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4 people including baby freeze to death near US-Canada border

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 21 07:58 AM

Canadian authorities found the bodies of 4 people including a baby who apparently froze to death in a blizzard a few meters from the US border. Read more »

DOH reports first 2 deaths from omicron COVID-19 variant

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 19 10:43 PM

The Philippines reported its first deaths linked to the omicron COVID-19 variant. Read more »

Pilipinas nakapagtala na ng omicron deaths

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 19 06:54 PM

Nakapagtala na ang Pilipinas ng mga pagkamatay dahil sa mas nakahahawang omicron variant ng COVID-19, sabi ng Department of Health. Read more »

Australia suffers deadliest day of COVID-19 pandemic

Renju Jose, Reuters
Posted at Jan 18 03:17 PM

Australia suffered its deadliest day of the pandemic as a fast-moving omicron outbreak continued to push up hospitalization rates to record levels. Read more »

COVID is 3rd leading cause of death in PH in 2021

Mico Abarro, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 18 01:49 PM

The coronavirus disease has become the third leading cause of death in the country in 2021, the Philippine Statistics Authority said, as the Philippines grapples with a new COVID surge driven by the omicron variant. Read more »

US COVID deaths rising, but likely due to delta: CDC

Reuters
Posted at Jan 13 04:48 AM

CDC director Rochelle Walensky said US COVID-19 cases, driven by the fast spreading omicron variant, are expected to peak in the coming weeks. Read more »

UK COVID-19 deaths exceed 150,000

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 09 07:26 AM

More than 150,000 people have died after catching coronavirus in the United Kingdom, the government said. Read more »

Nine bodies found on road in violent Mexican state

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 08 07:36 AM

Nine bodies were found Friday on a road in eastern Mexico, officials said— the latest gruesome discovery in a country plagued by drug cartel-related violence. Read more »

45 journalists killed in 2021, media watchdog says

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 01 08:35 AM

Forty-five journalists were killed worldwide in 2021, the International Federation of Journalists said, ‘one of the lowest death tolls’ for any year. Read more »

India logs 126 tiger deaths in 2021, highest in decade

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 30 04:43 PM

India's tiger conservation body said 126 of the endangered big cats died in 2021, the highest toll since it began compiling data a decade ago. Read more »

Mag-asawa, kapwa 94 anyos, patay sa sunog sa Baguio

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 29 06:29 PM

Patay ang mag-asawang matanda makaraang makulong sa bahay na nasunog sa P. Burgos, Baguio City Miyerkoles ng madaling-araw. Read more »

Death toll from Typhoon Odette nears 400

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 28 02:41 PM

Nineteen more people were reported to have died from Typhoon Odette, raising the tally to 397, the state disaster response agency said Tuesday. Read more »

NDRRMC: Typhoon Odette leaves 258 dead, 47 missing

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 23 02:18 PM

The death toll from a devastating typhoon that struck the Philippines last week rose to 258, the state disaster response agency said Thursday. Read more »

1 dead, 70 missing after landslide in Myanmar jade mine

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Dec 23 07:24 PM

At least 70 people were missing and 1 confirmed dead on Wednesday following a landslide at a jade mine in northern Myanmar. Read more »

Over 600 stranded tourists leave Odette-hit Siargao

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 22 11:28 AM

More than 600 tourists stranded in Siargao Island in Surigao del Norte have left the island onboard mercy flights after the onslaught of Typhoon Odette. Read more »

NDRRMC: Typhoon Odette death toll at 156; 37 missing

Raffy Santos, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 22 12:17 AM

The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council on Tuesday said the number of people who died because of Typhoon Odette has reached 156, with 275 injured and 37 missing people. Read more »

Odette death toll climbs to 375; 56 missing: PNP

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 20 09:36 PM

The death toll from Typhoon Odette climbed to 375, while 56 others are missing, data released by the PNP on Monday night showed. Read more »

'Less than 50' dead from Odette in Cebu Province - gov

Davinci Maru, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 20 12:04 PM

Dozens of people died in Cebu Province in the wake of Typhoon Odette, the provincial governor said Monday. Read more »

18 deaths reported in Surigao del Norte due to Odette

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 19 02:55 PM

At least 18 people have died in Surigao del Norte after the powerful Typhoon Odette pummeled the province last week, local officials said Sunday. Read more »

San Francisco declares downtown emergency over drug deaths

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 18 07:53 AM

San Francisco's mayor on Friday declared a state of emergency in a downtown district reeling from a severe spike in fatal drug overdoses driven mainly by fentanyl. Read more »