Floods kill 68 in Bangladesh

Most victims were drowned but some died in snake bites and lightning in the flood-hit areas between May 17 to June 23 this year, said the authorities.
India records over 13,000 new COVID-19 cases, 38 deaths
A total of 13,313 new COVID-19 cases were recorded from across India over the past 24 hours, taking the total tally to 43,344,958, revealed the data released by the federal health ministry on Thursday.
Ecuadoran president tests positive for COVID-19
Ecuadoran President Guillermo Lasso has tested positive for COVID-19, the General Secretariat of Communication of the Presidency said on Wednesday.
S. Korea confirms 1st monkeypox infection
South Korea confirmed its first case of monkeypox infection on Wednesday out of the two suspected cases.
Floods claim 36 lives in Bangladesh
The ongoing floods triggered by heavy seasonal rains and onrush of water from hills have claimed 36 lives in Bangladesh in less than a week.
Quake kills at least 280, injures 595 in eastern Afghanistan
At least 280 people were killed and 595 injured after an earthquake struck Afghansitan's Paktika province early on Wednesday, the state-run Bakhtar News Agency reported.
Over 13.6 million children in U.S. infected with COVID-19
Over 13.6 million children in the United States have tested positive for COVID-19 since the onset of the pandemic, according to the latest report by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and the Children's Hospital Association.