Month: April 2021
Massive stampede kills dozens in Israel at largest public gathering since pandemic began
A massive stampede at a densely packed Jewish pilgrimage site killed at least 44 people in northern Israel on Friday, with rescue workers facing chaotic crowds while trying to evacuate the injured. The disaster occurred in Meron at the site
Read More‘The dead were all around us:’ Survivors describe Mount Meron crush horror
At least 44 killed, 150 wounded during stampede blamed on a slippery walkway at massive ultra-Orthodox event to celebrate Lag B’Omer; children said among the victims
Read MoreAfter a Year of Loss, South America Suffers Worst Covid-19 Death Tolls Yet
If the world doesn’t stop the region’s surging caseload, it could cost us all that we’ve done to fight the pandemic, said one health official.
Read MoreIsraeli Rescue Service: 44 Killed In Stampede At Festival
The disaster happened early Friday at a Jewish religious gathering for Lag BaOmer in northern Israel. Scores of people were injured. (Image credit: AP)
Read MoreAs India’s crematoriums overflow with Covid victims, pyres burn through the night – CNN
As India’s crematoriums overflow with Covid victims, pyres burn through the night CNN 12 shocking images that show how bad the COVID-19 crisis is in India USA TODAY Mass cremations as India faces a tsunami of Covid-19 deaths NBC News ‘Like a mass
Read MoreAs India’s crematoriums overflow with Covid victims, pyres burn through the night – CNN
As India’s crematoriums overflow with Covid victims, pyres burn through the night CNN 12 shocking images that show how bad the COVID-19 crisis is in India USA TODAY Mass cremations as India faces a tsunami of Covid-19 deaths NBC News How to donate
Read MoreBrazil COVID-19 Deaths Top 400,000 Amid Fears Of Worsening Crisis
Daily death tolls have dropped, but experts are wary of another surge. President Jair Bolsonaro, amid a Senate probe into the country’s pandemic response, continues to attack health measures. (Image credit: Michael Dantas/AFP via Getty Images)
Read More44 People Killed, 150 Injured in Stampede at Israeli Religious Festival
(JERUSALEM) — A stampede at a religious festival attended by tens of thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jews in northern Israel killed at least 44 people and injured some 150 others early Friday, medical officials said, in one of the country’s deadliest
Read MoreFBI warned Giuliani he was the target of a Russian operation — he went to Ukraine anyway: report
On Thursday, The Washington Post revealed that Rudy Giuliani was warned by the FBI in 2019 that he was a target of Russian election interference plots — and even after receiving the warning, went to Ukraine in search of dirt
Read MoreFlorida Legislature approves controversial restrictions on voting – POLITICO
Florida Legislature approves controversial restrictions on voting POLITICO Florida Legislature passes elections bill that adds restrictions to voting CNN Florida’s transgender athletes bill, reprehensible and unnecessary, now await DeSantis’ signature | Commentary Palm Beach Post POLITICO Playbook PM: DeSantis gets a big-name (likely)
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