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A Palestinian woman demonstrator carries a tire as she walks past a burning barricade during an anti-Israel protest over tension in Jerusalem, near the Jewish settlement of Beit El near Ramallah, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank May 9, 2021

23:30 GMT 09 May 2021 / updated: 23:30 GMT Middle East

Video: Clashes Between Palestinians, Jews in Israel Go on For Day Three

Dr. Anthony Fauci, Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases at the National Institutes of Health, testifies during a Senate Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Hearing on the federal government response to COVID-19 on Capitol Hill Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020, in Washington

Fauci Says Real Coronavirus Death Toll in US Could Be as High as 900,000

Melinda Gates Discussed Divorce in 2019 After Reports About Bill’s Links to Epstein, Report Says

SpaceX owner and Tesla CEO Elon Musk gestures as he arrives on the red carpet for the Axel Springer Awards ceremony, in Berlin, on December 1, 2020

Elon Musk Teases Launch of 'Doge-1' Satellite by SpaceX to the Moon

Screenshot from a video allegedly showing the Iranian consulate in the Iraqi city of Karbala on fire

Video: Iranian Consulate on Fire in Iraqi City of Karbala

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