UNRWA: Nearly 800,000 now displaced from Rafah

Tel Aviv [Israel], May 20 (ANI/WAM): Roughly 800,000 people have been forced to flee Rafah since Israel launched a military operation in the area on 6 May, the head of UN Palestine refugee agency UNRWA said on Saturday in a renewed appeal for greater p…

Tokyo stocks open higher after Dow closes over 40,000

Tokyo stocks opened higher Monday supported by Wall Street gains late last week when the Dow Jones index ended above 40,000 for the first time. In the first 15 minutes of trading, the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average rose 52.39 points, or 0.14 percent, f…