Flood death toll rises to 19 as 6.36 million people affected in India's Bihar state

Aug 5,2020
With six more deaths reported, the death toll in the flood in india's eastern Bihar state rose to 19 on Tuesday, as 6.36 million people were affected in 16 districts, according to a bulletin of the state disaster management authority.
Australia records deadliest day of pandemic so far
Aug 05
Australia's worst-hit state of Victoria reported 15 coronavirus deaths on Wednesday, including a man in his 30s, making it the country's deadliest day of the pandemic to date.
Over 6,800 illegal immigrants rescued off Libyan coast in 2020
Aug 05
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) said Tuesday that 6,848 illegal immigrants have been rescued and returned to Libya so far in 2020.
Chemicals stored at Beirut blast site
Aug 05
Lebanese media quote the country's public health minister as saying that 73 people are dead and 3,700 injured following a massive explosion that ripped through Beirut on Tuesday.
Oil giant BP plunges into $16.8-bn quarterly loss
Aug 04
BP plunged into a net loss of almost $16.85 billion in the second quarter, the British oil giant announced Tuesday, as the coronavirus pandemic ravaged demand for oil, sending prices tumbling.
S.Korea reports 34 more COVID-19 cases, 14,423 in total
Aug 04
South Korea reported 34 more cases of the COVID-19 as of midnight Tuesday compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 14,423.
11 people injured in hard landing of UN plane in Mali
Aug 04
 A United Nations' plane made a hard landing and skidded off the runway Monday morning in Mali's northern city of Gao where the UN forces are deployed, the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) confirmed in a press release.