Coronavirus affected cross over 400,000 in USA

There seems to be no respite from the pandemic coruscation as more and more patients are being detected the world over. As of now, USA seems to be the most hit country as its known corona cases have crossed over 400,000 count - 400,540 to be exact.

The death toll in USA is 12857 as of now with 18 fresh cases today. In the meantime British Prime Minister is said to be stable and improving. The worldwide affected number is almost touching 1.5 million mark (1,447,454 to be exact) with 83,401 deaths while 309,145 are the lucky cured ones.

No deaths are reported from the most hit Italy, which has so far suffered 17,123 fatalities, however Spain suffers 13555 deaths so far with 510 today.

So far Timor-Leste is the least sufferer as it has only one reported case of coronavirus.

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Coronavirus: Refrigerated Trucks being used as morgue in USA

The rising number of deaths and scarcity of space in the hospitals has forced the US authorities to us refrigerated trucks as morgues.

Line of white refrigerated trucks can be seen parked outside New York hospitals after 98 people died in seven hours. City officials said this is the biggest deployment of makeshift morgues since the September 11, 2001.

As of Monday morning, there were 142,000 cases of coronavirus in the US and 2,500 people had died. 

In the meantime, the homeless are made to sleep six feet apart in an empty parking lot in Las Vegas.

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First royal death from coronavirus{ Spanish Princess Dies of Coronavirus

While we listen to unknown people succumbing to coronavirus, Spain mourns death of its 86-year-old royalty Princess Maria Teresa of Spain's Bourbon-Parma dynasty who died after testing positive.

Her death was announced by her younger brother, Prince Sixtus Henry of Bourbon-Parma.

It may be added that members of the family once ruled as King of Etruria and as Duke of Parma and Piacenza, Guastalla, and Lucca until 1859.

The news of the royal death comes as Spain registered a record number of coronavirus deaths in a single-day period with the army now being handed emergency powers to transfer bodies because undertakers are unable to cope.

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Mohamed Morsy, ousted Egyptian president, dies in court

It has been reported by the Egyptian state media Monday today that the country's first democratically-elected leader and former Egyptian President Mohamed Morsy, has died.

Mohamed Morsy was in the court where he fainted and passed away.

Morsi was ousted by the army in July 2013 following mass protests a year after he took office as the country's first democratically elected leader.

Morsi's youngest son Abdullah has complained repeatedly about his father's treatment. He told AP news agency in October last year that his father was being held under constant solitary confinement and denied medical treatment for serious conditions such as high blood pressure and diabetes.

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Four facilitators of terrorists who attacked Pakistani school hanged

Pakistan yesterday hanged four men linked to the Taliban massacre of 144 students at a school in December 2014 in Peshawar.

It may be recalled that on 16 December 2014, terrorists barged into an army run school and mercilessly killed 144 students, besides six others. The parents of victims have reacted to the hanging by saying they deserved 'no forgiveness' for their actions.

The attack was Pakistan's deadliest and shocked a country already scarred by nearly a decade of extremism.

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Chaos in Paris - more than 120 dead in gun shooting

It was a bad day in Paris as gun attacks and killed more than 120 people in various parts of the city. Reportedly, Around 100 people were killed in an attack on the Bataclan concert venue in Paris on Friday night.

Explosions have also been heard outside the national stadium where France was hosting a friendly match against Germany.

The dead include four suspected attackers, including three who were inside the Bataclan concert hall which was stormed by armed police and another who launched a suicide attack near the Stade de France national stadium.

President Francois Hollande who was evacuated from the stadium before the end of the match, has declared a state of emergency across the country after simultaneous attacks in Paris. He has also cancelled his trip to Turkey to attend the G20 summit.

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Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah dies aged 90

The Saudi State TV early on Friday has announced the death of Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah after his battle with pneumonia. He was 90. He took power in 2005 after the death of his half-brother King Fahd.

He is succeeded by his half brother Half-brother Salman, 79, a reputed moderate.

A statement released by the new king read: ‘His Highness Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and all members of the family and the nation mourn the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz, who passed away at exactly 1am this morning.'

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Four frantic calls to help save dying husband not responded as paramedics were on scheduled break

Fred and Joyce Pring. Mr Pring died at his home, near Mold, after the ambulance turned up late

One may call it height of carelessness and inhuman attitude on the part of London paramedics as the failed to four frantic calls by a 63 years wife, now widow, as her husband, 74, suffered for chest pain for complete one hour before dying right in front of her eyes.

The four calls wasted as paramedics initially refused to attend because they were due a break.

By the time paramedics arrived after more than 50 minutes, it was too late. 

Delays in A&E meant paramedics had had to wait up to 99 minutes to hand over patients to hospital staff, and there were no ambulances available.

When a crew was found they refused to attend because they were due a break.

Only when Mrs Pring rang to say her husband had died and her 999 call was flagged at the most serious level did they agree to go to her aid.

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South Africa's First Black President Nelson Mandela dies

It is a black day for the South Africa and freedom lovers all over the world as South Africa's first black president Nelson Mandela dies in Johannesburg at the age of 95.

The announcement of Mandela's death was made by President Jacob Zuma.

Mr Mandela remained 27 years in the prison to fight the freedom for the balck people of hios country from the cruel Aparthied white regime.

The Nobel Peace Prize laureate was one of the world's most revered statesmen after preaching reconciliation despite being imprisoned for 27 years.

Archbishop Desmond Tutu, said he was "not only an amazing gift to humankind, he made South Africans and Africans feel good about being who we are. He made us walk tall. God be praised."

Many a world leader have expressed their sorrow and grief on Mr Mandela's death.

South Africans have gathered outside the home of Nelson Mandela in Johannesburg, singing and chanting slogans to celebrate his life

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said he was "a giant for justice and a down-to-earth human inspiration".

US President Barack Obama, himself the first black president of the USA, said Mr Mandela achieved more than could be expected of any man.

UK Prime Minister David Cameron also paid tribute, saying "a great light has gone out in the world".

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Paul Walker of Fast and Furious WALKS NO MORE - Dies in Car Accident

Paul Walker (right) dies in car accident (left)

Paul Walker, the famous hero of the film Fast and Furious walks no more as he dies in a car accident in Los Angeles Saturday.

Paul was travelling with his friend when his friend lost control over his Porsche GT which smashed into a pole and a tree. 

As a result of the tree-smashing, the high-powered super-car burst into flames after it crashed in Santa Clarita, north of Los Angeles at around at 3:30pm Saturday.

Walker, 40, who was in five of the six films about illegal street racing and heists, had been at an event for his charity Reach Out Worldwide before deciding to take the car out for a drive with his friend. 

The actor's official Facebook page was updated with the message: 'It is with a truly heavy heart that we must confirm that Paul Walker passed away today in a tragic car accident while attending a charity event for his organisation Reach Out Worldwide.

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British soldiers' suicide rate 'overtakes Afghan deaths'

In a recent revelation, it has been learnt that more British soldiers and veterans have died because of committing suicides than those who died in combat in Afghanistan.

BBC Panorama reports that 21 serving soldiers killed themselves last year (2012), along with 29 veterans, while 44 soldiers died in Afghanistan, of which 40 died in action.

Some of the soldiers' families say the men did not get enough support.

In one suicide incident, one soldier named L/Sgt Collins put on his Army uniform, and drove into the Preseli mountains in Pembrokeshire, where he recorded a farewell video on his phone and then hanged himself. He was 29. 

L/Sgt Collins had twice survived being shot and was blown off his feet by a roadside bomb - his friend, L/Cpl Dane Elson, was blown to pieces just yards away from him.

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Boston Marathon ripped by Blasts [Graphic Content]

It was a gory ending of the Boston Marathon, the oldest marathon in the world since 1897, when two powerful blasts one after the other near the finish line left two dead and at least 120 injured.

Two blasts ripped through the spectator area near the finish line and it is suspected that the explosive devices contained ball bearings.

There has been no immediate claim of responsibility. Reports emerged later that one of the dead was an eight-year-old boy and the youngest injured is believed to be three years old.

According to initial reports, at least ten injured require amputations.

There were chaos and blood all over the place, eye witnesses told.

Roupen Bastajian, a 35-year-old state trooper from Rhode Island, had just finished the race when they put the heat blanket wrap on him and he heard the first blast.

'I started running toward the blast. And there were people all over the floor,' he said. 'We started grabbing tourniquets and started tying legs. A lot of people amputated. At least 25 to 30 people have at least one leg missing, or an ankle missing, or two legs missing.'

A Boston police officer was wheeled from the course with a leg injury that was bleeding. 

'There are a lot of people down,' said one man, whose bib No 17528 identified him as Frank Deruyter of North Carolina. He was not injured, but marathon workers were carrying one woman, who did not appear to be a runner, to the medical area as blood gushed from her leg.

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Delhi rape accused found dead in prison

Ram Singh, 33, was one of five men being held in the notorious Dehli rape and murder case was found hanged and dead in his prison cell.

Ram Singh was one of the suspects in the the notorious rape and murder of a female student in India's capital, Delhi. 

The 23-year-old rape victim, who was not named for legal reasons, was with a male friend when she was attacked on a bus and thrown from the vehicle.

She died in a Singapore hospital on 29 December from massive internal injuries.

Tihar jail spokesman Sunil Gupta told the BBC that Ram Singh appeared to have hanged himself with an improvised rope made from a blanket at about 05:00 local time on Monday (23:30 GMT Sunday).

The spokesman denied Indian media reports that Ram Singh had been on suicide watch, and said three people were sharing his prison cell.

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Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez loses life in battle with cancer

Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez, who had been up against with battle against cancer has finally lost his struggle and died in hospital at the age of 58. He was suffering from a severe respiratory infection during his battle with cancer.

The country's vice president Nicolas Maduro, surrounded by other government officials, made the announcement during a national television broadcast last night. 

He said that the long-standing president died at 4:25 pm local time in the country's capital Caracas, using the broadcast to call for  'unity, tranquility and understanding'. 

Supporters gathered on the streets of the capital following the announcement, many in tears, brandishing effigies and national flags.

'I feel a sorrow so big I can't speak,' said Yamilina Barrios, a 39-year-old clerk who works in the Industry Ministry, her face covered in tears.  'He was the best this country had,' she said.

The death is expected to trigger an election to determine who will replace the socialist leader, after his illness prevented him from taking the oath of office after being re-elected last year.

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Dragged Mozambican taxi driver handcuffed to police van dies in South Africa

You may not believe it but this gory indcident happened right infront of the bystanders in full day light - and no one helped.

Screen shot of the dragged driver behind police van

A video footage taken by a bystander shows a 27 old Mozambican taxi driver, allegedly handcuffed to the back of a police van and dragged through the streets in Daveyton, east of Johannesburg.

The video shows a large crowd gathering, as uniformed policemen tie him to a van, dragging him as they drive away. Two policemen are seen holding the dragged driver by his feet - but when the van sped, they left him being dragged on the road. He was later taken into custody, where he died, local media report.

The driver was only accused of parking his vehicle incorrectly.

The opposition Democratic Alliance party (DA) called for the officers involved to be suspended and for a thorough investigation to be carried out.

"The fact that it was police who were the vigilantes in this case shows that we cannot trust the [South African Police Service] to uphold the law," said provincial parliamentarian Kate Lorimer, AFP reports.

It may be added that there was outrage last August when police shot dead 34 striking miners at the Marikana platinum mine in South Africa's North West province.

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Bengal tiger Mauls trainer to death in front of audience watching circus in Mexico

This picture is believed to show the trainer Alexander Crispin 'Suarez', who was killed by a tiger during a performance of Circus Suarez in the city of Hermosillo, Mexico

Circuses are to provide pleasure to the audience by circus men , which sometimes may turn out to be deadly.

And this exactly what happened when 35 years old American circus entertainer Alexander Crispin was performing with two Bengal tigers inside the caged ring at Circo Suarez in Sonora state, Mexico.

Furing the performance, one of the beasts lunged forward and pulled him down and started to maul him. Although assistants came in and tried to scare away the animal, it was too late as the American performer, bitten severly in his neck died in the hospital.

A footage posted on YouTube purportedly shows the trainer, American Alexander Crispin circling two tigers during his act for Circo Suarez in Sonora state. The video shows spectators fleeing the circus tent as two workers beat the tiger to free Mr Crispin, who was pinned to the ground.

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Woman with one of the world's worst cases of gigantism dies

Tanya Angus, from LA USa, was a pretty young woman, tall and slander, and looking good and attractive in her swimsuits.

Until the age of 21, she was reasonable tall at 5ft and 8 inches, weighing just 130 pounds. But then her life started to change.

And in next 13 years she had grown 6ft and 11 inches tall weighing 400 pounds, suffering from one of the world's worst cases of gigantism. It was a tumour became wrapped around her pituitary gland, causing massive amounts of growth hormone to be released into her body.

Tanya - overgrown both in height and weight succumbed to her rare disease and died January 14 2013

Her excessive weight bounded her to wheelchair and even if she wanted to walk, she had to do it with crutches. She ran from pillar to post for treatment, underwent surgeries but it was August last year when a blood test revealed that her growth hormone levels had fallen at last.

The good news was short-lived. Tanya's Insulin-like Growth Factor levels, which had fallen from 3,000 at the worst of her condition to just 283, had started to creep back up into the 500's. The normal range for a healthy person is around 250.It is thought the extreme pressure on her body, caused by 12 years of coping with her huge size,  caused her heart to fail.

And at age 34, she suddenly died at 12.25 am January 14, 2013, due to her heart and TIA.

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Three Men Accused of Delhi Rape to Plead Not Guilty

While the entire India mourns the death of the 23 years old gang rape victim, it is learnty that three men accused of Delhi rape are not going to plead guilty.

The three include Ram Singh, the driver of the bus, his brother Mukesh and Akshay Singh.

Interestingly, the lawyer representing three of the men charged with the gang rape and murder of a medical student aboard a moving bus in New Delhi has blamed the victims for the assault, saying he has never heard of a “respected lady” being raped in India.

Sharma said the male companion of the murdered 23- year-old was “wholly responsible” for the incident as the unmarried couple should not have been on the streets at night.

In the meanwhile, the attack on the woman and her friend, which led to her death almost two weeks later, forced the government to address demands for swifter justice, safer streets and heavier sentences in rape cases. India’s top court on Jan. 4 began considering demands for faster trials and the suspension of lawmakers accused of sex crimes.

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Cremation of rape victim amid anger and grief in India

While there has been much hue and cry in India after a 23 years student was gang raped and tortured in a moving bus, nothing could save her even when she was flown to a Singapore hospital for treatment.

Her body was flown back to India and was hurriedly cremated amid anger and grief, early Sunday morning today. The funeral pyre was lit by her sobbing father at a crematorium in Dwarka after relatives and friends said their final prayers at a ritual at the house where the girl lived in Delhi.

In a bid to tame down the emotions, her body was received by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress president Sonia Gandhi in the early hours.

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Eight soldiers and 4 others perish in Pakistan landslide

Eight Pakistani soldiers and at least four civilians have persidhed in a landslide in the mountainous Kashmir region, Friday.

A military rescue operation swung into action after heavy snows on Friday triggered two landslides at a remote outpost in the Kel area of Pakistani-administered Kashmir near the de facto border with India.

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“Three bodies of soldiers were recovered yesterday. The dead bodies of five soldiers including a captain and four civilians have been recovered today (Saturday),” said a statement by the military.

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