Headlines- Sheik Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani, the prime minister of Qatar, will visit Tehran on Thursday and meet with several Iranian officials to discuss ways to de-escalate tensions.
- According to a notice on a Treasury Department website, the US has imposed sanctions on the Palestine Action group and designated it as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist.
- A huge flash flood in Nepal ravaged villages, killing at least 160 people and leaving hundreds more missing for.
- At least one person was killed and over a dozen people were injured on Wednesday when a person crashed a car into a crowd in the northwest French city of Caen.
- Wildfires that sweft through several Algerian provinces claimed the lives of twelve people..
Month: April 2020
Covid-19: “Humanitarian Aid for the South...
According to UN data, about 6 million people, 60% of the population, urgently need humanitarian assistance, 20% more than last year. “The country would be in a critical situation if it were to face an epidemic of this type”, notes Father Christian. In February and in the first weeks of March there were numerous movements with the neighboring states: “It is feared, therefore, that the virus may spread also in South Sudan – explains the Comboni priest – while the hope is that the hot climate limits the spread of contagion; but we will only know in a couple of weeks”
Pakistan Warns UN Against Human Crisis...
Pakistan Minister for States and Frontier Regions (SAFRON) on Sunday warned the Prosperous World and the United Nations against developing human crisis in Afghan refugee camps due to prolonged lockdown situation amidst coronavirus outbreak
Privacy Concerns Over Govt. Moves To...
Issue of privacy also arose after another southern state Kerala directed authorities to use telephone call records, CCTV footage and mobile phone GPS systems for tracking down of primary and secondary contacts of coronavirus patients. Authorities also published detailed time and date maps of the movement of people who tested positive
Pickleball Coach Proves Age Doesn’t Matter...
66 year-old Helen White doesn’t believe in stereotypes. She is sure anyone can do anything – regardless of age. That’s why she is a pickleball coach, and promotes this unusual sport based loosely on tennis as way for the elderly to have fun and exercise
During NYC Beauty Salon Shutdown, Some...
Hair and nail salons across New York City have been ordered shut down, effectively putting thousands of stylists and technicians, many of them immigrants, out of work. While some are taking a wait-and-see approach, others are risking their health to meet with clients privately
Thai Muslims Stranded in India Seek...
The Tablighi Jamaat (“Society for Spreading Faith”) is a global missionary movement whose primary purpose is to encourage Muslims everywhere to be more religiously observant, according to Pew Research Center, a think-tank based in Washington, D.C.
China Targets Thousands Who Spoke Out...
Since state news agency Xinhua first reported that President Xi Jinping would lead “a people’s war” on the epidemic on Jan. 20, police had handled 5,111 cases of “fabricating and deliberately disseminating false and harmful information,” according to a Feb. 21 statement from the ministry of public security
Ukrainian City Digs Mass Graves For...
Caretakers of public cemeteries in Dnipro, a city in southeastern Ukraine, have been ordered to dig 600 graves and thousands of body bags have been preordered for potential coronavirus victims. Bulldozers could be seen working for days in several of Dnipro’s cemeteries. City authorities told Current Time they wanted to be prepared in advance, but also to show residents that it’s important to observe the mandatory quarantine. Nevertheless, many could be seen on April 3 in city parks and playgrounds without protective face masks
Russian Authorities Detain Doctor Who Exposed...
According to a communique released by Amnesty International, Anastasia Vasilyeva, her colleagues from the Alliance of Doctors union, and accompanying journalists were detained at the entrance to Okulovka, a village in Novgorod region (western Russia) on 2 April. The volunteers had brought masks and other protective equipment for medics at the local hospital
Philippines: Two Journalists Face Two Months...
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calls on the Philippine prosecution to drop all charges against journalists on the grounds of an article of law which, under the guise of fighting “false information” linked to Covid-19, constitutes serious violation of press freedom