Algeria’s government said that 10 of the dead were soldiers who were trying to rescue people from the fires, which have raged for days in a forested coastal region.
Tag: Deaths (Fatalities)
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Once Praised, Jails Chief Draws Ire Over Lack of Transparency on Rikers
Under pressure to stem violence in New York City jails, the commissioner, Louis A. Molina, has angered federal officials by withholding information on sensitive investigations.
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Rising Heat Deaths Are Not Just About the Temperature
It is unconscionable that in our wealthy country, we let blue-collar workers and the economically disadvantaged needlessly die in oppressive heat.
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For Europe’s Older Population, Heat Is the New Covid
Scorching temperatures have threatened the health of the elderly and pushed them inside, while governments are trying to take extraordinary steps to protect them.
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Official Data Hinted at China’s Hidden Covid Toll. Then it Vanished.
Epidemiologists say a rise in cremations in an eastern province was the latest indication that the country’s official death toll from Covid is a vast undercount.