China: 21 die, 15 hurt as bus plunges into lake
Beijing: At least 21 people died and 15 others were injured when the bus they were travelling in plunged into a lake in southwest China’s Guizhou Province, official media reported. At around noon, the bus crashed through a railing and plunged into the Hongshan Lake in Anshun city, state-run news agency Xinhua quoted local officials as saying.
China’s varsity exam begins after delay
Beijing: Almost 11 million students began taking China’s university entrance exam on Tuesday after a delay as the country worked to bring down coronavirus infections.The grueling two-day university entrance exam can be a key determinant of a student’s future and was pushed back weeks from its scheduled date.
7 policemen die in Afghan bomb attack
Kabul: A suicide car bomber targeted an Afghan police convoy in eastern Nangarhar province on Tuesday morning, killing four officers, including a police commander, a local official said. Three other officers were killed in an attack in the country’s south.
View Mask Refusers Like Drink Drivers: Scientist
Paris : People who refuse to wear face masks during the coronavirus pandemic should be stigmatised the same as drink drivers, the head of the prestigious Royal Society science journal said.
WHO Doesn’t See Bubonic Plague In China As Risk
Geneva: An apparent outbreak of bubonic plague in China is being “well managed” and is not considered to represent a high risk, a WHO (WHO) official said.