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Study blames climate change for 37 percent of global heat deaths
Environment
June 1, 2021
Study blames climate change for 37 percent of global heat deaths
More than one-third of the world’s heat deaths each year are due directly to global warming, according to the latest…
Afghanistan: Mortar attack on wedding party kills 6
Middle East
May 31, 2021
Afghanistan: Mortar attack on wedding party kills 6
A mortar shell struck a wedding ceremony in northern Afghanistan overnight, killing at least six people and wounding four others, a…
Killer of 8 in California had talked of workplace attacks
World
May 27, 2021
Killer of 8 in California had talked of workplace attacks
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — An employee who gunned down eight people at a California rail yard and then killed…
1 killed as protesters scuffle with Iraqi security forces
Middle East
May 26, 2021
1 killed as protesters scuffle with Iraqi security forces
BAGHDAD (AP) — Clashes between security forces and protesters left one person dead and over a dozen injured Tuesday after…
India: Dozens of bodies recovered after barge sinks during cyclone
World
May 20, 2021
India: Dozens of bodies recovered after barge sinks during cyclone
The Indian Navy scoured waters through the night to recover bodies of 37 people who were on board a barge…
India hits another grim virus record as oxygen demand jumps
World
May 6, 2021
India hits another grim virus record as oxygen demand jumps
NEW DELHI (AP) — Infections in India hit another grim daily record on Thursday as demand for medical oxygen jumped…
Mexico promises justice after metro train line collapse kills 24
World
May 5, 2021
Mexico promises justice after metro train line collapse kills 24
Mexico will punish those responsible for an overpass collapse that killed at least 24 people and injured dozens when a…
Hospital fire kills 18 virus patients as India steps up jabs
World
May 1, 2021
Hospital fire kills 18 virus patients as India steps up jabs
NEW DELHI (AP) — A fire in a COVID-19 hospital ward in western India killed 18 patients early Saturday, as…
Israel mourns deaths of 45 in stampede at religious festival
World
May 1, 2021
Israel mourns deaths of 45 in stampede at religious festival
JERUSALEM (AP) — The holiday of Lag BaOmer is one of the happiest days on the calendar for Israel’s ultra-Orthodox…
Crush at Israeli religious festival kills 44
Middle East
April 30, 2021
Crush at Israeli religious festival kills 44
At least 44 people were crushed to death at an over-crowded religious bonfire festival in Israel on Friday, medics said,…