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.
Tag: Corona Virus
Thailand Coronavirus
The new coronavirus, has exceeded 1,1000 deaths as the global community intensifies efforts to stem the crisis. In Thailand, where scientists had predicted a bigger outbreak of the virus, updated information has been sporadic, leaving many Thais – especially broadcasters and other in the media – to wonder if some cases are going undetected, or unreported
Virus Storytellers Challenge China’s Official Narrative
Never have so many Chinese, including victims and health care workers, used their phones to televise their experiences of a disaster, she said. That’s partly because the more than 50 million people locked down in cities under quarantine are “really anxious and bored and their lives have pretty much stopped.”
China Removes Two Hubei Officials Amid...
Wuhan Communist Party secretary Ma Guoqiang admitted last week that officials could have halted the epidemic if they had imposed travel restrictions sooner. Some five million people are believed to have fled the city before quarantine restrictions were imposed
North Korea Refugee Journeys Complicated by...
A vast transportation lockdown meant to contain the spread of the coronavirus in China is forcing many North Korean refugees to suspend their escape to freedom. That is leaving many would-be defectors stranded in a country that has long sent them back home to certain punishment. The development comes as the number of North Korean defectors to South Korea has already dramatically slowed
Coronavirus Anxiety: Will Chinese Factories Open...
Many U.S. companies are collectively holding their breath wondering if Chinese factories will open Monday
Tourists Visiting Hollywood for the Oscars...
As the number of U.S. cases of coronavirus continues to inch upward, some people are getting panicky. But the health scare doesn’t seem to impress many tourists visiting Los Angeles to watch the upcoming Oscars ceremony this weekend
Senegal’s International Airport Defends Against Coronavirus
In Dakar, Senegal’s international airport is taking steps to prevent the coronavirus from entering the country after the first suspected case in Africa was flagged in January. But while the suspected case in Ivory Coast tested negative, Senegal’s Blaise Diagne Airport is preparing just in case
Flu Scare: Chinese Americans Worry About...
As public health officials grapple with the coronavirus, some Chinese Americans worry that there will be a backlash against their community as fears of the illness turn into fear of Chinese people
China Clamps Down on Independent Reporting...
Government censors have also deleted accounts belonging to medical imaging experts Zhang Bo and Zhang Xiaochun of Wuhan University’s Zhongnan Hospital after they posted a request for diagnosis to be made through CT scans rather than genetic tests of the virus