What you need to know about the coronavirus right now

Published On: July 7, 2021 12:23 PM NPT By: Reuters

LONDON, July 7 : Here's what you need to know about the coronavirus right now:

MUMBAI, July 7: Dilip Kumar, one of India's most respected actors and known for his roles as a tragic hero in Bollywood films, died on Wednesday morning, his family said.

ZURICH, July 7: The World Health Organization on Tuesday recommended using arthritis drugs Actemra from Roche (ROG.S) and Kevzara from Sanofi (SASY.PA)with corticosteroids for COVID-19 patients after data from some 11,000 patients showed they cut the risk of death.

LONDON, July 6 (Reuters) - Italy reached the Euro 2020 final after edging Spain 4-2 on penalties following a compelling 1-1 draw after extra time on Tuesday, completing a remarkable revival after failing to qualify for the last World Cup.

MOSCOW, July 6: There are no survivors after a plane carrying 28 people crashed in the far east of Russia on Tuesday, Russian news agencies cited rescue officials as saying.

Black box retrieved from crashed Philippines Air Force plane

Published On: July 6, 2021 09:13 AM NPT By: Reuters

PHILIPPINE, July 6: Philippine authorities have retrieved a black box from an Air Force plane that crashed at the weekend, killing more than 50 people, Military Chief Cirilito Sobejana told Reuters on Tuesday.

BAUCHI/KADUNA, July 6: About 150 students are missing after armed men raided a boarding school in Nigeria's Kaduna state, a parent and an administrator said on Monday, and police said they were in hot pursuit alongside military personnel.

NKANDLA, South Africa, July 4:  South Africa's ex-president Jacob Zuma lashed out on Sunday at the judges who this week gave him a 15-month jail term for absconding from a corruption inquiry, comparing them to the white minority apartheid rulers he once fought.

Philippines' plane crash kills 47, injures 49; probe ordered

Published On: July 5, 2021 09:29 AM NPT By: Reuters

MANILA, July 5: All 96 passengers of the Philippine Air Force plane that crashed on Sunday killing 47 people have been accounted for, military chief Cirilito Sobejana said on Monday.

MYANMAR, July 5: Myanmar security forces killed at least 25 people on Friday in a confrontation with opponents of the military junta at a town in the centre of the Southeast Asian nation, two residents and Myanmar media said on Sunday.