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A PIA plane has crashed in Karachi on a flight from Lahore and eyewitness videos show the plane was on fire as it was going down.

Friday 22 May coronavirus updates BRIEF – ME! – DAILY NEWS BRIEFINGFriday 22 May 2020 News Briefing – Today’s headlines are dominated by the global Coronavirus Pandemic. As of 6:30 am (GMT), these are the global active numbers.Global COVID-19 UPDATECoronavirus Cases: 5,197,776Deaths: 334,675Recovered: 2,082,717 Coronavirus fears grip the Middle East – over 10,000 Iran medics infectedMore than 30,000 pubs and restaurants may not reopen after lockdownNHS fees to be scrapped for overseas health staff Previous Next Headlines: What the papers say? Coronavirus: Global cases top 5 million. China’s new outbreak shows the virus may be changing.NHS fees to be scrapped for overseas health…

The eastern Indian city of Kolkata has been devastated by a powerful cyclone which has killed at least 22 people across India and Bangladesh. Rescue teams searched for survivors a day after the most powerful cyclone in over a decade devastated coastal villages, destroying mud houses, ripping out electricity poles and washing away bridges. The cyclone weakened as it moved along the Bangladesh coast but still unleashed heavy rains and fierce winds in Cox’s Bazar, the district which houses about one million Rohingya refugees from violence in Myanmar. Authorities began surveying the damage on Thursday after millions spent a sleepless…

The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) warned Wednesday that the Coronavirus pandemic is a long way from being over amid the largest daily rise in global cases. The WHO said 106,000 new cases had been reported to them in the last 24 hours. Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has expressed particular concern about rising infections in low and middle-income nations. The warning comes as the total number of cases approach five million. The grim milestone looks set to be reached less than two weeks after the world hit the four million mark. Experts warn the true number of infections…

Thursday 21 May coronavirus updates BRIEF – ME! – DAILY NEWS BRIEFINGThursday 21 May News Briefing – Today’s headlines are dominated by the global Coronavirus Pandemic. As of 6:30 am (GMT), these are the global active numbers.Global COVID-19 UPDATECoronavirus Cases: 5,090,157Deaths: 329,739Recovered: 2,024,329 McDonald’s workers across US strike for working conditions during coronavirusBereaved families of NHS support staff can stay in the UK Previous Next Headlines: What the papers say? Coronavirus: Global cases top 5 million.Foreign resident stranded abroad by Japan’s coronavirus control. Bereaved families of NHS staff can stay in the UK.UK students facing a tough decision over university. Spain to extend lockdown…

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas declared on Tuesday an end to all agreements signed with Israel and the United States. The president made the announcement during an emergency meeting in Ramallah to discuss Israel’s plans to annex parts of the occupied West Bank. He said the decision included security agreements with Israel, including those set out in the Oslo Accords signed in 1993. https://twitter.com/RandaHabib/status/1262987402475458560 The dramatic announcement comes as Israel prepares to annex parts of the occupied West Bank in a stance adopted by a new coalition government sworn on Sunday. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu promised in his election campaign…

Egypt on Tuesday registered 720 new Coronavirus cases, the health ministry said in a statement, its the highest daily toll since detecting the first confirmed case in February. The new cases brought the total infections to 13,484 cases, the ministry added in a statement. The ministry also reported 14 deaths due to the novel virus, bringing the total number to 659. Nearly 3,740 people have recovered and been discharged from isolation hospitals. The test results of 4275 people turned from positive to negative, the ministry said, including 3742 people who totally recovered. It added that 302 patients left hospitals. The…

President Donald Trump has argued it is “a badge of honour” that the US has the world’s highest number of confirmed  COVID-19 infections. “I look at that as, in a certain respect, as being a good thing because it means our testing is much better,” he said at the White House. The US has 1.5 million Coronavirus cases and nearly 92,000 deaths, according to Johns Hopkins University. He says the total is simply a reflection of a successful testing regime. In second place is Russia, with nearly 300,000 confirmed cases. Trump’s words about Covid_19 cases, 12.6 m coronavirus tests On Monday, Mr…

Wednesday 20 May coronavirus updates BRIEF – ME! – DAILY NEWS BRIEFINGWednesday 20 May 2020 News Briefing – Today’s headlines are dominated by the global Coronavirus Pandemic. As of 6:30 am (GMT), these are the global active numbers.Global COVID-19 UPDATECoronavirus Cases: 4,989,280Deaths: 324,970Recovered: 1,960,522 Japan to lift state of emergencyWHO member states agree to independent investigationCancer patients could die early due to coronavirusTwilight star found dead alongside girlfriend Previous Next Headlines: What the papers say? Coronavirus live updates: cases top 4.9 million.Japan may lift the State of Emergency this week.Ministers under pressure over schools return date.Thousands of cancer patients may die early…

Up to 60m people will be pushed into extreme poverty by the economic consequences of the Coronavirus crisis, and current recovery efforts are not enough, David Malpass, president of the World Bank, has warned. David Malpass said the bank expects global economic growth to shrink by 5% this year as nations deal with the pandemic. The World Bank defines “extreme poverty” This has already led to millions losing their jobs and businesses failing, with poorer countries feeling the brunt. “Millions of livelihoods have been destroyed and healthcare systems are under strain worldwide,” he said. “Our estimate is that up to 60 million…