SW China's Sichuan activates top flood emergency response 

Southwest China's Sichuan Province on Tuesday activated its highest-level flood-control response for the first time on record, as rain-induced floods ravaged parts of the province.
Heatstroke kills 26 in Tokyo over 9 days
Officials in Tokyo say 26 people died of heatstroke in the metropolitan area over nine days through Monday, as a severe heat wave continues to grip Japan.
Colombia reports 476,660 COVID-19 cases, 15,372 deaths
The Colombian Ministry of Health and Social Protection on Monday recorded 8,328 new COVID-19 infections and 275 more deaths in the last 24 hours, raising the country's total number of confirmed ---------
Hundreds protest in Madrid against virus restrictions

Thousands of S. Korea church members quarantined over virus
Thousands of Protestant church members in Seoul have been asked to quarantine, South Korean authorities said Monday, as the country battles virus clusters linked to religious groups.
U.S. COVID-19 deaths top 170,000 -- Johns Hopkins University
U.S. COVID-19 deaths have surpassed the 170,000 mark, according to the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University.
Bangladesh reports over 2,000 new COVID-19 cases, 32 new deaths
Bangladesh reported more than 2,000 new COVID-19 cases and 32 new deaths on Sunday, making the total tally at over 276,000 and total deaths at 3,657, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said.