(CNN)Authorities in Kazakhstan have denied a report published by Chinese officials that the country is experiencing an outbreak of "unknown pneumonia" potentially deadlier than the novel coronavirus.On Thursday, the Chinese Embassy in Kazakhstan issued a warning to citizens living in the Central Asian country that the pneumonia had killed more than 1,700 people."Kazakhstani Health Department and other agencies are conducting comparative research and have not defined the nature of the pneumonia virus," the statement said.New cases of the unidentified pneumonia have been increasing...…(CNN)Authorities in Kazakhstan have denied a report published by Chinese officials that the country is experiencing an outbreak of "unknown pneumonia" potentially deadlier than the novel coronavirus.On Thursday, the Chinese Embassy in Kazakhstan issued a warning to citizens living in the Central Asian country that the pneumonia had killed more than 1,700 people."Kazakhstani Health Department and other agencies are conducting comparative research and have not defined the nature of the pneumonia virus," the statement said.New cases of the unidentified pneumonia have been increasing...WW…

Updated 26th April 2021Credit: Miguel Medina/AFP/Getty ImagesFashion designer Alber Elbaz dies of Covid-19 age 59Celebrated fashion designer Alber Elbaz, perhaps best known for his work at Yves Saint Laurent and Lanvin, has died of Covid-19 at the age of 59, luxury fashion company Richemont said Sunday.Elbaz was the creative director of Paris-based Richemont's AZ Factory, for which he designed "beautiful, practical, and solutions-driven fashion that works for everyone," according to.He died Saturday of Covid-19, a spokesperson for Richemont told CNN."It was with shock and enormous sadness...…Updated 26th April 2021Credit: Miguel Medina/AFP/Getty ImagesFashion designer Alber Elbaz dies of Covid-19 age 59Celebrated fashion designer Alber Elbaz, perhaps best known for his work at Yves Saint Laurent and Lanvin, has died of Covid-19 at the age of 59, luxury fashion company Richemont said Sunday.Elbaz was the creative director of Paris-based Richemont's AZ Factory, for which he designed "beautiful, practical, and solutions-driven fashion that works for everyone," according to.He died Saturday of Covid-19, a spokesperson for Richemont told CNN."It was with shock and enormous sadness...WW…

London (CNN)London has recorded zero daily deaths from Covid-19 in a single day for the first time in over six months, official data indicates.Public Health England (PHE) statistics from Sunday showed no fatalities within 28 days of a positive Covid-19 test in the UK capital, while the country as a whole recorded 19 deaths. The last daily record of zero deaths in the capital was on September 14 before a second wave of the coronavirus pandemic struck Britain.The data for Covid-19 deaths is usually lower on Mondays due to a lag in authorities reporting numbers over the weekend but the latest...…London (CNN)London has recorded zero daily deaths from Covid-19 in a single day for the first time in over six months, official data indicates.Public Health England (PHE) statistics from Sunday showed no fatalities within 28 days of a positive Covid-19 test in the UK capital, while the country as a whole recorded 19 deaths. The last daily record of zero deaths in the capital was on September 14 before a second wave of the coronavirus pandemic struck Britain.The data for Covid-19 deaths is usually lower on Mondays due to a lag in authorities reporting numbers over the weekend but the latest...WW…

By , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — Dozens of doctors from the Paris public hospital group (AP-HP) warned on Sunday they were preparing to have to triage patients in the next two weeks, amid fears of surging Covid-19 cases in the French capital., 41 ICU and emergency doctors pointed to a “glaring mismatch between needs and available resources” and warned that “we already know that our capacities will be exceeded” in two weeks time.“We will be forced to select which patients get access to the ICUs and which do not in order to save as many lives as possible. This triage will involve...…By , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — Dozens of doctors from the Paris public hospital group (AP-HP) warned on Sunday they were preparing to have to triage patients in the next two weeks, amid fears of surging Covid-19 cases in the French capital., 41 ICU and emergency doctors pointed to a “glaring mismatch between needs and available resources” and warned that “we already know that our capacities will be exceeded” in two weeks time.“We will be forced to select which patients get access to the ICUs and which do not in order to save as many lives as possible. This triage will involve...WW…

(CNN)The head of the Serbian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Irinej, died in a Belgrade hospital on Friday after , according to a statement from the church. Irinej, who was 90, led an open-casket funeral service for the church's top cleric in Montenegro, Metropolitan Amfilohije Radović, on November 1. Three days later, Irinej was admitted to hospital after testing .Amfilohije's body had been displayed in an open casket during the service before being interred in the crypt of the church in Podgorica, Montenegro.A large crowd had gathered in front of the crowded church, with only a few of the...…(CNN)The head of the Serbian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Irinej, died in a Belgrade hospital on Friday after , according to a statement from the church. Irinej, who was 90, led an open-casket funeral service for the church's top cleric in Montenegro, Metropolitan Amfilohije Radović, on November 1. Three days later, Irinej was admitted to hospital after testing .Amfilohije's body had been displayed in an open casket during the service before being interred in the crypt of the church in Podgorica, Montenegro.A large crowd had gathered in front of the crowded church, with only a few of the...WW…

By and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — A city in the has severed ties with its sister city in after the latter declared itself an “LGBT-free zone.”Nieuwegein, a city near Utrecht in central Netherlands, released a statement announcing the immediate end to its friendly relationship with the Polish city of Pulawy on Wednesday.The Nieuwegein City Council called on the municipal executive council to sever ties on July 13 after becoming aware of recent reports on the treatment of members of the LGBT community in Pulawy.“In Nieuwegein everyone is allowed to be who he or she is,...…By and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — A city in the has severed ties with its sister city in after the latter declared itself an “LGBT-free zone.”Nieuwegein, a city near Utrecht in central Netherlands, released a statement announcing the immediate end to its friendly relationship with the Polish city of Pulawy on Wednesday.The Nieuwegein City Council called on the municipal executive council to sever ties on July 13 after becoming aware of recent reports on the treatment of members of the LGBT community in Pulawy.“In Nieuwegein everyone is allowed to be who he or she is,...WW…