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Midwestern hotspots push US Covid-19 death toll near 190,000

States Iowa and South Dakota emerge as new hot spots for US cases of the virus as colleges reopen and an annual motorcycle rally takes place.

US sees biggest daily rise in Covid-19 deaths since May

Coronavirus pandemic claimed more than 1,300 lives nationwide in the last 24 hours, the biggest one day increase in the country's Covid-19 deaths since May.

Italy's Covid-19 death toll edges past 29,000 – latest updates

Death toll from Covid-19 pandemic crosses 250,000 as confirmed cases exceed 3.6 million. Here are the developments on the pandemic for May 4, 2020.

New Zealand plans retrieval of bodies from volcanic island on Friday

Eight people believed to be still on the White Island are presumed dead, buried under ash and debris from Monday's eruption. Eight people were confirmed killed and dozens were severely burned in the blast of steam and ash.

Europe heatwave: two dead in Spain, France hits record high of 45.1C

Temperatures in some parts of Spain are expected to soar past 43 degrees Celsius as other western European countries also wilt under the sweltering heat.

Iran president visits flood-hit zones as death toll hits 43

Hundreds more were injured in 25 out of 31 provinces following the flooding, which was triggered by torrential rainfall.

Ebola death toll in DR Congo climbs to 271

A total of 542 cases of hemorrhagic fever have been reported since late July, of which 494 were confirmed to be Ebola, according to the country's health ministry.

UK family uses tuk tuk to raise awareness about epilepsy deaths

More than 65 million people have epilepsy worldwide. But many of those are not aware of the risk of a sudden death.

Bangladesh capital hit by mass protests after buses kill students

The protests, which began Sunday after two college students were struck and killed by a pair of buses, eventually paralysed the capital of 7 million, with tens of thousands of demonstrators blocking roads.

Zimbabwe braces for presidential election results

With the announcement that six people had been killed in post-election violence, Zimbabwe was tense as it waited for the country's electoral commission to announce the outcome of the presidential election.

Rescuers scour scorched towns after Greece wildfires kill at least 81

Greek media have described the disaster as a "national tragedy," while Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras cut short a visit to Bosnia and announced three days of national mourning.

Hungary jails smugglers for 25 years for killing 71 migrants

The four were found guilty and sentenced to 25 years in prison for letting 71 men, women and children suffocate inside a truck in 2015. The gang smuggled more than 1,100 people from Hungary into Austria since February 2015.