deaths

Deaths refer to the cessation of life, a biological event marking the end of an organism's existence. In a business-news context, it is often discussed in terms of excess mortality, public health crises, or legal cases involving fatalities.

Why it’s in the news: It is in the news due to its association with a range of current events, including a severe heatwave in France, an Ebola outbreak in the Congo, and a high-profile criminal trial in Germany.

Latest on deaths

• 7,300 excess deaths and counting as France battles historically hot summer
• Dissecting Chinese trial strategy in wake of deaths
• Ebola is driving up maternal deaths as pregnant women in Congo avoid hospitals
• Stopping statins in people over 75 at low risk for heart disease didn’t increase deaths
• German killer nurse probed over dozens more deaths
• America’s cyberforces grapple with cluster of deaths by suicide
• Landslide death toll rises to 11
• Europe's heatwave linked to 1,300 deaths

Connections

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