Drug overdoses in British Columbia last month killed more people there than COVID-19 has all year

A total of 170 people died of drug overdoses in British Columbia, Canada, in May, over three times as many as died from COVID-19 that month and more than have died from the disease there over the course of the … Read More

Doctors around world say COVID-19 may be losing its potency, becoming less deadly

Doctors in Italy, Israel, and U.S. say the coronavirus may be losing its potency and becoming less deadly even as it spreads. Doctors across the world are offering preliminary but encouraging reports that the coronavirus may be losing steam and … Read More

Heavy Rain, Flooding in China Force Evacuation of Nearly 80,000

Residents stand on a bank of a river as they look at the rubble of a bridge damaged by flood following heavy rainfall in Nanjing, Fujian province, China, July 9, 2019. BEIJING – The heaviest average rainfall to lash a … Read More

Concerns over social-distancing as floods affect 300,000 in Assam

Two dead so far, around 20,000 in relief camps. After approximately 300,000 were affected by pre-monsoon floods in 11 districts across Assam, concerns have emerged over the adherence to social-distancing norms to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus disease … Read More

Bushfires left estimated 445 dead from smoke and a nation traumatised

An estimated 445 people were killed by exposure to bushfire smoke over the Black Summer fires, while 3340 were admitted to hospital due to heart and lung problems and 1373 people attended emergency departments due to complications with asthma. The … Read More

Earthquake rattles New Zealand for the second time in 48 hours

SYDNEY (Reuters) – A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck the New Zealand city of Levin, near the country’s capital Wellington, a day after a 5.8 tremor was recorded in the same area, government seismic monitor Geonet said on Tuesday. The epicentre … Read More

Michigan flood hits record level, dam breaches ‘historic event’ playing out in midst of coronavirus, Whitmer says

Floodwaters in central Michigan broke records early Wednesday and threatened to rise even higher after catastrophic dam failures forced about 10,000 people to evacuate as the region faces an additional hardship during the coronavirus pandemic. The National Weather Service (NWS) said the Tittabawassee River in the city of Midland reached its highest level ever Wednesday morning at … Read More

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