Russia clocks 22,430 new Covid-19 cases in last 24hrs
Video of attack released by an Israeli rights group showed several shirtless settlers with scarves wrapped around their faces hurling stones at a cluster of homes and vehicles
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WASHINGTON:
AUS federal judge has dismissed new charges against an Indianorigin doctor accused of performing female genital mutilation, in what is believed to be the first of its kind case in the country, according to media reports.
Dr Jumana Nagarwala had sought a dismissal of a charge of conspiracy to travel with intent to engage in illicit sexual conduct involving two 7-year-old Minnesota girls who were brought to Metro Detroit for what prosecutors call an illegally performed procedure, The Detroit News reported.
The case is believed to be the US' first involving female genital mutilation and emerged in April 2017 when Nagarwala was arrested and accused of heading a conspiracy that lasted 12 years and involved seven other people, it said.
Judge Bernard Friedman dismissed the fourth superseding indictment prosecutors had filed in the case, ruling that it amounted to a vindictive prosecution.
Russia recorded 22,430 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, up from 21,559 the day before, bringing the cumulative total to 7,487,138, the federal response center said on Wednesday.
"Over the past day, 22,430 COVID-19 cases were confirmed across 85 Russian regions, including 1,933 cases (8.6 per cent) without clinical symptoms," the center said, adding that the rate of increase grew to 0.30 per cent. Moscow has the highest
Dozens of Israeli settlers attacked a Palestinian village in the occupied West Bank, hurling stones at cars and homes and leaving several people wounded, including a Palestinian toddler, activists said Wednesday.
Video of Tuesday's attack released by an Israeli rights group showed several shirtless settlers with scarves wrapped around their faces number of new cases with 3,004 daily infections, up from 2,541 the day before. The Russian capital is followed by St Petersburg with 1,933 cases, up from 1,530, and the Moscow region with 1,223 cases, down from 1,450. The response center reported a new record of 857 deaths linked to the coronavirus, up from 852 the day before, bringing the country's death toll to 206,388. In the same 24 hours, 18,456 COVID-19 patients were discharged from hospitals across the country, up from 17,368 the day before, bringing the total to 6,653,941. hurling stones at a cluster of homes and vehicles.
Israeli troops stood among the settlers but did not appear to be taking any action to stop them.
The Israeli military declined to comment, saying it was still gathering information.
Sami Hureini, a local Palestinian activist, said a group of Israeli settlers attacked a Palestinian shepherd near the village of Mufaqara and slaughtered four of his sheep.
He said they then stormed the village itself, attacking residents with clubs and stones.