Headlines- After a temporary suspension, Emirates said the airline "will resume operations."
- On Saturday, US President Donald Trump said that Iran will be "hit very hard" and that he was thinking about extending the strikes to other targets..
- At least five ballistic missile launches from Iran have been detected by the Israelis since midnight.
- Mehrabad Airport in Tehran is hit by strikes
- The Prince Sultan Air Base was the target of a ballistic missile that Saudi Arabia's military intercepted and destroyed, according to the country's defense ministry.
- Heavy gunfire on Friday injured three peacekeepers from the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon inside their base in southwest Lebanon.
- To put an end to the bloodshed, UN Secretary-General António Guterres urged serious diplomatic negotiations..
- In a social media post, President Trump said that "no deal" other than "unconditional surrender" will be with Iran.
- Iran reportedly receives intelligence from Russia on US targets.
Month: September 2020
Virus and Poverty: the Phenomenon of...
Early marriage is a widespread practice in some traditional communities from Indonesia to India, Pakistan and Vietnam, but the numbers of the phenomenon – warns the NGO – had gradually decreased in recent years, thanks to the commitment of organizations and associations that encourage women’s access to education and health services
WHO: World Must Learn from COVID,...
Brazil reported 14,521 new cases on Sunday, and while it now trails India in terms of overall cases, the country still trails only the United States in terms of deaths with 126,650.
In Somalia, COVID Fears Prevent Maternal...
Somali health authorities say the number of maternal checkups and childhood vaccinations have plunged during the pandemic as many people fear catching COVID-19 at clinics and hospitals. Healthcare workers worry the lack of medical care for pregnant women and children could result in a wave of common diseases that take more victims than COVID-19
African Couples Find Ways to Marry...
Marriage. In these socially distanced times, even the ceremony itself can’t always bring couples – and their families – together
Land Donor’s Descendants Complicate Removal of...
The battle to remove a statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee in Richmond, Virginia is complicated by the land donor’s descendants, who are fighting to keep the statue in place. Virginia’s governor and Black Lives Matter want the statue removed as they consider it a symbol of white supremacy
WHO: Noncommunicable Diseases Increase Risk of...
Noncommunicable diseases kill more than 40 million people a year worldwide. The World Health Organization says seven out of 10 deaths globally are caused by cardiovascular diseases, cancer, diabetes, respiratory and other NCDs
India Records Fresh COVID-19 Cases
India, one of the biggest COVID-19 epicenters, is adding new cases at the world’s fastest rate. Even as it approaches the 4 million mark, though, authorities are opening the economy as they focus on mitigating the devastating impact of the pandemic on millions of people
Father Of Pakistani Child With Polio...
Abdullah Khan’s 11-month-old son, Hamza, contracted polio after the family refused to let a visiting health team in Pakistan’s Balochistan region give his child vaccination drops. He’s now urging other parents not to make the same mistake. Pakistan resumed a polio-vaccination campaign in July after efforts were halted by attacks on aid workers and the coronavirus pandemic
‘Lin Zhao Changed My Life’: Interview...
Mao-era Chinese dissident Lin Zhao, whose birth name was Peng Lingzhao, was a writer who grew up near Nanjing, in the eastern province of Jiangsu. Initially a star student at the prestigious Peking University, Lin was branded a “rightist” and a “class enemy” in the 1950s for her criticism of then-supreme leader Mao Zedong’s Anti-Rightist Movement targeting intellectuals.
Women-owned NY Businesses May Not Survive...
About one-third of the New York City’s 240,000 small businesses may never reopen after the coronavirus pandemic is over, according to a report by the business group Partnership for New York City. Among them are small businesses owned by women