplies and some food crossed into Gaza on Saturday morning before Egypt closed the border again. Citizens of the U.S. and other foreign countries stuck in Gaza weren’t able to enter Egypt, the officials said.

Organizations: Hamas Locations: Gaza, Israel, Egypt

☆ Gaza Hospital Explosion Stuns Overworked Doctors; ‘No Place Is Safe Now’
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-18 | by ( Chao Deng | Menna Farouk | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

As news of a deadly explosion in a Gaza hospital compound spread across the Palestinian enclave, doctors at the nearby Shuhada Al-Aqsa hospital wondered whether to evacuate staff, patients and the hundreds of people who had taken refuge there. “Where could we go? No place is safe now,” said Abdel Rahman Bassem, a 24-year-old intern. The doctors and patients remained.

Persons: Shuhada, Aqsa, ”, Abdel Rahman Bassem Locations: Gaza, Shuhada Al

☆ Listen: Biden to Visit Israel as Gaza Border Opening Stalls
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-17 | by ( ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

President Biden will depart for Israel today, pledging support for America’s ally and humanitarian relief for Palestinians. In the latest edition of the What's News podcast, Journal correspondent Chao Deng explains the situation in Gaza amid a worsening shortage of food and water. Luke Vargas hosts.

Persons: Biden, Chao Deng, Luke Vargas Organizations: What's Locations: Israel, Gaza

☆ Dollar buoyed by safe-haven bids, rate jitters
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-16 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

The yen was last steady at 149.53 per dollar. "Obviously war is inflationary, disrupts growth and threatens risk assets," James Malcolm, head of FX strategy at UBS in London. Elsewhere, the safe-haven dollar stood near a one-week high against a basket of currencies as risk sentiment remained fragile, pinning the euro near a one-week low hit on Friday. The Australian dollar , often used as a proxy for risk appetite, gained 0.19% to $0.6309, after sliding 1.4% last week. "The kiwi dollar jumped this morning following a clear and decisive victory of New Zealand's opposition National Party," said Kyle Rodda, senior financial market analyst at Capital.com.

Persons: Jerome Powell, Benjamin Netanyahu, James Malcolm, David Chao, Christopher Luxon, Chris Hipkins, Kyle Rodda Organizations: Federal, U.S, country's, Bank of Japan, UBS, Sterling, Asia Pacific, Australian, Economic, of New, New Zealand, National Party, ACT, Labor Party, New Zealand First Locations: Chicago, Israeli, Asia, Gaza, London, Friday's, Israel, Japan, of New York

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☆ U.S. Families With Loved Ones Missing in Israel Turn to Washington for Help
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-11 | by ( Chao Deng | David S. Cloud | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

TEL AVIV—As American families desperately try to find loved ones missing in Israel after a deadly attack by the militant group Hamas, many relatives are pressing Washington to take steps to bring them home safely while some others are going out themselves to search for them.

Organizations: Hamas, Washington Locations: TEL AVIV, Israel

☆ We Shop for a Living—Here’s What We’re Buying on Amazon Prime Big Deal Days
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-10 | by ( Buy Side Staff | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +11 min

By Buy Side StaffAmazon Prime Big Deal Days are here, which means it’s time to save on products across the mega-retailer’s offerings. For that I recommend this Bose SoundLink Revolve+ ii portable speaker on sale with 40% off for $199. That will soon change, since I’m buying a sparkling water maker from Sodastream while it’s more than 30% off. Now I’m excited to add this standing lamp that’s currently on sale to introduce some fun colors to my home. And while it’s already a good deal at $25, it’s an even better one now that it’s on sale for under $20 during Prime Big Deal Days.” —Madeline Diamond, staff editor

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☆ Arrests and Handouts: How Egypt’s Sisi Is Engineering Another Election Victory
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-03 | by ( Chao Deng | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ China's new trading rules target more oversight, not killing 'flash boys', says lobby group
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-26 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

SHANGHAI/SINGAPORE, Sept 26 (Reuters) - China's securities regulators have told market participants that tighter rules for programme trading were not designed to kill the business, but were a response to calls for more oversight, according Asia's largest financial lobby group ASIFMA. "There's no intent to be prejudiced against high frequency trading firms," said Lyndon Chao, ASIFMA managing director and head of equities and post trade. Quant funds in China include global players such as Winton, Two Sigma and D.E.Shaw though these three aren't members of ASIFMA. The rules "came out all of a sudden because the regulators might be facing pressure from investors suffering from recent poor stock market performance," he said. There are a lot of quant funds out there that do a great job of injecting liquidity when needed.

Persons: Lyndon Chao, They're, ASIFMA, Chao, Ren Zeping, Liu Yuhui, ASIFMA's Chao, Samuel Shen, Jason Xue, Tom Westbrook, Shri Navaratnam Organizations: Sigma, Reuters, Thomson Locations: SHANGHAI, SINGAPORE, China, Winton, Shanghai, Shenzhen

☆ Libya's Deadly Flood Leaves a City Shaken
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-25 | by ( Moises Saman | Chao Deng | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

The catastrophe overwhelmed aid and rescue workers, who worked around the clock to pull out survivors and the dead. Humanitarian experts and officials estimate more than 6,000 are dead and more than 10,000 missing.

☆ More 120° Days Are Coming. Outdoor Workers Aren’t Ready.
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-22 | by ( Chao Deng | Photographs Huda Abdulmughni For The Wall Street Journal | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Daber’s go-to method to cool down is sticking his head over the icebox. He also keeps a blue towel in there to wipe his sweat and chill his eyes. “I pray to God,” he said. He also relies on his friend who works in an air-conditioned electronics store opposite when things get too much.

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Persons: Dow Jones, dfd573c9 Locations: libya

☆ World’s 50 best hotels for 2023 revealed
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-20 | by ( Tamara Hardingham-Gill | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

London CNN —It opened just over a year ago, but a luxurious 24-key Italian property has already been named the best hotel in the world. Passalacqua, which overlooks Lake Como, beat off stiff competition to receive the top spot on the first-ever edition of the World’s 50 Best Hotels list, which was announced at an awards ceremony in the UK on Tuesday night. The highly-anticipated list honored 50 hotels from 35 destinations across the world. “After seeing the devastating impact of Covid-19 on the hospitality industry, it’s been especially fulfilling to see so many hoteliers from around the world gather in London to celebrate each other’s achievements under one roof for the first-ever awards ceremony of The World’s 50 Best Hotels,” Tim Brooke-Webb, managing director for the World’s 50 Best Hotels, said in a statement. The World’s 50 Best Hotels: Full list1.

Persons: –, Aman Tokyo, ’ Capello, Aman, Rosewood São, ” Valentina De Santis, Passalacqua, Silvio Vettorello, Vincenzo Bellini, ”, De Santis, it’s, Tim Brooke, Webb, Soneva, Chablé, Aman Venice, Le Sirenuse, Borgo, Royal Mansour, São, Cheval Blanc, Soneva Jani, Eden, Oberoi, Hôtel de Crillon Organizations: CNN, London CNN, Firenze, Rosewood, ’ Capello Bangkok, Capella, Hudson Yards, NoMad, CNN Travel, Somerset, Park, Eco, Hospitality, Lodges, Hotel Academy, Singita, Raffles, Madrid, Capella Singapore, Le Bristol Paris, Hyatt Kyoto, Hoshinoya, Atlantis, Equinox Locations: London, Lake Como, Europe, Florence, Asia, Rosewood Hong Kong, Bangkok, Chao Phraya, Hong Kong, Capella Bangkok, Aman New York, York, Hudson, Connaught, Rosewood São Paulo, Brisbane, South Africa, Scotland, Bruton , Somerset, Utah, Italy, Aman Tokyo, Mamounia, Marrakech, Morocco, Soneva Fushi, Maldives, Puerto Vallarta , Mexico, Australia, Chocholá, Mexico, Claridge’s, Raffles Singapore, Wanokaka, Indonesia, Tulum, France, São Paulo, Brazil, Kyoto, Japan, Réserve, Paris, Auchterarder, Du, Antibes, Somerset, Bruton, United Kingdom, Sri Lanka, Hoshinoya Tokyo, Bali, Barths, Siam, Badrutt’s, Moritz, Switzerland, Dubai, Agra, India, Spain

☆ Libya Storm’s Severity Caused in Part by Climate Change, Scientists Say
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-19 | by ( Chao Deng | Eric Niiler | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Libya Protests Turn Violent as Flood Survivors Demand Accountability
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-19 | by ( Chao Deng | Summer Said | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ These Workers Toiling in 120-Degree Heat Are on Front Lines of Climate Change
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-17 | by ( Chao Deng | Photographs Huda Abdulmughni For The Wall Street Journal | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Top Egyptian Journalist Jailed Ahead of Elections
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-17 | by ( Chao Deng | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ After Morocco Earthquake, Wiped-Out Villages Lose Hope of Rebuilding
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-13 | by ( Chao Deng | Photographs Myriam Meloni For The Wall Street Journal | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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