France on Sunday reported almost 4,900 new coronavirus cases over the last 24 hours, its highest figure since May, as the health minister acknowledged there were "risks" in the surging infection levels.
At least nine people were killed and 17 others wounded in twin blasts in Sulu province in the southern Philippines around noon time Monday, the military and police said.
Wildfires in the US state of California continue to rage amid a heat wave and dry weather, killing at least five people and forcing nearly 120,000 to evacuate.
Brazil on Sunday reported it registered 494 deaths from the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in the previous 24 hours, the lowest number of fatalities in a single day since May 31.
Flooding caused by heavy rains has killed six people along Turkey’s Black Sea coast and left 11 others missing, including some rescue workers, officials said Sunday.