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: Coronavirus Status
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The coronavirus pandemic has forced Portuguese authorities to face longstanding issues of homelessness and inadequate housing. In the midst of COVID-19, a large number of families – many of them African migrants from – continue to live in hazardous conditions in the Lisbon slum of Bairro da Torre
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Nigerian Officials Worry as Citizens Flout...
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As Kenya sees a jump in confirmed cases of COVID-19, the country’s colorful public transport buses, called matatus, have launched a progrm in the capital for passenger contact tracing. If a rider tests positive for the virus, other commuters will get an alert that they should go for testing
Ukrainian Doctors Say Situation Critical After...
The situation in many Ukrainian hospitals is critical, doctors say, after a spike in the number of coronavirus cases in the country
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Zimbabwe’s Ministry of Health says there are now 184 children, who have contracted COVID-19 at John Tallach High School where at least 607 students and teachers are quarantined