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Emergency workers in Galicia, northwest Spain, pull the bus involved in a crash that killed seven on Christmas Eve out of the Lerez river. The bus plunged into the river from a height of nearly 30 metres (100 feet) after crashing through the barriers on the bridge above. Investigators are looking into the cause of the accident, which only the driver and one passenger survived. IMAGES
Flooded water surrounding the banks of the river Zab Asfal in Altun Kubri, some 50 kilometres south or Arbil, after torrential rains caused flash floods in northern Iraq killing several. IMAGES
The number of people who have died from Covid-19 around the world has passed three million, according to an AFP tally, as the number of fatalities continues to rise despite vaccination campaigns. IMAGES
The coronavirus pandemic has now killed more than 29,000 people in France with 81 new deaths in 24 hours in French hospitals. IMAGES
The coronavirus pandemic has killed more than 275,000 people worldwide since it began in China late last year, with more than 85 percent of fatalities in Europe and the United States, according to an AFP tally compiled from official figures at 1615 GMT on Saturday. VIDEOGRAPHIC
The coronavirus pandemic has claimed more than 200,000 deaths worldwide, nearly 90 percent of which were in Europe or the United States, according to an AFP tally at 1900 GMT on Saturday based on official figures. ANIMATED VIDEO