dead

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One person is confirmed dead in neighbouring Uganda with a further six confirmed infected after Monday saw the health ministry confirm two new cases.

From Barron's • May 25, 2026

So far, upwards of 3,000 people have died in Iran alone, with thousands dead in Lebannon, and hundreds of casualties in other countries in the region.

From Salon • May 25, 2026

In one of his Instagram ask-me-anything sessions in March, Bosworth defended the company’s metaverse ambitions, saying virtual reality wasn’t dead and that the company was continuing to invest in it.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

With cemeteries inaccessible during Sudan’s bloody civil war, residents of Khartoum resorted to burying their dead in just about any spare plot of land.

From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2026

He was caught between the living and the dead.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver