Brazil's Senate Accuses Bolsonaro of Mass Homicide as Herd Immunity Policy Fails - Reports - Sputnik International

(Sputnik) - An investigation by a Brazilian congressional panel concluded that President Jair Bolsonaro intentionally let COVID-19 kill at least 300,000 Brazilians in a failed bid to achieve herd immunity, the New York Times said on Tuesday, citing an official report set to be released later in the week.

Russia's daily COVID-19 death rate tops 1,000 | DW News

 

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Russia hits new record for daily COVID-19 deaths – 973 | Al Jazeera

 Russia hit another record of daily coronavirus deaths on Tuesday as the country struggled with a rapid surge of infections and lagging vaccination rates. Authorities however have been adamant there will be no new national lockdown.

Gunmen raid Nigeria market, kill at least 20 people | Al Jazeera

At least 20 people have been killed in Nigeria’s Sokoto state when gunmen attacked a market and torched cars, according to a state official and local member of parliament.

Afghanistan: Deadly attack hits Kunduz mosque during Friday prayers - BBC News

A suicide bomb attack on a mosque in the Afghan city of Kunduz has killed at least 50 people, officials say, in the deadliest assault since US forces left.

Death Toll From Dengue Fever In India Climbs To 67 - Reports - UrduPoint

The death toll from the dengue outbreak in India's Uttar Pradesh state has risen to 67, with 45 children among the victims, Hindustan Times reported on Friday.

Deadly firefight at Kabul airport: Live News

 

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Death toll in Haiti from powerful earthquake rises to 2,207

The death toll in Haiti from a powerful earthquake earlier this month has risen to more than 2,000, the country’s civil defense agency said Sunday.

Twelve People Killed At Kabul Airport Since Sunday - Reports - UrduPoint

Since Sunday, 12 people died inside and around the Kabul airport, Reuters reported, citing representatives of NATO and the Taliban (banned as a terrorist organization in Russia).

UK records highest daily coronavirus-related death toll since March - China.org.cn

Britain reported another 170 coronavirus-related deaths, the highest number of fatalities recorded in one day since March 12, according to official figures released Tuesday.

Haitian authorities declare three days of mourning due to earthquake aftermath - TASS

The Haitian authorities have declared three days of national mourning due to the earthquake that took the lives of over 1,400 people on Saturday, Prime Minister Ariel Henry said in a televised address on Monday.

Death toll from Haitian earthquake rises to 304 as landslide blocks major highway - China.org.cn

A 7.2-magnitude earthquake in Haiti has killed 304 people, wounded more than 1,800 others and caused a landslide, which has blocked a national highway, Haitian authorities said Saturday.

Wildfires in Algeria Leave 42 Dead, Including 25 Soldiers - Tasnim News Agency

(Tasnim) – At least 25 soldiers died saving residents from wildfires ravaging mountain forests and villages east of Algeria's capital, the president announced Tuesday night as the civilian toll rose to at least 17.

More than one million dead in Latin America as variants spread | COVID-19 Special

 

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WHO reports 'sharp' increase in COVID-19 deaths - China.org.cn

The global number of new COVID-19 cases is on the increase, with 3.8 million new infections confirmed in the week between July 19 and July 25, and a "sharp" jump has been reported in the number of deaths, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday.

UN: Civilian Casualties in Afghanistan at Record Level in May-June - Tasnim News Agency

(Tasnim) – Nearly 2,400 Afghan civilians were killed or injured in May and June as fighting between the Taliban and Afghan security forces escalated, the highest number for those two months since records started in 2009, the United Nations said on Monday.

Lambda variant pushes up death toll in Peru | COVID-19 Special

 

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Shaken South Africans Clean Up After Deadly Unrest - UrduPoint

South Africans on Saturday cleaned up shopping centres and stores looted during a week of violence that rocked the country, claiming more than 200 lives and inflicting more than $1 billion in damage.

Death toll in Canada mounts as record-breaking heatwave continues - AA

The number of deaths rose to 719 as the Canadian province of British Columbia (B.C.) remains under a heatwave, B.C. Coroners Service said Friday.  

UN ‘outraged’ as death toll in Burkina Faso attack rises to 132 | Al Jazeera

Gunmen have killed at least 132 people in Burkina Faso’s volatile north, the government said, as the United Nations chief condemned “the heinous attack” and called on countries to step up the fight against “violent extremism”.