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Iran coronavirus

Coronavirus misinformation results in over 700 deaths in Iran

Misinformation about the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) in Iran has reportedly claimed the lives of over 700 people who had believed that toxic methanol cures the virus, according to Iranian officials. According to AP News, the number is even believed to be higher, with some 200 people dying outside of the

brazil coronavirus

Coronavirus numbers spike in Brazil

After Brazillian President Jair Bolsonaro previously underestimated the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) threat, which has resulted in over 3 million confirmed cases worldwide as of April 28, a spotlight is being shone onto the South American continent, which appears to be the next pandemic hotspot. In a public statement on March

Head of WHO urges US to reconsider funding freeze

Head of WHO urges US to reconsider funding freeze

On Wednesday, April 22, the World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus expressed his hopes that the United States would reconsider the funding freeze. In a virtual briefing with Geneva journalists, Tedros stressed that while the situation of epicenters in other parts of the world seemed to be improving

nova scotia massacre shooting

Death toll rises to 23 in deadliest shooting in Canada’s history

The number of fatalities in the deadliest shooting ever to take place in Canada has risen from 19 to 23, according to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP). The youngest killed was a 17-year-old, the RCMP acknowledged in the press briefing. Kristen Beaton, a nurse, was also among the dead.

Death toll rises to 19 in the deadliest mass shooting in Canadian history

Death toll rises to 19 in the deadliest mass shooting in Canadian history

In a 12-hour rampage that stretched from late Saturday, April 18, to Sunday, April 19, 51-year-old Gabriel Wortman went on a shooting spree in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, taking the lives of at least 18 people before he was himself taken down. According to Canadian law enforcement, outside

Canadian shooting

16 killed in deadliest massacre in Canadian history

A gunman, later identified as 51-year-old Gabriel Wortman, disguised himself as law enforcement and embarked on a shooting rampage from late Saturday, April 18 to Sunday in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. Wortman killed at least 16 people, including Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) Constable Heidi Stevenson, a 23-year

Who are Richard Burr and Kelly Loeffler?

Senators accused of profiteering off COVID-19 information

In March 2020, multiple news sources reported that two United States senators, Richard Burr and Kelly Loeffler, had sold stocks weeks before the severity of the COVID-19 epidemic was publicly revealed to the American people. Both senators are currently rebuffing calls to resign for what many believe is a case