Marine Corps Gen. Kenneth McKenzie, commander of U.S. Central Command, speaks as a picture of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is displayed during a news briefing on Oct. 30, 2019, at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia. McKenzie spoke to reporters to provide an update on the special operations raid that targeted theContinue Reading
Comment on this story Comment A shooting at a Jehovah’s Witness hall in Hamburg left several people seriously injured, “some even fatally,” Hamburg police said Thursday night, as teams of special police entered the building in tactical gear to search for the assailant. The shooting happened at a building onContinue Reading
RANYA, Iraq — Shoes pile up outside the Mamand home in northern Iraq from relatives and friends who have streamed inside to offer solace as they anxiously await news of the family’s young son, who was lost at sea somewhere between France and Britain. Most are afraid to articulate theirContinue Reading
Wang Linfang,92, molecular biologist Four members of China’s two most prestigious academic institutions died in October – in line with the average in recent years. These are some of the country’s most decorated scientists. The academies publish obituaries to memorialize their contributions. Xie Sishen, 80, physicist specializing in nanotechnologies Continue Reading
CALAIS, France — Helicopters buzzed above the waves and vessels were already scouring the cold waters when French maritime rescue volunteer Charles Devos added his boat to the frantic search for a flimsy migrant craft that foundered in the English Channel, killing at least 27. What Devos found was gruesome.Continue Reading
Albanian prosecutors say they have launched a murder investigation into the deaths of four Russian tourists at a local beach resort last month ByThe Associated Press November 25, 2021, 4:26 PM • 1 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article TIRANA, Albania — Albanian prosecutors said on ThursdayContinue Reading
An additional 700,000 people could die from Covid by March in Europe and parts of Asia, the World Health Organization has warned. The death toll already exceeds 1.5 million in the 53 countries of what the WHO calls its European region. The WHO has warned of “high or extreme stress”Continue Reading
Coronavirus deaths in Europe rose 10 percent in the first week of this month and made up over half of the 48,000 coronavirus deaths reported globally in that time, even as new cases and deaths dropped or remained stable in the rest of the world, according to World Health OrganizationContinue Reading
We’ll provide summaries of what’s going on in B.C. right here so you can get the latest news at a glance. This page will be updated regularly throughout the day, with developments added as they happen. Check back here for more updates throughout the day. You can also get theContinue Reading
Scroll table to see more data *Deaths per 100,000 people Filter: The worldAfricaNorth AmericaLatin America & CaribbeanAsiaEuropeMiddle EastOceania Country Deaths Death rate* Total Cases US 742,279 226.1 45,760,091 Brazil 607,824 288.0 21,810,855 India 458,437 33.6 34,285,814 Mexico 288,365 226.0 3,807,211 Russia 234,194 162.2 8,377,984 Peru 200,246 615.9 2,201,796 Indonesia 143,405Continue Reading