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…
Anger in India as lychee-linked brain fever kills over 100 children
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…
Lychee deaths: India official says encephalitis killed 31 children
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…
China flooding kills at least 19
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…
Nearly 50 per cent of transport pollution deaths linked to diesel: study
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…
Three girls die as car falls into flooding nullah
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…
Worker killed in Quetta coalmine caving
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…
Three more infants die of malnutrition in Thar
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…
Lady doctor’s ‘negligence’ claims two lives in Gujranwala
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…
Mysterious disease claims seven lives in Lower Dir
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…
Dozens of high fever deaths cause panic in northern India
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…
42 Pakistani pilgrims die during Hajj: officials
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.…
Four killed, three injured in Orakzai property dispute clash
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…
Heatwave deaths to rise steadily by 2080: study
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…
COAS to attend Raisani’s funeral as death toll reaches 131
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…
Fifteen dead in Nairobi market fire, 70 injured
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…
Hurricane Maria killed 4,600 in Puerto Rico, 70 times official toll: study
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…