Global coronavirus death toll tops 800,000
PARIS: The number of deaths from the new coronavirus has surpassed 800,000 around the world, according to an AFP tally based on official sources at around 1100 GMT on Saturday. In total, 800,004…
PARIS: The number of deaths from the new coronavirus has surpassed 800,000 around the world, according to an AFP tally based on official sources at around 1100 GMT on Saturday. In total, 800,004…
PATNA: Angry protests erupted in one of India’s poorest states on Tuesday over the deaths of more than 100 children from a mysterious brain fever potentially linked to lychees. So far this month…
PATNA: At least 31 children have died in northern India in the last 10 days from a deadly brain disease believed linked to a toxic substance found in lychee fruit, health officials said…
BEIJING: Flooding caused by torrential rains has killed at least 19 people in southern China, the official Xinhua news agency said on Wednesday. In the Guangxi region, which borders Vietnam, week-long downpours triggered floods in…
WASHINGTON: Some 385,000 people worldwide died prematurely in 2015 from air pollution caused by vehicle exhaust emissions, a US study found Wednesday, which singled out diesel engines as the main culprit. Diesel…
ISLAMABAD: Three girls were killed after a car fell into a nullah at Parbat road in sector G-7/4. According to Islamabad police, five people were on their way while riding a car…
QUETTA: A miner was killed when a coal mine caved in at Shahrug, an area of Harnai on Thursday. According to levies, due to caving in of a portion of the coal…
MITHI: Three more children died of malnutrition and other diseases in the Thar region of Sindh on Friday. The number of malnutrition-related deaths during this month has climbed to 63. However, the…
Two women have died due to the alleged negligence of a lady doctor at a private hospital in the Dhingarwali area of Gujranwala, a private media outlet reported Saturday. The incident took…
LOWER DIR: A mysterious disease has caused panic in Bareemki area of Lower Dir, claiming lives of seven people so far. According to the health department in Lower Dir, an emergency has…
LUCKNOW: Indian health authorities are rushing medical supplies to north Indian towns and villages where at least 50 people have died from fever over the past two weeks, topping the number of…
ISLAMABAD: At least 42 Pakistani pilgrims died during this year’s annual Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia, according to Pakistani government’s figures. Most of the deaths were a result of suffocation and road accidents.…
KALAYA: At least four people were killed and three others injured when armed men of two groups traded fire over a property dispute here on Monday. According to detail, the clash occurred in Central…
ISLAMABAD: If people cannot adapt to future climate temperatures due to global warming, deaths caused by severe heat waves will increase dramatically in tropical and subtropical regions, followed closely by Australia, Europe…
Siraj Raisani’s brother calls for formation of truth commission investigate attack QUETTA: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa arrived in Quetta on Saturday to attend the funeral prayers of Nawab…
NAIROBI: Fifteen people died and 70 were injured when fire swept through a market and nearby homes in central Nairobi in the early hours of Thursday. The blaze broke out in a…
TAMPA: Hurricane Maria, which pummeled Puerto Rico in September 2017, is likely responsible for the deaths of more than 4,600 people, some 70 times more than official estimates, US researchers said on…