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(US DV lottery results publicReuters): Explosions caused by a car bomb and mortarsoutside a school in the Afghan capital Kabul on Saturday killed at least 55 people and wounded over 150, mostly female students, officialssaid, in an attack President Ashraf Ghani blamed on Talibaninsurgents. A senior security official told Reuters on condition of anonymity that… Continue reading Car bombing at Afghan school in Kabul kills 55, injures over 150

BENGALURU, India (AP): Two southern states in India became the latest to declare lockdowns, as coronavirus cases surge at breakneck speed across the country and pressure mounts on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government to implement a nationwide shutdown. At over 300,000, Karnataka’s capital of Bengaluru has the highest active caseload of any Indian city. But… Continue reading India’s surge hits southern states, prompts more lockdowns

Reuters: The speaker of parliament in Maldives, former President Mohamed Nasheed, was being treated for shrapnel wounds and in stable condition after a blast outside his family home on Thursday, a spokesman for his governing Maldivian Democratic Party said. Two close family members, who asked not to be identified due to the sensitivity of the… Continue reading Former Maldives president treated for wounds after blast outside home

(BBC): Bill and Melinda Gates have announced their divorce after 27 years of marriage, saying “we no longer believe we can grow together as a couple”. “After a great deal of thought and a lot of work on our relationship, we have made the decision to end our marriage,” the pair tweeted. They first met… Continue reading Bill and Melinda Gates divorce after 27 years of marriage

NEW DELHI (AP): COVID-19 infections and deaths are mounting with alarming speed in India with no end in sight to the crisis and a top expert warning that the coming weeks in the country of nearly 1.4 billion people will be “horrible.” India’s official count of coronavirus cases surpassed 20 million Tuesday, nearly doubling in… Continue reading ‘Horrible’ weeks ahead as India’s virus catastrophe worsens

(CNN): An overpass carrying a subway train collapsed in Mexico City late Monday, killing at least 23 people, including children, according to local government officials. At least 65 people have been hospitalized, seven of whom are in serious condition, Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum said.The train was traveling on an elevated part of the city’s… Continue reading Mexico City subway overpass collapses, killing at least 23 and injuring dozens

NEW DELHI (AP): A fire in a COVID-19 hospital ward in western India killed 18 patients early Saturday, as the country grappling with the worst outbreak yet stepped up a vaccination drive for all adults even as some states said they don’t have enough jabs. India on Saturday set yet another daily global record with… Continue reading Hospital fire kills 18 virus patients as India steps up jabs

(TheGuardian): At least 44 people have been killed and about 150 injured in a crowd crush at a Jewish religious gathering in northern Israel attended by tens of thousands of people, in one of the country’s worst peacetime disasters. Children were among the dead, Eli Beer, the director of an Israeli volunteer ambulance service, Hatzalah,… Continue reading Dozens killed in crush at Lag Baomer religious festival in Israel

(BBC): The United States has told its citizens to leave India as soon as possible as the country battles a devastating coronavirus wave. India reported 379,257 new infections on Thursday, the world’s highest single-day total. The US embassy warned that “access to all types of medical care is becoming severely limited”. The Level 4 “do… Continue reading India Covid crisis: US tells citizens to leave the country

NEW YORK (AP): The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention eased its guidelines Tuesday on the wearing of masks outdoors, saying fully vaccinated Americans don’t need to cover their faces anymore unless they are in a big crowd of strangers. And those who are unvaccinated can go outside without masks in some situations, too. The… Continue reading C.D.C. Eases Outdoor Mask Guidance for Vaccinated Americans