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Mali violence: Death toll climbs to 40

Shawdesh Desk: Forty people, including nine soldiers, have been killed in a spate of attacks in central Mali, authorities said Friday, with most of the deaths caused by inter-ethnic violence

Global death toll from coronavirus rises to 1,357

Shawdesh Desk: The Hubei health authority reported that 242 more people died from the coronavirus in Hubei province on Wednesday, raising the death toll in the epicenter since the beginning

China virus death toll passes 1,110: Govt

Shawdesh Desk: The number of fatalities from China’s new coronavirus epidemic jumped to 1,113 nationwide on Wednesday after another 97 deaths were reported by the national health commission, reports AFP.

China’s daily death toll from virus tops 100 for first time

Shawdesh Desk: China’s daily death toll from new virus has topped 100 for first time, with more than 1,000 total deaths recorded, the health ministry announced Tuesday, as the spread

Suicide bombing near military academy in Kabul kills 6

Shawdesh Desk: A suicide bomber targeting a military academy in the Afghan capital on Tuesday killed at least six people, including two civilians and four military personnel, the Interior Ministry

Coronavirus deaths grow by 97 to 908, total infections pass 40,000

Shawdesh Desk: Mainland China has reported another rise in cases of the new virus after a sharp decline the previous day, while the number of deaths grow by 97 to

Coronavirus death toll 811, surpasses SARS

Shawdesh Desk: Mainland China’s death toll from the new virus outbreak has risen to 811, surpassing the number of fatalities in the 2002-2003 SARS pandemic, as authorities enforce ever-stricter measures

Development of vaccine against new coronavirus progressing well: US health official

Shawdesh Desk: A US health official said Friday that the development of vaccine against the coronavirus is going well, with “no glitches.” Anthony Fauci, director of the U.S. National Institute