Bubonic plague: Teenager dies in Mongolia after eating infected marmot

The bubonic plague, known as 'Black Death' in the Middle Ages, is a highly infectious and often fatal disease spread mostly by rodents

Dozens feared dead in Japan floods

At least 36 people are feared dead after record rains lashed areas of western Japan in the early hours of Saturday

The world has reached a grim milestone on the virus front while some countries, like India, are still grappling with only the first wave

A publicly engaged academic, Sternhell headed the Hebrew University's political science department and was a professor emeritus there

The forensic expert said the seven of nine people had scratch injuries and appeared to have been "dragged" and "thrown" into the well

Initial reports say staff had found Du dead in his bed and that there were no signs of violence

Nepal, which has a population of 28 million, has conducted only fewer than 100,000 tests so far

PK Kareem Haji, who hailed from Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala, died on Thursday due to complications arising from coronavirus infection

Johnson returned to work on Monday, a month after testing positive for COVID-19

The leader's recent absence from public events had triggered a series of fevered rumours and unconfirmed reports over his health condition