An elderly Thai immigrant dies after being shoved to the ground. A Filipino-American is slashed in the face with a box cutter. A Chinese woman is slapped and then set on fire. Eight people are killed in a shooting rampage across three Asian spas in one night.These are just examples of recent violent attacks on Asian Americans, part of a surge in abuse since the start of the pandemic a year ago.From being spat on and verbally harassed to incidents of physical assault, there have been…

An elderly Thai immigrant dies after being shoved to the ground. A Filipino-American is slashed in the face with a box cutter. A Chinese woman is slapped and then set on fire. Eight people are killed in a shooting rampage across three Asian spas in one night.These are just examples of recent violent attacks on Asian Americans, part of a surge in abuse since the start of the pandemic a year ago.From being spat on and verbally harassed to incidents of physical assault, there have been…

An elderly Thai immigrant dies after being shoved to the ground. A Filipino-American is slashed in the face with a box cutter. A Chinese woman is slapped and then set on fire. Eight people are killed in a shooting rampage across three Asian spas in one night.These are just examples of recent violent attacks on Asian Americans, part of a surge in abuse since the start of the pandemic a year ago.From being spat on and verbally harassed to incidents of physical assault, there have been…

The normally rare infection, called mucormycosis, has a mortality rate of 50%, with some only saved by removing an eye or jaw bone.But in recent months, India saw thousands of cases affecting recovered and recovering Covid-19 patients.Doctors suspect there may be a link with the steroids used to treat Covid.Diabetics are at particular risk, with doctors telling the BBC it seems to strike 12 to 15 days after recovery from Covid.

On Thursday, Health Ministry Joint Secretary Lav…

The normally rare infection, called mucormycosis, has a mortality rate of 50%, with some only saved by removing an eye or jaw bone.But in recent months, India saw thousands of cases affecting recovered and recovering Covid-19 patients.Doctors suspect there may be a link with the steroids used to treat Covid.Diabetics are at particular risk, with doctors telling the BBC it seems to strike 12 to 15 days after recovery from Covid.

On Thursday, Health Ministry Joint Secretary Lav…

The normally rare infection, called mucormycosis, has a mortality rate of 50%, with some only saved by removing an eye or jaw bone.But in recent months, India saw thousands of cases affecting recovered and recovering Covid-19 patients.Doctors suspect there may be a link with the steroids used to treat Covid.Diabetics are at particular risk, with doctors telling the BBC it seems to strike 12 to 15 days after recovery from Covid.

On Thursday, Health Ministry Joint Secretary Lav…

The ceasefire began early on Friday, bringing to an end 11 days of bombardment in which more than 240 people have died, most of them in Gaza.Palestinians poured onto the streets of Gaza soon after the truce began, while a Hamas official warned its hands "are on the trigger".Both Israel and Hamas have claimed victory in the conflict.US President Joe Biden said that the ceasefire brought "genuine opportunity" for progress.On Thursday more than 100 Israeli air strikes targeted Hamas…

The ceasefire began early on Friday, bringing to an end 11 days of bombardment in which more than 240 people have died, most of them in Gaza.Palestinians poured onto the streets of Gaza soon after the truce began, while a Hamas official warned its hands "are on the trigger".Both Israel and Hamas have claimed victory in the conflict.US President Joe Biden said that the ceasefire brought "genuine opportunity" for progress.On Thursday more than 100 Israeli air strikes targeted Hamas…

The ceasefire began early on Friday, bringing to an end 11 days of bombardment in which more than 240 people have died, most of them in Gaza.Palestinians poured onto the streets of Gaza soon after the truce began, while a Hamas official warned its hands "are on the trigger".Both Israel and Hamas have claimed victory in the conflict.US President Joe Biden said that the ceasefire brought "genuine opportunity" for progress.On Thursday more than 100 Israeli air strikes targeted Hamas…

The Wyoming lawmaker, daughter of ex-US Vice-President Dick Cheney, is expected to lose her third-ranking post in the House of Representatives.On Tuesday she criticised her party for not standing up to Mr Trump's false claims to have won the 2020 election.The top two House Republicans want her replaced with a Trump loyalist.The move is seen as a sign Mr Trump's grip on the party is stronger than ever six months after he lost the election.In an impassioned speech on the floor of the…

The Wyoming lawmaker, daughter of ex-US Vice-President Dick Cheney, is expected to lose her third-ranking post in the House of Representatives.On Tuesday she criticised her party for not standing up to Mr Trump's false claims to have won the 2020 election.The top two House Republicans want her replaced with a Trump loyalist.The move is seen as a sign Mr Trump's grip on the party is stronger than ever six months after he lost the election.In an impassioned speech on the floor of the House of…

The Wyoming lawmaker, daughter of ex-US Vice-President Dick Cheney, is expected to lose her third-ranking post in the House of Representatives.On Tuesday she criticised her party for not standing up to Mr Trump's false claims to have won the 2020 election.The top two House Republicans want her replaced with a Trump loyalist.The move is seen as a sign Mr Trump's grip on the party is stronger than ever six months after he lost the election.In an impassioned speech on the floor of the House of…

A US judge has dismissed a bankruptcy case involving the National Rifle Association (NRA), leaving it to face a lawsuit that could see the powerful organisation dissolved.In a written statement, the judge said gun-rights group did not file for bankruptcy in good faith.Last year, New York's attorney general Letitia James filed a lawsuit accusing the NRA of financial mismanagement.The NRA described the move as a "baseless, premeditated attack".It declared bankruptcy in January.

Tuesday's…

A US judge has dismissed a bankruptcy case involving the National Rifle Association (NRA), leaving it to face a lawsuit that could see the powerful organisation dissolved.In a written statement, the judge said gun-rights group did not file for bankruptcy in good faith.Last year, New York's attorney general Letitia James filed a lawsuit accusing the NRA of financial mismanagement.The NRA described the move as a "baseless, premeditated attack".It declared bankruptcy in January.

Tuesday's…

A US judge has dismissed a bankruptcy case involving the National Rifle Association (NRA), leaving it to face a lawsuit that could see the powerful organisation dissolved.In a written statement, the judge said gun-rights group did not file for bankruptcy in good faith.Last year, New York's attorney general Letitia James filed a lawsuit accusing the NRA of financial mismanagement.The NRA described the move as a "baseless, premeditated attack".It declared bankruptcy in January.

Tuesday's…

Police say Teodoro Macias, 28, fatally shot his girlfriend, Sandra Ibarra-Perez, 28, and five relatives before turning the gun on himself.The attack unfolded at the Canterbury Mobile Home Park in Colorado Springs early on Sunday.The party was for three relatives, two of whom died.The attack came less than two months after a mass shooting that left 11 dead at a grocery store in the north-central Colorado city of Boulder.

Police say the Colorado Springs gunman had a "conflict" with the…

Police say Teodoro Macias, 28, fatally shot his girlfriend, Sandra Ibarra-Perez, 28, and five relatives before turning the gun on himself.The attack unfolded at the Canterbury Mobile Home Park in Colorado Springs early on Sunday.The party was for three relatives, two of whom died.The attack came less than two months after a mass shooting that left 11 dead at a grocery store in the north-central Colorado city of Boulder.

Police say the Colorado Springs gunman had a "conflict" with the…

Police say Teodoro Macias, 28, fatally shot his girlfriend, Sandra Ibarra-Perez, 28, and five relatives before turning the gun on himself.The attack unfolded at the Canterbury Mobile Home Park in Colorado Springs early on Sunday.The party was for three relatives, two of whom died.The attack came less than two months after a mass shooting that left 11 dead at a grocery store in the north-central Colorado city of Boulder.

Police say the Colorado Springs gunman had a "conflict" with the…

Cars were set alight and 12 people were reported injured in clashes Lod's mayor likened to a civil war.Palestinian militants fired hundreds of rockets deep into Israel, while Israel carried out heavy airstrikes on Gaza.At least 40 people have died in some of the worst violence in years.Palestinian militants said they fired hundreds of missiles at the Israeli city of Tel Aviv after an Israeli air strike demolished a tower block in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday.Israel's military says it is…

Cars were set alight and 12 people were reported injured in clashes Lod's mayor likened to a civil war.Palestinian militants fired hundreds of rockets deep into Israel, while Israel carried out heavy airstrikes on Gaza.At least 40 people have died in some of the worst violence in years.Palestinian militants said they fired hundreds of missiles at the Israeli city of Tel Aviv after an Israeli air strike demolished a tower block in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday.Israel's military says it is…