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UNGA adopts pandemic declaration with 153 votes in favour; US, Israel, Argentina oppose

The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) adopted a political declaration on pandemic prevention, preparedness and response, with 153 countries voting in favour, three against and two abstaining, after objections from the United States and a few other co... read..

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"Hero of humanity": Herzog to honour Capt Smit Machchhar with Israeli Presidential Award for Civilian Heroism 

Israeli President Isaac Herzog on Saturday (local time) praised Indian pilot Captain Smit Machchhar for his courage in averting a potential catastrophe aboard a flydubai flight on September 30 and announced that he would confer Israel’s Presidential Award... read..

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Indian flydubai pilot Smit Machchhar to receive Israel’s Presidential Award for Civilian Heroism

Indian pilot Captain Smit Machchhar will receive Israel’s Presidential Award for Civilian Heroism for his role in preventing an alleged hijacking attempt aboard a Flydubai flight, Israeli President Isaac Herzog announced. ... read..

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Israel was ready to shoot down Flydubai jet if it continued towards Tel Aviv: Report

Israel scrambled fighter jets and stood ready to shoot down the Flydubai plane if it had pressed on towards Tel Aviv in the wake of a cockpit stabbing attack, a CBS News report said.... read..

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