Wednesday, May 19

*) Israeli troops attack Palestinian protesters At least four people have been killed and 160 others injured as Palestinians staged protests across the occupied West Bank against Israel’s illegal occupation. The IDF incited violence by using tear gas and stun grenades to disperse peaceful protests. People had gathered at multiple flash points to show their anger against Israel's illegal occupation of Palestinian territories and its bombardment of Gaza. *) Israel’s bombardment of Gaza continues Meanwhile, Israel continues with its land, sea and aerial assault on Gaza for a 10th day. The attacks in the region since last Monday have killed at least 220 Palestinians and left tens of thousands homeless. The UN says 450 buildings have been destroyed, including 40 schools, six hospitals, nine primary-care health centres and Gaza’s only Covid-19 testing lab. *) India halts vaccine exports of domestic virus crisis India says it will resume major exports of Covid-19 vaccines in October. It's diverting the shots for domestic use as it struggles to deal with a devastating outbreak crisis. The total number of infections has surged past 25 million, and the death toll is more than a quarter of a million. *) Activists urge athletes to boycott Beijing Games Human rights activists are calling for athletes to boycott next year's Winter Olympics in China. Separate discussions around the world are taking place between the Olympic Committee, governments, NGOs and sport bodies to highlight China's violation of human rights in Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region. US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi supported the move by calling for a diplomatic boycott of the Games. And finally ... *) Google, Samsung team up to challenge Apple Google and Samsung are teaming up on a joint software platform for smartwatches and other wearables to challenge market leader Apple. The combination of Google's Wear with Samsung's Tizen will create a large ecosystem allowing all device markets to use the platform. The move was announced at