Day: May 1, 2021

A stampede at a religious festival attended by tens of thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jews in northern Israel killed at least 45 people and injured about 150 early Friday, medical officials said. It was one of the country’s deadliest civilian disasters. The stampede began when large numbers of people thronged a narrow tunnel-like passage during the event, according to witnesses and video footage. People began falling on top of each other near the end of the walkway, as they descended slippery metal stairs, witnesses said. One of the injured, Avraham Leibe,…

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Queen Elizabeth stood alone, head bowed as Prince Philip was lowered into the Royal Vault of St George’s Chapel in a service attended by senior royals. Queen Elizabeth bade farewell to Prince Philip at a funeral on Saturday that celebrated his seven decades of service and gave grandsons William and Harry the chance to talk in public for the first time since claims of racism threw the family into crisis. Queen Elizabeth is seen during the funeral of her husband Prince Philip Elizabeth, dressed in black and in a white…

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