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Pakistan plane crash claims 97 dead, 2 survivors: health ministry

Ninety-seven people were killed and two survived when a passenger plane crashed into homes in Pakistan’s southern city of Karachi, health officials said Saturday. The Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) plane

Coronavirus: World death toll climbs to 334,989

The coronavirus (Covid-19) death toll has climbed to 334,989 worldwide till Friday. A total of 52,13,083 people have been infected and 20,93,820 people have recovered worldwide from the disease, according to latest data from worldometer.

Two-day-old baby dies with Coronavirus in South Africa

A two-day-old baby has died with coronavirus in South Africa – one of the world’s youngest victims of the virus. The mother had tested positive for Covid-19 and the child

Coronavirus: Chechnya’s Ramzan Kadyrov ‘flown to Moscow hospital’

Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov has been taken to hospital with suspected coronavirus, Russian media report. He was flown to Moscow on Wednesday for treatment after developing flu-like symptoms, said Interfax

Global coronavirus death toll crosses 320,000

The global death toll from coronavirus reached 320,130 as of Tuesday morning. The global confirmed coronavirus cases stood at 4,890,863, according to data provided by Worldometer. With the confirmed cases

Coronavirus: Chile protesters clash with police over lockdown

Protesters and police have clashed on the outskirts of the Chilean capital Santiago amid tension over food shortages during lockdown. Local television showed police using tear gas and water cannon

Wuhan tested more than 400,000 people for Covid-19 since citywide campaign began

The Chinese city of Wuhan has conducted more than 400,000 nucleic acids tests within the first three days of a citywide campaign to test all residents for Covid-19, the Wuhan

NZealand’s Ardern turned away from cafe under virus rules

In New Zealand, no one is exempt from the strict coronavirus prevention measures — not even Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, who was denied entry to a cafe because of her