05/06/2022, 09.11
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WHO reveals India holds global record in Covid-19. deaths, a third of the total

Today's headlines: sandstorms in Iraq provoke a health emergency, one victim and 5,000 hospitalizations; the Apostolic Vicar  of Phnom Penh receives the title of "friend of Buddhism"; Russia bombs Kiselevka destroying the historic Church of the Immaculate Conception; 53 official victims  in the collapse of a squat in central China; in Israel the hunt for "terrorists" who killed three people yesterday, during Independence Day celebrations.

INDIA

India holds the record of deaths in the world for Covid-19. This is stated by the World Health Organization (WHO), which released an updated report on the pandemic. The victims would be more than 4.7 million, a figure almost 10 times higher than the official numbers provided so far by the government in Delhi. In addition, the country accounts for nearly one-third of Covid deaths globally.

IRAQ

One fatality and over 5,000 hospitalized for respiratory problems. The dust and sand storms in Iraq, now in their seventh episode in less than a month, are becoming a health emergency as well as an environmental one. The Ministry of Health records 2,000 cases of "suffocation" in Baghdad and province. People suffering from asthma and chronic diseases are advised to stay at home. 

CAMBODIA

The Apostolic Vicar of Phnom Penh, Msgr Olivier Schmitthaeusler, received the title of "Mohaoupasok" (great benefactor - and friend - of Buddhism) in the presence of the Minister of Worship and Religions Mohaoupasok and the Venerable Sao Daravy, advisor to the Supreme Patriarch. The leaders rewarded him for the support shown in recent years and the work in favor of dialogue. 

CHINA

53 people have been killed in the collapse - on April 29 - of a building in central China, in a disaster that the authorities link to illegal constructions. This morning rescue operations ended in Changsha, at least 10 people were extracted alive. The last one was rescued shortly after midnight yesterday, after spending almost six days in the rubble. 

ISRAEL - PALESTINE

A manhunt is underway in Israel to capture the perpetrators of the latest attack in a long trail of bloodshed that has characterized the last few weeks. The latest episode occurred yesterday in Eland, in the center of the country. At least three victims and several wounded, in what the police defines as an "act of terrorism" that occurred during the celebrations of the Independence Day, Yom HaAtzmaut.

JAPAN - THAILAND

Tokyo has launched a trade platform in Bangkok to strengthen Japanese food exports to Thailand and promote Japanese cuisine. The creation of the Japan Food Export Platform coincides with the government's plan to increase annual exports of agricultural, forestry and fish products to reach 5 trillion yen (approximately 36 billion euros) by 2030.

RUSSIA - UKRAINE

The Jesuit run Church of the Immaculate Conception of Mary in the village of Kiselevka, 55 km from Nikolaev, has been destroyed by Russian shooting and bombing. The stone building had been erected in the mid-19th century, and then passed through two world wars and the decades of the communist regime, remaining standing until now.

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