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Miami collapse: Remaining structure demolished over safety fears

Miami collapse: Remaining structure demolished over safety fears

-- 2021-07-05 17:23:56

The remaining section of a partially collapsed apartment block near Miami has been demolished over safety fears as a tropical storm approaches Florida. On Sunday night, explosive charges were used to...

Biden White House serves up burgers, nostalgia for July Fourth

Biden White House serves up burgers, nostalgia for July Fourth

REUTERS 2021-07-04 19:18:28

US President Joe Biden will mark the nation's 245th birthday on Sunday with a traditional celebration looking forward to a rebound from the coronavirus pandemic. After a holiday spent buying cherry p...

Miami building collapse: Search efforts suspended ahead of demolition

Miami building collapse: Search efforts suspended ahead of demolition

BBC 2021-07-04 17:59:21

Search efforts for possible survivors in the rubble of a partially collapsed apartment block near Miami have been suspended ahead of the controlled demolition of the rest of the building. Teams are p...

'What was the point?' Afghans rue decades of war as US quits Bagram

'What was the point?' Afghans rue decades of war as US quits Bagram

Reuters 2021-07-04 15:46:07

As American troops left their main military base in Afghanistan on Friday, marking a symbolic end to the longest war in US history, locals living in the shadow of the base and in nearby Kabul were lef...

US takes further actions against Burmese military regime   

US takes further actions against Burmese military regime  

FE Online Report 2021-07-03 19:53:25

The United States has taken further actions against the Burmese military regime, according to a statement issued on Saturday. In response to the brutal campaign of violence perpetrated by the Burmese...

Death toll in Florida condo collapse rises to 22

Death toll in Florida condo collapse rises to 22

Reuters 2021-07-03 10:26:18

The death toll rose to 22 on Friday from the collapse of a Florida condominium tower after the remains of four more victims were found in the rubble, and local officials ordered a second residential c...

Boeing 737 cargo plane goes down in water off Honolulu

Boeing 737 cargo plane goes down in water off Honolulu

-- 2021-07-02 20:35:34

A Boeing 737 cargo plane with two people onboard has gone down in the water off Honolulu after experiencing engine trouble, CNBC reported on Friday. The severity of the crash was unclear, CNBC said....

Protesters topple statues of Victoria, Elizabeth in Canada

Protesters topple statues of Victoria, Elizabeth in Canada

-- 2021-07-02 18:35:23

Protesters have toppled statues of Queen Victoria and Queen Elizabeth II in the Canadian city of Winnipeg as anger grows over the discovery of the remains of hundreds of children in unmarked graves at...

Trump company's CFO surrenders ahead of expected unveiling of criminal tax charge

Trump company's CFO surrenders ahead of expected unveiling of criminal tax charge

Reuters 2021-07-01 18:15:08

The chief financial officer of the Trump Organisation surrendered to authorities on Thursday as he and former US President Donald Trump's namesake company prepare to face criminal charges. Allen Weis...

Mexico's virus death toll could be 60pc higher than official count

Mexico's virus death toll could be 60pc higher than official count

Reuters 2021-07-01 11:23:25

Covid-19-related deaths in Mexico likely exceed the confirmed toll by about 60 per cent, Health Ministry data released on Wednesday showed. Authorities have said previously that fatalities likely far...

Deaths rise in US, Canada from worst heatwave on record

Deaths rise in US, Canada from worst heatwave on record

-- 2021-07-01 10:23:42

A heatwave that smashed all-time high temperature records in western Canada and the US Northwest has left a rising death toll in its wake as officials brace for more sizzling weather and the threat of...

Over 130 dead in Canada amid record-breaking heatwave

Over 130 dead in Canada amid record-breaking heatwave

-- 2021-06-30 11:12:22

Dozens of people have died in Canada amid an unprecedented heatwave that has smashed temperature records. Police in the Vancouver area have responded to more than 130 sudden deaths since Friday....

Death toll in Florida condo collapse rises to 11

Death toll in Florida condo collapse rises to 11

Reuters 2021-06-29 11:53:48

Search-and-rescue teams pulled two more bodies from the concrete and steel rubble of a partially collapsed Florida condominium tower on Monday, bringing the death toll to 11 with 150 people still list...

Transgender student wins as US Supreme Court rebuffs bathroom appeal

Transgender student wins as US Supreme Court rebuffs bathroom appeal

Reuters 2021-06-28 20:47:47

The US Supreme Court on Monday declined to take up a major transgender rights case, leaving in place a lower court's ruling that a Virginia public school board acted unlawfully in preventing a transge...

US conducts air strikes in Iraq, Syria targeting Iran-backed militia

US conducts air strikes in Iraq, Syria targeting Iran-backed militia

-- 2021-06-28 09:17:28

The United States said on Sunday it carried out another round of air strikes against Iran-backed militia in Iraq and Syria, this time in response to drone attacks by the militia against US personnel a...

Death toll in Florida building collapse rises to nine

Death toll in Florida building collapse rises to nine

Reuters 2021-06-27 22:55:11

As the death toll rose to nine, searchers worked on Sunday to find more than 150 missing residents amid the rubble of a Florida apartment building that collapsed three days ago, as questions arose abo...

Florida building collapse: Fifth body found in survivor hunt

Florida building collapse: Fifth body found in survivor hunt

BBC 2021-06-27 18:06:24

The death toll has risen to five after the collapse of an apartment block in Florida, authorities say. Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said the number unaccounted for has now dropped to 156, wi...

Trump slams Biden on border, hints at 2024 plans at Ohio rally

Trump slams Biden on border, hints at 2024 plans at Ohio rally

-- 2021-06-27 11:51:21

At his first rally since leaving the White House, former President Donald Trump on Saturday lambasted the Biden administration's immigration policies and sought to energize Republicans to take back ma...

Miami death toll rises to five with 156 still missing

Miami death toll rises to five with 156 still missing

-- 2021-06-27 11:21:45

The death toll rose to five on Saturday at the site of the Florida building collapse where rescue workers methodically searched for more than 150 missing residents while firefighters made progress in...

Engineer found structural damage years before Florida building collapsed

Engineer found structural damage years before Florida building collapsed

REUTERS 2021-06-26 21:19:18

An engineer found evidence of major structural damage beneath the pool deck and "concrete deterioration" in the underground parking garage of a Florida 12-storey condominium in a 2018 report, three ye...

Death toll rises to four from Miami building collapse with 159 still missing

Death toll rises to four from Miami building collapse with 159 still missing

-- 2021-06-26 10:31:59

Rescue workers scouring the debris of a collapsed condo building in a Miami suburb said they heard sounds in the rubble overnight, as officials on Friday raised the number of people unaccounted for to...

Former US police officer Chauvin gets over 22 years in jail for Floyd murder

Former US police officer Chauvin gets over 22 years in jail for Floyd murder

-- 2021-06-26 10:08:03

The US white ex-police officer convicted of murdering African-American man George Floyd in Minneapolis in May 2020 has been sentenced to 22 years and six months in jail. The judge said Derek Chau...

Search for survivors in Miami building collapse continues

Search for survivors in Miami building collapse continues

BBC 2021-06-25 19:00:56

Rescuers are desperately searching for any survivors trapped in the rubble of a collapsed 12-storey residential building north of Miami. At least one person has been killed and 99 are still missing,...

One dead, nearly 100 missing as building collapses in Miami

One dead, nearly 100 missing as building collapses in Miami

Reuters 2021-06-25 09:57:57

Rescue crews picked through tons of rubble on Thursday looking for survivors after the collapse of part of an oceanfront apartment tower overnight near Miami, where officials reported at least one per...

‘Trump considered sending COVID-infected Americans to Guantanamo Bay’

‘Trump considered sending COVID-infected Americans to Guantanamo Bay’

AL JAZEERA 2021-06-22 21:13:21

Former President Donald Trump considered sending US citizens infected with the coronavirus to Guantanamo Bay, according to a new book “Don’t we have an island that we own?” Trump as...

More than 8,500 children used as soldiers in 2020: UN

More than 8,500 children used as soldiers in 2020: UN

-- 2021-06-22 16:10:31

More than 8,500 children were used as soldiers last year in various conflicts across the world and nearly 2,700 others were killed, the United Nations said on Monday. UN chief Antonio Guterres' annua...

Brazil’s Covid death toll surpasses 500,000 amid 'critical' situation

Brazil’s Covid death toll surpasses 500,000 amid 'critical' situation

-- 2021-06-20 10:08:51

The number of deaths related to Covid-19 has passed 500,000 in Brazil, the second-highest in the world, as experts say the outbreak could worsen amid slow vaccination and the start of winter. The...

Death toll from COVID-19 to pass half a million in Brazil

Death toll from COVID-19 to pass half a million in Brazil

-- 2021-06-19 21:48:33

Brazil's death toll from COVID-19 is expected to pass 500,000 on Saturday as experts warn that the world's second-deadliest outbreak may worsen due to delayed vaccinations and the government's refusal...

Antonio Guterres appointed as UN chief for second term

Antonio Guterres appointed as UN chief for second term

-- 2021-06-18 21:30:23

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres was appointed for a second five-year term on Friday by the 193-member UN General Assembly. "I will give it my all to ensure the blossoming of trust b...

Global Covid-19 death toll  crosses 4 million

Global Covid-19 death toll crosses 4 million

Reuters 2021-06-18 09:24:37

Coronavirus-related deaths worldwide passed a grim milestone of 4 million on Thursday, according to a Reuters tally, as many countries struggle to procure enough vaccines to inoculate their population...