The death toll following a high-speed train crash in southern Spain has risen to at least 39, state broadcaster RTVE reported on Monday, citing the Guardia Civil police…
Read more Death toll rises to 39 after high-speed train crash in SpainThe death toll from flash floods and landslides on Indonesia’s Sumatra island rose to 164 on Friday, with 79 people missing, authorities said.Rescuers were hampered by damaged bridges…
Read more Death toll from floods, landslides on Indonesia’s Sumatra island rises to 164The death toll in the Hong Kong apartment complex fire has risen to 94, with dozens still missing, as firefighters make a final push to find survivors on…
Read more Hong Kong fire: Death toll rises to 94 amid final push to find survivorsMEXICO CITY (AP) — The death toll from the explosion of a tanker truck carrying propane on a major highway in Mexico City last week has risen to…
Read more Mexico City propane tanker explosion death toll reaches 15Desperate Afghans clawed through rubble in the dead of the night in search of missing loved ones after a strong earthquake killed some 800 people and injured more…
Read more An earthquake destroys villages in eastern Afghanistan and kills 800 people, with 2,500 injuredEmergency responses—being, well, emergency responses—aren’t designed to last forever, and this morning, the World Health Organization declared the one that’s been in place for the COVID-19 pandemic since…
Read more Only the Emergency Has EndedMost likely, the person’s skin color will change. An ashy tone might creep in, or they could turn a shade of blue. If too much fluid pools in…
Read more Do Overdoses Look Different Now?Anti-lockdown protests erupted across China following a deadly apartment fire in Xinjiang last week. The country’s zero-COVID policy may have been to blame, as first responders were apparently…
Read more How Many COVID Deaths Will Chinese Protesters Accept?When is the pandemic “over”? In the early days of 2020, we envisioned it ending with the novel coronavirus going away entirely. When this became impossible, we hoped…
Read more The ‘End’ of COVID Is Still Far Worse Than We Imagined
