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: July 2020
Black Lives Matter NYC Mural
A large mural dedicated to the Black Lives Matter movement is being completed in New York City’s Harlem neighborhood. The mural will become part of the famous 125th Street in the heart of the historically Africa-American district. There are plans for similar works of art celebrating racial justice to appear in each of NYC’s five boroughs
Turkey Hagia Sophia
Turkish President Recep Tayyip faces a growing backlash over plans to convert Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia, the former Greek Orthodox cathedral that is now a museum, into a mosque. Once eastern Christianity’s greatest church, it was turned into a mosque after the Ottoman conquest in the 15th century and then a museum in the 1930’s
COVID-19: WHO Announces Initiation of the...
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Press Conference by Head of UN...
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‘It’s Been Years, But There’s Been...
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Trash Talk: Cleaning Up A Siberian...
A Siberian village, Tayezhnyy, was swamped with trash when Ilona Domracheva moved there. She didn’t like what she saw and, in a short time, she mobilized the community to help clean up. She may have won a battle, but the war on waste goes on
Scientists Studying Contents of 27 Kilometer...
One hundred meters beneath the borders of France and Switzerland, near the city of Geneva, there is a tunnel, 27 kilometers around, called the Large Hadron Collider. That is where scientists are working to answer one of life’s biggest riddles: What is the universe made of?
Increase In Cyber Attacks On Indian...
This was not an isolated incident in the Western state of India as revealed by the cyber crime unit of the state. In fact reports have now emerged that a large number of people have been subjected to online extortion threats from hackers such as this one. The hackers reportedly claimed that they had complete access to the personal data of the targets and demand money, in many cases in bitcoins in exchange of not making public the details of websites that had been accessed by the target in recent times
Crimes Based on Religious Discrimination Cannot...
The widow reports that, in these days, her family members have been again threatened and attacked. And she says: “I am powerless and seeking justice, but I also think: what justice will I get? Nobody can give my husband back. My mother and brother are still recovering from their wounds. They had left the house to try to help Nadeem and one of the bullets hit my mother in the shoulder. My children and I have lived in fear since that day”
San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge Has...
Millions flock to San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge each year for the stunning visuals. Now, a recent safety upgrade has accidentally turned the bridge into a giant ambient music generator