Headlines- Israel conducts more attacks on Tehran.
- In his first remark since taking over for his killed father, Ali Khamenei, Iran's supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei demands that bases hosting US military in the area close or else attacks will continue.
- Three civilians are killed in the Lebanese village of Ain Ebel when Israeli soldiers bombard southern Lebanon.
- As world oil prices surged past $100 per barrel on Thursday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed down more than 700 points.
- On Thursday, an American military aerial refueling tanker involved in the American military campaign in Iran crashed in western Iraq.
- After losing refueling aircraft over Iraq, the US launches rescue operations.
Tag: COVID-19
Nigerian E-health Start-up Improving Access to...
The World Health Organization has warned that malaria deaths in Sub-Saharan Africa could double this year to 769,000 due to disruptions caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Nigeria has the highest cases of malaria in the world but with the global focus on controlling the spread of COVID-19, many malaria patients are not getting to hospitals and intervention could fall through the cracks. Nigerian technology startup Wellahealth is trying to bridge the gap with rapid malaria testing. Timothy Obiezu reports from Abuja
UN Secretary-General Launches Policy Brief on...
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres speaks with Dr. Heval Kelli, former Syrian Refugee and Cardiologist, during a launch of a new policy brief on the impact of COVID-19
A New Ebola Outbreak in Western...
Addressing reporters on 1 Jun in Geneva, Tedros said the Congolese Government announced today that a new Ebola outbreak was detected near the city of Mbandaka in Équateur Province.
2 Chinese Americans Use Art to...
Using their virtual paint brushes, two Chinese-American artists are honoring frontline fighters in the battle against COVID-19. And as VOA’s Jiu Dao reports, they are also documenting what New York City’s Chinatown is going through during these challenging times. Lin Yang narrates
The Work of Life
Meet frontline health workers who go back on the job even after they survive COVID-19
COVID-19: Good News
Avi Schiffmann is just 17-years-old, but already he has built one of the most popular coronavirus-tracking websites in the world. The site gets more than 30 million visits a day. Many consider Schiffman a genius. He’s been offered high-paying jobs and contracts. He’s the winner of 2020 Webby Award for Person of the Year. But even with all that, the teen says he wants to keep focusing on what he thinks is most important. Anush Avetisyan has the story..Internet Sensation Falcon Chicks
Contact Tracing Limits COVID 19 Cases...
Like the rest of the country, India’s northern state of Himachal Pradesh is battling the coronavirus pandemic but it has kept the number of cases relatively low with the help of extensive contact tracing and a network of community health workers. The state is also working to address the social stigma that is becoming associated with the infection in India
Zero Deaths from Covid-19, But a...
Laos has achieved a number of ambitious development goals thanks to the market liberalization reform plan (the “Chintanakhan Mai”) introduced in 1986. Poverty levels have halved from 46.0% in 1993 to 23.3%. 2013 and GDP growth has averaged 7.8% over the past decade, with marked improvements in education and health. In 2018 the results of this growth,
High-Level Event on Financing for Development...
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres takes part in the high-level virtual event on Financing for Development in the Era of COVID-19 and Beyond on 28 May 2020 at United Nations Headquarters, New York
COVID-19:Roma in Hardship
In northern Hungary, one of the European Union’s poorest regions, many Roma who live with hardship in the best of times are facing hunger as the coronavirus brings the economy to a halt