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U.S. marks 700,000 lives lost from COVID-19

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4 years ago

October 6, 2021

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Church bells rang 700 times to represent the lives taken by the virus

The U.S. has reached a milestone, tallying 700,000 deaths from COVID-19.

Washington National Cathedral bells rang 700 times on Tuesday to commemorate the lives lost, a number greater than the population of Boston.

The last 100,000 deaths comes in the last three and a half months, after the U.S. population has been largely vaccinated, with vaccines available to any American over the age of 12.

70 million eligible Americans remain unvaccinated despite vaccines being available to all for the past six months.

U.S. President Joe Biden says Americans must not become “numb to the sorrow”.

The White House commemorated 500,000 lives lost to COVID-19 in February. PHOTO: CBS News

“On this day, and every day, we remember all those we have lost to this pandemic and we pray for their loved ones left behind who are missing a piece of their soul,” he says.

President Biden emphasises the importance of getting vaccinated saying it has helped to reduce the severity of the virus.

“Hundreds of thousands of families have been spared the unbearable loss that too many Americans have already endured during this pandemic.”

Infectious Disease Epidemiologist at John Hopkins school of Public Health Dr David Dowdy says 70 per cent of those 100,000 deaths were in unvaccinated people.

“If we had been more effective in our vaccination, then I think it’s fair to say, we could have prevented 90 percent of those deaths,” Dr Dowdy says.

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October 10, 2025

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Israel and Hamas agree to release hostages in U.S.-brokered deal, marking a potential turning point in Gaza conflict.

In a major diplomatic breakthrough, Israel and Hamas have agreed to release all remaining Israeli hostages under a U.S.-brokered framework. The deal pairs prisoner exchanges with an Israeli troop pullback and expanded aid access, marking a potential turning point in the two-year Gaza conflict.

The agreement, set for approval by Israel’s cabinet, could pave the way for lasting peace if both sides uphold the terms. It follows weeks of negotiations led by U.S. envoys and regional mediators in Egypt, Qatar, and Türkiye.

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Google leads Australia media tax rankings

Google leads in Australian media tax payments, unlike Netflix and others, igniting discussions on fairness and corporate responsibility.

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October 9, 2025

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Google leads in Australian media tax payments, unlike Netflix and others, igniting discussions on fairness and corporate responsibility.

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