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A global hunger monitor warned that famine could be imminent for 300,000 people in Northern Gaza, where 70% of residents are experiencing severe

food shortage.

The group of experts who supply information to UN agencies projects that 1.1 million people will face

catastrophic conditions by July.

Gaza's Health Ministry has said that more than 27 people, mostly children, have died from a lack of food.

Earlier Israel's army attacked the Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, where it is said that senior Hamas terrorists

were using the building as a base. Israel said it killed 20 gunman and

apprehended 200 others. Tanks and bulldozers were deployed around the hospital,

which is only barely operational.

China reported stronger industrial activity than expected,

with production rising by 7% year on year in January and February,

the fastest rate in two years. But the economic snapshot also showed that China's long-term challenges persist.

The property sector remains in the doldrums.

Investment fell by 9% year on year and the number of new residential projects dipped

30% from a year earlier. America condemned Russia's sham presidential election as not free or fair after early results showed

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