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Disasters and accidents More than 200 people are missing after the five-storey Tariq Garden apartment block in Mahad, Maharashtra, India, collapses. Residents and rescue workers dispatched by the National Disaster Response Force have rescued at least 28 people. (The Independent) A massive fire engulfs the Juma Mosque in Durban, South Africa. No casualties are reported, and it is believed that ...
Ever since the end of national lockdown in May, this has been the fifth time that the country has registered some record increases in new cases, with all five records occurring during an 11-day window. COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia. Indonesia reports a daily jump of 4,168 new cases, bringing the country's total cases to 240,687. This sets a ...
Health and environment COVID-19 pandemic Covid 19 death toll globally surpasses 1 million COVID-19 pandemic in India India surpasses six million cases of COVID-19, becoming the second country after the United States to reach that milestone. Meanwhile, 82.5% or more than five million people have recovered. (AP) COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands The government introduces new nationwide ...
Business and economy Fiat Chrysler Automobiles and Groupe PSA announce that when their planned merger is completed, expected in 2021, the merged company will be known as Stellantis. (Detroit Free Press) Disasters and accidents 2020 Iran explosions At least seven ships are burnt following an unspecified incident in the Iranian port city of Bushehr. (Al Arabiya) (Bloomberg) At least 50 people ...
The government formally declares 30-day nationwide "state of epidemic" (known overseas as state of emergency) starting today. There are no changes for employees, students and others, but 9:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. local time curfew will be imposed tomorrow.
The EU meeting on a post-coronavirus recovery fund enters deadlock on its fourth day. Complicating matters, the group is also negotiating a deal for the bloc's next long-term budget. Today's early talks over a proposed €750bn ($857bn / £680bn) recovery package have reportedly been testy.
Disasters and accidents In the second case in a week in Australia, a surfing teenage boy is killed by a shark near Grafton, New South Wales. (AP News) A fire breaks out at the Mission San Gabriel Arcángel in San Gabriel, California, US, resulting in the collapse of its roof and considerable damage to the nearly 250-year-old building's interior. (The New York Times) Health and environment ...
Ontario reports a new single-day record of 1,859 cases, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 125,385. COVID-19 pandemic in Quebec. Quebec reports a new single-day record of 2,031 cases, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 149,908. It is also the first time that a Canadian province has reported more than 2,000 cases in a ...