Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said 220 people are suspected to have died from the virus.
The satirical Cockroach Janta Party account has over 22 million followers on Instagram.
Two attacks over the weekend targeted the same hospital that permitted more than two dozen patients to run away. One patient in critical condition with hemorrhaging died while trying to flee from his bed.
Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian has issued an order to reopen international internet access, Iranian state media reported on Monday, citing an official after a near-90-day blackout in the wake of the war against U.S. and Israel.
The U.S. and Iran are discussing a plan to open the Strait of Hormuz about 30 days after the two countries reach a deal to end hostilities, the Nikkei newspaper reported on Monday citing a Middle East diplomatic source.
Acronyms like “TACO,” “FAFO” and “FOMO” increasingly reflect the behavior of retail investors, who are reacting to an incessant news flow to lean into short-term swings.
The Indian rupee strengthened for the third consecutive session on Monday, its longest winning streak in a month, powered by market interventions by the central bank and a slump in crude oil prices on hopes of a U.S.-Iran peace deal.
Philippine rescuers were racing against time on Monday in a search for possible signs of life more than 24 hours after the collapse of a building under construction in the city of Angeles, with crews carefully removing rocks and surrounding debris by hand.
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Monday her government agreed to allow the Iranian national football team to stay in Mexico during the World Cup, adding that the United States did not want to host the team.
Turkey’s pro-Kurdish DEM Party condemned on Monday a court ruling that ousted the leadership of the main opposition CHP last week, calling a police operation to evict the leaders from the party’s headquarters a “disgrace to democracy”.