Security guard wounded in blast at military-owned bank in Myanmar as civilian death toll tops 700

Protesters took to the streets of Myanmar’s two largest cities on Sunday as the civilian death toll from the military’s brutal crackdown on dissent topped more than 700.  The country has been in turmoil since the military removed civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi in a coup on February 1.  On Sunday morning, a security … Read more

Prince Philip dies: Westminster Abbey to toll bell every 60 seconds, 99 times in tribute

A Death Gun Salute will be fired at noon today to pay tribute to Prince Philip after Westminster Abbey tolled its bell 99 times in 99 minutes.  Saluting batteries will fire 41 rounds at one round every minute for 40 minutes at Cardiff Castle, Edinburgh Castle and Hillsborough Castle in Belfast and in Gibraltar, the Ministry … Read more

Prince Philip dies: Westminster Abbey to toll bell every 60 seconds, 99 times in tribute

A Death Gun Salute will be fired at noon today to pay tribute to Prince Philip after Westminster Abbey tolled its bell 99 times in 99 minutes.  Saluting batteries will fire 41 rounds at one round every minute for 40 minutes at Cardiff Castle, Edinburgh Castle and Hillsborough Castle in Belfast and in Gibraltar, the Ministry … Read more

Brazil’s daily Covid death toll hits record 4,249

Brazil has recorded its largest one-day death toll of the Covid pandemic so far after 4,249 people perished from the disease in just 24 hours on Thursday.  The figure tops the country’s previous one-day record, set just 48 hours earlier, which was 4,195. It brings the country’s death total to 345,025 – the second-highest in … Read more

Brazil’s daily Covid death toll hits record 4,249

Brazil has recorded its largest one-day death toll of the Covid pandemic so far after 4,249 people perished from the disease in just 24 hours on Thursday.  The figure tops the country’s previous one-day record, set just 48 hours earlier, which was 4,195. It brings the country’s death total to 345,025 – the second-highest in … Read more

Is Florida’s Covid death toll an undercount?

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis often boasts that his state has fared better than most amid the pandemic, despite staying open for business and remaining without a mask mandate.  But the state’s relatively low per capita death toll may be higher than the official figures.  A recent study suggested that the state saw more than 19,000 … Read more

UK’s real Covid death toll hits 150,000, according to the Office for National Statistics

More than 150,000 coronavirus deaths have been recorded in Britain since the pandemic began, official figures revealed today. Announcing the grim milestone, the Office for National Statistics revealed 150,116 death certificates between the start of the pandemic and March 19 mentioned the virus. But other promising figures showed weekly Covid deaths fell below 1,000 in … Read more

Mexico’s true COVID-19 death toll now stands at over 321,000

Mexican government admits the country’s true Covid death toll is 321,059 – almost 60% higher than previously reported Mexico’s government acknowledged Saturday that the country’s true death toll from the coronavirus pandemic now stands at 321,059  That’s almost 60% more than the official test-confirmed number of 201,429 Government published a report, which found there were … Read more

Two more residents die at Covid hit care home in Devon bringing death toll to seven

Two more residents have died at a Devon care home where police launched an investigation following a ‘devastating’ coronavirus outbreak.  It brings the number of people who have died since March 6th following positive Covid tests at the Holmesley Care Home in Sidmouth.   A further ten residents are being treated at the Royal Devon and … Read more

Two more residents die at Covid hit care home in Devon bringing death toll to seven

Two more residents have died at a Devon care home where police launched an investigation following a ‘devastating’ coronavirus outbreak.  It brings the number of people who have died since March 6th following positive Covid tests at the Holmesley Care Home in Sidmouth.   A further ten residents are being treated at the Royal Devon and … Read more