A nurse in Karnataka has been suspended for using Fevikwik instead of stitches on a child's wound, citing it would prevent scars. The incident, recorded by the parents, led to public outrage when the nurse was transferred rather than suspended. A preliminary report prompted the suspension pending further investigation.
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Israeli warplanes circled over Beirut during Hezbollah leader Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah's funeral in a show of force. Defence Minister Israel Katz confirmed it as a message to those who threaten Israel. Nasrallah, killed in an Israeli airstrike, led Hezbollah for over three decades.
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