Five more
Azerbaijani civilians are killed during Armenian fire in the country, bringing the death toll among Azeri civilians to 12. At least 35 others are wounded.
(Reuters)
A
roadside bomb targeting a civilian bus kills at least 14 people, including five children, in
Kajran district,
Daykundi Province. Daykundi is considered one of the safest places in the country; this is the second attack in Daykundi this year.
(TOLOnews)
The
Netherlands reports 3,011 new cases in the past 24 hours, a daily record since the beginning of the
pandemic, as the country imposes new measures to combat a second wave of infections, according to data published by the National Institute for Health (RIVM).
(Reuters via Yahoo! News)
7,143 new cases are reported in the
United Kingdom in the last 24 hours, the highest single day of reported cases ever since the beginning of the outbreak. Meanwhile, 71
COVID-19-related deaths are reported at the same time, the highest level since July 1.
(Sky News)
Results from Phase I trials find that the vaccine candidate from
Moderna works well with older adults.
(USA Today)
The worldwide death toll from COVID-19 exceeds one million. The
United States remains the largest contributor, accounting for 21% of the total deaths.
(BBC News)
A 19-year-old
Dalit woman died in
Delhi after she was allegedly
gang raped in
Uttar Pradesh by four upper-caste men, sparking outrage in
India from opposition parties. The woman was admitted to a hospital in Delhi two weeks ago with several serious injuries.
(CNN)(BBC News)
A court in
China sentences a woman
to death for poisoning 25 kindergarten children with
nitrite in their porridge, killing one. The court said the motives of the woman were "despicable" and "vicious".
(CNN)
Amnesty International says it has been forced to halt its
Indian operations due to "reprisal" from the
government. Amnesty said its bank accounts were frozen and it was forced to
lay off staff, and suspend all its campaign and research work.
(BBC News)
Five more
Azerbaijani civilians are killed during Armenian fire in the country, bringing the death toll among Azeri civilians to 12. At least 35 others are wounded.
(Reuters)
A
roadside bomb targeting a civilian bus kills at least 14 people, including five children, in
Kajran district,
Daykundi Province. Daykundi is considered one of the safest places in the country; this is the second attack in Daykundi this year.
(TOLOnews)
The
Netherlands reports 3,011 new cases in the past 24 hours, a daily record since the beginning of the
pandemic, as the country imposes new measures to combat a second wave of infections, according to data published by the National Institute for Health (RIVM).
(Reuters via Yahoo! News)
7,143 new cases are reported in the
United Kingdom in the last 24 hours, the highest single day of reported cases ever since the beginning of the outbreak. Meanwhile, 71
COVID-19-related deaths are reported at the same time, the highest level since July 1.
(Sky News)
Results from Phase I trials find that the vaccine candidate from
Moderna works well with older adults.
(USA Today)
The worldwide death toll from COVID-19 exceeds one million. The
United States remains the largest contributor, accounting for 21% of the total deaths.
(BBC News)
A 19-year-old
Dalit woman died in
Delhi after she was allegedly
gang raped in
Uttar Pradesh by four upper-caste men, sparking outrage in
India from opposition parties. The woman was admitted to a hospital in Delhi two weeks ago with several serious injuries.
(CNN)(BBC News)
A court in
China sentences a woman
to death for poisoning 25 kindergarten children with
nitrite in their porridge, killing one. The court said the motives of the woman were "despicable" and "vicious".
(CNN)
Amnesty International says it has been forced to halt its
Indian operations due to "reprisal" from the
government. Amnesty said its bank accounts were frozen and it was forced to
lay off staff, and suspend all its campaign and research work.
(BBC News)