Track the Coronavirus with this interactive map

Researchers at Johns Hopkins University have created a live map and dashboard to help you track the global spread of the Coronavirus. The map updates data daily in real-time from the World Health Organization and the Centers for Disease Control … Read More

China flooding leaves thousands trapped after levees fail, another dam at risk of breaking

At least 141 people have died or are missing in flooding since the beginning of June More than 10,000 people are trapped in a town in eastern China as flooding across much of the country renews pressure on dams. The provincial government in Anhui province said online that on … Read More

Millions of Yemen’s children face starvation as coronavirus outbreak worsens, UNICEF warns

UNICEF says the number of malnourished children could increase to 2.4 million Issa Nasser, a 7-month-old Yemeni child, was suffering from severe malnutrition last week. “I don’t have anything to give him,” his father, a local fisherman, told The Associated Press. This … Read More

Magnitude 7.8 earthquake strikes off coast of Alaska

(CNN)An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.8 struck off southern Alaska’s coast late Tuesday, shaking the Alaska Peninsula and briefly sparking tsunami concerns before officials said no destructive waves were coming. The earthquake was centered in the Pacific Ocean about … Read More

Earthquake today: Massive 6.6-magnitude quake jolts Nyima County in Tibet

Earthquake today: An earthquake measuring 6.6 on the Richter scale jolted Tibet on Thursday, authorities said, adding that there were no reports of casualties. Earthquake today: An earthquake measuring 6.6 on the Richter scale jolted Tibet on Thursday, authorities said, adding that … Read More

Some 37,000 people affected by flash floods in Somalia

Locals wade through floodwater after bursting of a river in Beledweyne, central Somalia, May 17, 2020. (Xinhua/Hassan Bashi) Flash floods caused by heavy rains have affected about 37,000 people in Somalia, causing a humanitarian crisis in the regions affected, Somalia’s … Read More

UK scientists identify six strains of Covid-19

London Scientists in the UK claim to have identified six different strains of Covid-19, in a development that could have major implications for the treatment of the virus, in the same week that a government-backed antibody test trial returned “game-changing” … Read More

U.S. sets record for new COVID cases third day in a row at over 69,000

(Reuters) – New cases of COVID-19 rose by over 69,000 across the United States on Friday, according to a Reuters tally, setting a record for the third consecutive day as Walt Disney Co stuck to its plans to reopen its … Read More

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