An American tragedy: US COVID death toll tops 700,000

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An American tragedy: US COVID death toll tops 700,000

The United States reached another grim milestone on Friday, as the confirmed coronavirus death toll topped 700,000, just over a year and a half into the pandemic, and despite the…

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UN tallies 350K dead in Syria war, admits toll likely higher

GENEVA (AP) — The United Nations human rights chief said Friday that her office has documented the deaths of 350,209 people — civilians and combatants — in Syria’s civil war…

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2 doses of J&J vaccine provide 94% protection, study says; US reaches death toll of Spanish flu: COVID-19 updates

Johnson & Johnson says its vaccine offers lasting protections. US reaches the death toll seen during the Spanish flu. Latest COVID news. Source link

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Photos: Art installation commemorates pandemic’s toll on U.S.

As the number of Americans who have died of COVID-19 surpasses the U.S. death toll of the 1918-19 influenza pandemic, a new art installation in Washington commemorates those lost. The…

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Biden to extend vaccine mandates as COVID’s toll rises

WASHINGTON — Facing rising frustration over the lingering COVID-19 pandemic, President Biden on Thursday escalated his administration’s efforts to require Americans to get vaccinated and make coronavirus testing more widely available.…

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Coronavirus Hawaii

New York state adjusts Covid death toll, adding nearly 12,000 – Honolulu, Hawaii news, sports & weather

The nearly 12,000 deaths are not new, but Cuomo’s administration had tallied deaths from an internal reporting system that accounted only for hospitals, nursing homes and adult care facilities. It…

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Coronavirus Maine

Aug 20, 2021: Afghans In Maine Desperate To Help Loved Ones Left Behind; Pandemic Taking Toll On Restaurant Workers; Political Pulse

Aug 20, 2021: Afghans In Maine Desperate To Help Loved Ones Left Behind; Pandemic Taking Toll On Restaurant Workers; Political Pulse Source link

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Death Toll From 7.2 Earthquake in Haiti Approaches 2,000

A damaged building in Les Cayes, Haiti, following Saturday’s powerful earthquake. Photo: Ralph Tedy Erol/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock Haitian government officials have confirmed that at least 1,941 people have died after a 7.2-magnitude…

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Death toll from Haiti’s weekend earthquake rises to 1,941 – The Denver Post

By MARK STEVENSON and EVENS SANON LES CAYES, Haiti (AP) — Haitian officials raised the death toll from a deadly weekend earthquake by more than 500 on Tuesday after Tropical…

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Death toll mounts in South Africa rioting after Zuma jailing :: WRAL.com

By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME and ANDREW MELDRUM, Associated Press JOHANNESBURG — South Africa’s police say 72 people have been killed and 1,234 have been arrested in unrest set off by the…

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