Headlines- A missile has struck the US embassy in Baghdad, Iraq.
- Israeli strikes hit apartment buildings in the suburbs of north Beirut and the city of south Lebanon.
- On Friday, US President Donald Trump said that he ordered the U.S. Central Command to launch an attack on Iran's Kharg Island.
- Iran's drone and missile launches have drastically reduced, according to US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, and its new supreme commander is "wounded and likely disfigured."
- Thousands of people had gathering in Iran's capital's central square on Friday for an annual state-sponsored rally to support of the Palestinians and demanding the demise of Israel when a massive explosion rocked the area.
- All sides involved in the US-Israeli attack on Iran were urged by UN humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher to ensure that aid could cross the Strait of Hormuz safely.
- The remains of 84 Iranian sailors who died when a US submarine sank their naval vessel have been repatriated by Sri Lanka.
- After losing refueling aircraft over Iraq, the US launches rescue operations.
Tag: COVID-19
COVID Ecuador Guayaquil Health Crisis
Ecuador is struggling to cope with mounting cases of coronavirus infections, now numbering more than 4,400 according to a Johns Hopkins University monitoring site. Almost 250 people have died from the illness, with the port city of Guayaquil the hardest hit. So many people have died there that the morgues are filled, and the bodies of other victims are going uncollected
Street Performer Starts Feeding The Homeless...
Just a few months ago, a woman named Princess Dumebi worked as a street performer on Hollywood Boulevard. However, after the coronavirus pandemic hit California, she – like hundreds of thousands of other people in the country – lost her job. But she refused to stay at home doing nothing
Amid Coronavirus Scare, Indian Authorities Make...
Hiding of travel history – particularly to a foreign land, has become a trend all over India. Very recently, a person in the northern Union Territory of Kashmir was slapped with multiple sections of the IPC, including Section 270, for hiding his travel history to Pakistan and for trying to circumvent the screening and surveillance process imposed to try and prevent the spread o coronavirus pandemic
COVID Rome Easter
It is usually the most crowded week of the year in the Eternal City, but for the first time in recorded history, Rome – including the Vatican – are deserted on Holy Week as travel and fear of contagion keep thousands of pilgrims away.
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Myanmar nationals comprise the largest migrant worker population in Thailand, with recent estimates putting the figure at 2.3 million, according to a 2019 report by the International Organization for Migration. Most of the laborers are from Mon and Kayin states and Bago and Yangon regions, according to labor activists
Pandemic Prague: Streets Almost Deserted During...
Until the coronavirus crisis, the Czech capital was one of the most popular tourist destinations in the world and its streets were jammed with tourists. Now, a national state of emergency is in effect, the borders are mostly closed, and everyone in the country is required to cover their face in public
Covid-19 in India: Two Journalists Unjustly...
In particular, he discovered hungry children forced to eat grass for livestock because their parents, confined, cannot work and no longer earn enough daily wages to support their families
Smart Thermometer Shows Fevers Dropping in...
the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, one sign that social distancing measures may be working is that people’s temperatures – a symptom of the virus – are dropping in some cities in the U.S., according to a smart thermometer company. The data could give health officials an early look into how the virus is progressing
NYC Virus Deaths Exceed 3,200, Topping...
New York state recorded 731 new coronavirus deaths, its biggest one-day jump yet, for a statewide toll of nearly 5,500, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said
COVID 19 South Sudan Preparedness
South Sudan on Sunday announced its first confirmed coronavirus infection, a United Nations staff member, becoming one the last African countries to confirm the virus. But, years of civil war and low funding have left the world’s youngest nation with a fragile healthcare system, raising fears that the virus – if left unchecked – could quickly spread