Survivors

'Half of COVID-19 survivors show one symptom even two years after infection'

According to a Lancet study, fatigue or muscle weakness were the symptoms most often reported and fell from 52 per cent at six months to 30 per cent at two years

Havana hotel death toll increased to 31 as crews with dogs search for survivors

Authorities said the cause of the explosion at the Hotel Saratoga was still under investigation, but believed it to have been caused by a gas leak

Two more survivors pulled from collapsed building in China, dozens feared missing

There are now 16 people believed to remain trapped, according to authorities, while no contact has been made with nearly 40 others

In #MeToo era, 'solidarity' requires taking better care of the stories and survivors of sexual violence

We have been hearing accounts of sexual violence in an unprecedented manner online for almost half a decade now. But even after several waves of #MeToo, we are still struggling to get the concept of solidarity right.

Strong 6.2 magnitude quake shakes Mexico City; no immediate reports of damage or casualties

A strong 6.2 magnitude quake shook Mexico on Saturday, causing panic in traumatized Mexico City, where rescuers trying to free people trapped from this week's earlier earthquake had to suspend work

Donald and Melania Trump meet Hurricane Harvey victims in Houston

An upbeat and optimistic president visited with victims of Harvey on Saturday, touring a Houston mega-shelter housing hundreds of displaced people and briefly walking streets lined with soggy, discarded possessions.

Utkal Express derailment: Survivors recount crash, say death toll could have been higher

Dazed survivors recounted the horrific Kalinga Utkal Express train disaster in Khatauli, saying the death toll would have been much more but for the timely help rendered by residents of the Uttar Pradesh town.

Sierra Leone mudslides: As survivors pick through debris, 600 missing are likely dead

Survivors picking through the debris of Sierra Leone's deadly mudslides are facing the reality that most, if not all, of the estimated 600 people missing are dead.

China landslide: Rescue crews recover nine bodies as search operations continue

Chinese crews have recovered nine bodies and are still searching for 109 others about 30 hours after a massive landslide buried a picturesque mountain village in the southwestern province of Sichuan.

London fire: Death toll at Grenfell Tower may never be known due to irregular sublets

The death toll from the horrific tower block blaze in London may never be known because some of the apartments in the building may have been irregularly sublet.