A fire at a four-story
warehouse under construction in
Icheon,
South Korea, kills 38 construction workers and injures 10 others. An additional 40 people remain unaccounted for. The fire is the most deadly in the country since
2003.
(BBC News)(The Guardian)
Yemeni authorities in
Aden report five cases of
COVID-19, the highest total to date, amid fears that the disease could be spreading undetected in a country where millions face
famine and lack medical care.
(Reuters)
Over 500
Venezuelan migrants block a major
toll road in northern
Bogotá,
Colombia, demanding they be allowed to return home after the coronavirus pandemic caused economic opportunities to dry up.
(Reuters)
(52768) 1998 OR2, a
near-Earth asteroid that is 2 kilometers (1.2 mi) wide, makes a close approach of 0.042
AU (6.3 million
km; 16
LD) to Earth. It will not approach closer than this until 2079.
(Sky News)
A fire at a four-story
warehouse under construction in
Icheon,
South Korea, kills 38 construction workers and injures 10 others. An additional 40 people remain unaccounted for. The fire is the most deadly in the country since
2003.
(BBC News)(The Guardian)
Yemeni authorities in
Aden report five cases of
COVID-19, the highest total to date, amid fears that the disease could be spreading undetected in a country where millions face
famine and lack medical care.
(Reuters)
Over 500
Venezuelan migrants block a major
toll road in northern
Bogotá,
Colombia, demanding they be allowed to return home after the coronavirus pandemic caused economic opportunities to dry up.
(Reuters)
(52768) 1998 OR2, a
near-Earth asteroid that is 2 kilometers (1.2 mi) wide, makes a close approach of 0.042
AU (6.3 million
km; 16
LD) to Earth. It will not approach closer than this until 2079.
(Sky News)