Headlines- After an Iranian attack on a container ship in the Strait of Hormuz earlier in the weekend that set it on fire and left a crew member missing, the United States launched several waves of strikes on Iran on Sunday.
- Antonio Guterres, the secretary-general of the United Nations, voiced his "deep concern" over the escalating attacks in Iran and warned "catastrophic consequences" on a global scale if parties resume "full-scale hostilities."
- Iran has denounced the latest wave of American attacks on its territory, claiming that they have "rendered futile" all of the past few months' diplomatic efforts..
- In order "to continue degrading their ability to attack civilian mariners and commercial ships" in the Strait of Hormuz, the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said on Sunday that its forces had carried out more strikes against Iran.
- A bar fire in Bangkok, the capital of Thailand, claimed at least 27 lives and injured over 60 more.
Month: February 2020
Virus Flight Suspensions Interrupt Chinese Imports...
With the coronavirus continuing to spread in China, its economic impact is already been felt in East African markets cut off from their Chinese suppliers
Groom My Ride
In 1994, Lezlie Hiner started ‘Work to Ride,’ a program for urban youth from low-income families or challenging environments. The program provides young people with a fun and challenging environment for gaining life skills and confidence
Kyrgyz Workers Hunt For Coal Scraps...
In the Kyrgyz capital, Bishkek, about 200 people work in shifts to search through the ash dump of a heating plant. Desperately poor, they are looking for unburned pieces of coal to sell. It’s hard work, but the only way to make a living for many of them during the winter
Low Turnout Frustrates Election In North...
President Paul Biya after voting on Sunday in Yaounde told State media, CRTV, that the calls for boycott are coming from a “Minority political parties”, hence, it has no effect on the polls. The President further revealed that regional elections will hold in the near future, to polish Cameroon’s democratization process
‘Where it Begins’: Young Hungry Locusts...
Small and wingless, the hopping young locusts are the next wave in the outbreak that threatens more than 10 million people across the region with a severe hunger crisis
92nd Oscars, Academy Awards
The 92nd Oscars at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, CA on Sunday, February 9th
American Stories
A Texas-based startup is giving consumers a unique way to memorialize their loved ones, by turning their cremated ashes into diamonds…Food is love, as the old saying goes. Cooking a great meal is a way to say thanks or to show how much you care for someone. But at the Dog Tag Bakery they have a unique way of saying how much they appreciate military veterans
Serving Compassion With Dinner for People...
This restaurant in the town of Herndon in Virginia looks like a typical diner where whole families come to enjoy a hearty meal. But this restaurant serves more than just good food, it serves some people with very special needs
Whistleblower Doctor Who Died Becomes ‘Face’...
Posters calling Li a hero accused the Chinese government of trying to cover up the virus. The hashtag “I want freedom of speech” trended on Weibo, China’s equivalent of Twitter, receiving 1.8 million views before censors took it down
Hundreds Flee To Kyrgyzstan After Deadly...
The clashes, which erupted overnight on February 8, were some of the worst ethnic violence in years in the Zhambyl region in southern Kazakhstan, sending hundreds across the border into neighboring Kyrgyzstan. It is not yet known what sparked the violence, which pitted ethnic Kazakhs against Dungans, a Muslim group of Chinese origin