Lyric Woods, 14, and Devin Clark, 18, were found shot to death in September. Their bodies were discovered by two men riding four-wheelers off a road. The Orange County Sheriff’s Office filed a juvenile petition for the suspect to be tried as an adult. The 17-year-old man accused of murdering two high school students in … Read more
Local authorities in the eastern Donetsk area of Ukraine claimed that at least 15 people were killed Russia and Ukraine both reported confrontations on fronts in the east and south The strike on the apartment complex happened on Saturday night in the village of Chasiv Yar, according to Donetsk Governor Pavlo Kyrylenko. Local authorities in … Read more
Two earthquakes struck southwestern China on Wednesday, killing at least four people and injuring 14 others, according to state media. A shallow 6.1-magnitude quake hit a sparsely populated area in Sichuan province about 100 kilometers (60 miles) west of provincial capital Chengdu, broadcaster CCTV said. It was followed three minutes later by a second quake … Read more
Baltimore Police Commissioner Michael Harrison blamed the city’s widespread violence on “young individuals carrying firearms” and “a blatant disrespect for human life” on Saturday. According to The Baltimore Sun, four people were killed in multiple gunshots in Baltimore on Saturday and Sunday, including a teenager. A 17-year-old boy was killed and a 17-year-old girl was … Read more
According to authorities, a stampede in south Nigeria killed at least 31 people on Saturday during a church charity event where food was being distributed. The disaster happened in Port Harcourt city in Nigeria’s Rivers state, local police spokeswoman Grace Iringe-Koko said, confirming a death toll of 31 people. Local Nigerian media reported the event … Read more
After the alleged mass deaths of Ukrainian citizens and war crimes attributed on Moscow’s soldiers, Poland’s president warned on Sunday that “business as usual” with Russia was impossible. Hundreds of civilian bodies have been found in towns near Kyiv previously occupied by Russian troops such as Bucha and Borodianka. The southeastern port city of Mariupol … Read more
The administration reported that investigations into the deaths of three persons murdered in November during a protest against a French military convoy passing through Niger had failed to determine the cause. The convoy was on a marathon trip to resupply French troops in Mali when it was first stopped and stoned by demonstrators at Kaya … Read more
Over the weekend, the United States was shaken by horrific shootings that took at least 11 lives from coast to coast. Overall, figures reveal that the United States has had 33 mass shootings between the beginning of this month and May 15. According to the Gun Violence Archive, a mass shooting occurs when “four or … Read more
Residents of Buffalo, New York, gathered at vigils and church services on Sunday to mourn the deaths of ten people shot by an alleged white supremacist in what one official called “domestic terrorism, pure and simple.” The suspected shooter, identified as 18-year-old Payton Gendron, was arrested at the scene, a grocery store in a predominantly … Read more
Officials reported three Americans died of unexplained reasons at a Sandals resort on the Bahamas’ Great Exuma island on Friday, and police are investigating. According to Bahamian Acting Prime Minister Chester Cooper, two men and a woman died at the resort, while a fourth American lady was taken to a hospital in Nassau, the Bahamas’ … Read more
CDC report says more people died from covid in 2021 than in 2020 Coronavirus was the third-driving reason for death in the U.S. last year, as indicated by information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It’s the second year straight that the Covid was the third driving reason for coronary illness and disease. … Read more
Following a spate of strikes within Israel and the occupied West Bank beginning March 22, fears of an all-out escalation have grown in Israel and the occupied West Bank. Attacks inside Israel have claimed the lives of 14 people, while 24 Palestinians have been killed in the same period, according to an AFP tally. Prime … Read more
HONG KONG: Hong Kong’s top scientists urged the government on Tuesday to transition from China’s zero-Covid strategy before the next outbreak unless the financial hub wants to be a “closed port forever”. Hong Kong used strict travel curbs to keep the virus at bay for two years, leaving the city increasingly isolated, and a deadly … Read more
NEW DELHI – India’s COVID-19 tally rose to 43,009,390 on Monday, as 1,549 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours across the country, the health ministry’s latest data showed. Besides, as many as 31 deaths due to the pandemic since Sunday morning took the total death toll to 516,510. There are still 25,106 … Read more
HARARE – Zimbabwe is strengthening its nationwide COVID-19 vaccination efforts amid a slowdown in vaccine uptake. Speaking at a press briefing in Harare on Sunday, Vice President and Health Minister Constantino Chiwenga said the southern African country was facing vaccine uptake challenges that needed urgent attention. “To address these challenges, the government in collaboration with … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia reported 19,105 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight Sunday, bringing the national total to 3,993,124, according to the health ministry. There are 386 new imported cases, with 18,719 being local transmissions, data released on the ministry’s website showed. A further 71 deaths have been reported, bringing the death toll to 34,400. … Read more
BEIJING – The Chinese mainland on Wednesday reported 1,226 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, down from 1,860 on Tuesday, the National Health Commission said Thursday. Of the new local infections, 742 were reported in the northeastern province of Jilin, 99 in east China’s Fujian Province, 83 in the southern province of Guangdong, and 62 in northeast … Read more
HONG KONG: Workers in PPE gear in Hong Kong carted the bodies of coronavirus victims into refrigerated shipping containers on Wednesday, as the city’s morgues run out of space from a deadly Omicron surge. In under three months since the highly transmissible variant broke through, Hong Kong has recorded nearly a million infections and more … Read more
ULAN BATOR – Mongolia reported 164 new COVID-19 local cases over the past 24 hours, bringing the national tally to 468,323, the country’s health ministry said on Wednesday. Meanwhile, the country’s COVID-19 death toll stands at 2,105, with no new deaths reported for the sixth consecutive day by Wednesday. Currently, Mongolia has a total of … Read more
BEIJING – The Chinese mainland reported 1,860 new locally-transmitted COVID-19 infections over the past day, down from 3,507 on Monday, the National Health Commission said Wednesday. Of the local cases reported Tuesday, 1,456 were in the northeastern province of Jilin, 75 in east China’s Shandong Province, 59 in the southern province of Guangdong, and 51 … Read more
SANTIAGO – COVID-19 cases in Chile dropped 37 percent in 14 days, the Health Ministry said Tuesday, reporting 8,716 new infections and 34 deaths in 24 hours, raising the total caseload to 3,323,324 and the pandemic death toll to 44,039. In its daily pandemic report, the ministry said there were currently 62,281 active cases in … Read more
JAKARTA – Indonesia on Tuesday confirmed 14,408 new COVID-19 cases, raising its tally of infections to 5,914,532, the country’s health ministry said. According to the ministry, the death toll from COVID-19 in the country rose by 308 to 152,745, while 27,615 more people recovered from the disease during the past 24 hours, bringing the total … Read more
BEIJING – The Chinese mainland on Monday reported 3,507 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, the National Health Commission said Tuesday. Of the new local infections, 3,076 were reported in Jilin, 106 in Shandong, 53 in Shaanxi, 51 in Tianjin, 48 in Guangdong, 33 in Fujian, 31 in Zhejiang, 24 in Liaoning, 20 in Jiangsu, 13 in … Read more
BEIJING – The Chinese mainland on Friday reported 476 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, the National Health Commission said Saturday. Of the new local infections, 159 were reported in Shandong, 134 in Jilin, 35 in Tianjin, 33 in Guangdong, 30 in Shaanxi, 23 in Zhejiang, 22 in Hebei, and 20 in Jiangsu. The rest of the … Read more
ROME – Reversing a trend of several weeks of improvement, Italy’s COVID-19 situation is getting worse again, the country’s Health Ministry said on Friday. This week, the transmission rate in Italy increased to 0.83 from 0.75 a week earlier. This rate, also referred to as R0, shows how many cases on average an infected person … Read more
SUVA – Fiji has recorded 991 cases of leptospirosis with 29 deaths this year, 53 cases of typhoid with five deaths and 965 confirmed cases of dengue fever, according to the Health Ministry. Fijians are being urged to be aware of the symptoms associated with leptospirosis, typhoid, dengue and diarrhoea (LTDD) cases and to seek … Read more
SYDNEY – Despite taking a backseat due to widespread flooding and record rains across Australia’s east, states have continued to battle against the spread of COVID-19. In the 24 hours to 4:00 p.m. local time on Tuesday, the Australian state of New South Wales recorded 13,179 new cases and nine deaths. Cases in the state … Read more
WASHINGTON – COVID-19 is unlikely to be eradicated any time soon, and people still need to be flexible and put on masks and practice physical distancing again if COVID-19 case levels get high in their area, health experts have warned. New COVID-19 infections, hospitalizations and deaths continue to decline across the United States. The number … Read more
