Turkeys Death Toll From Wildfires Rises To 8 - Health Minister - UrduPoint

The death toll from the wildfires in Turkey has increased to eight, while the number of injured now stands at 864, Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said on Sunday.

Turkey's COVID case numbers hit it's second highest since early May

 

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430 People Dead in 915 Shooting Incidents in US in Past Week - Tasnim News Agency

(Tasnim) – At least 915 shootings took place in the United States last week, leaving at least 430 people dead, according to ABC News and the Gun Violence Archive.

Afghanistan: Record civilian casualties in 2021, UN reports - BBC News

The number of Afghan civilians killed or injured in escalating violence has risen to record levels in the first half of this year, the UN says.

At least 21 killed, dozens injured in Ecuador prison riots - China.org.cn

At least 21 prisoners were killed and several more injured in riots on Wednesday night in two prisons in Ecuador, the Attorney General's Office said on Thursday.

India's COVID deaths up to ten times higher than official tally | DW News

 

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117 killed in violent protests in S. Africa - China.org.cn

A total of 117 people have lost their lives during violent protests which have been taking place for a week in South Africa, said Acting Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni on Thursday while addressing the media about the latest development in the protests in the country.

Germany floods - 11 dead & 70 people missing after homes collapse in floods

 

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  ELEVEN people are dead and up to 70 people are missing when homes collapsed during intense flooding in Germany.

Delta variant likely to become dominant COVID-19 strain in coming months: WHO - China.org.cn

To date, the Delta variant of the novel coronavirus has been identified in 111 countries, territories or areas, and is on the way to becoming the dominant strain of the virus worldwide, causing an increase in new infections and deaths, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday.

Argentina breaches 100,000 COVID deaths amid deepening crisis | Al Jazeera

Argentina has become the fifth country in Latin America to surpass 100,000 deaths linked to COVID-19, as the country suffers a surge in coronavirus cases that have strained its healthcare network and worsened an already dire economic crisis.

Iraq: Hospital fire in Covid ward kills dozens - BBC News

More than 50 people have died after a fire broke out in a coronavirus isolation ward at a hospital in Iraq.

Clashes between Venezuelan Police, Gangs Leave 26 Dead - Tasnim News Agency

(Tasnim) – At least 26 people died in nearly two days of clashes between Venezuelan security forces and gangs that control poor neighborhoods of Caracas, the government said Saturday.

Global COVID-19 death toll exceeds 4M: WHO - China.org.cn

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday said that it has recorded over four million COVID-19-related deaths globally, but the organization's Director-General, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, added that the overall death toll is likely underestimated.

Figures Show UK Cases of Delta Variant of COVID-19 Have Risen Almost Four-Fold

(FNA)- UK cases of the Delta variant of COVID-19 have risen almost four-fold in less than a month, new data showed.

Hundreds Dead as Record-Breaking Heat Wave Hits Canada, United States - FARS

(FNA)- Scores of deaths in Canada's Vancouver area and large wildfires are likely linked to a gruelling heat wave, authorities said Tuesday, as the country recorded its highest-ever temperature amid scorching conditions that extended to the Pacific Northwest region of the United States.

Brazilians bang pots in protest as 2,500 more die of COVID-19 | Al Jazeera

Pot-banging protests have erupted across several cities in Brazil as President Jair Bolsonaro addressed the nation, just days after protesters took to the streets over his handling of the coronavirus pandemic, which has so far killed almost half a million people in the country.

Future virus ‘more deadly’ than Covid-19 will spark new pandemic, WHO chief warns — RT World News

 A virus even more transmissible and fatal than Covid-19 will lead the world into the next pandemic, the director-general of the World Health Organization (WHO) has said, noting the “evolutionary certainty” of such an occurrence.

Bodies of dozens of suspected COVID dead found in India’s Ganges | Al Jazeera

Dozens of bodies of people believed to have died from COVID-19 have washed up on the banks of the Ganges river in northern India, officials said on Monday.

‘Carnage’: 25 killed in Rio de Janeiro’s deadliest police raid | Al Jazeera

At least 25 people have been killed after hundreds of heavily armed police stormed into one of Rio de Janeiro’s largest slum areas, reportedly targeting drug traffickers.

Iraq Covid hospital fire: 82 dead after 'oxygen tank explodes' - BBC News

At least 82 people have been killed in a fire at a hospital treating coronavirus patients in the capital of Iraq, Baghdad.