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: December 2020
Stay-At-Home Dad Artist
Stay-At-Home Dad Artist TV - Ron Johnson is a wood artist and stay-at-home dad
Thailand’s 2020 Marked by COVID Pandemic,...
Thailand contended with a multi-pronged crisis in 2020 – the COVID pandemic, an economy flatlined by it, and a youth-led pro-democracy movement demanding widespread reform to Thai society and its once untouchable monarchy. Vijitra Duangdee reports for VOA from Bangkok-VOA NEWS Subscribe Our You Tube Channel
Russia Vaccine Rollout
Earlier this year, Russia claimed victory in the global race for a vaccine against the coronavirus. But as Charles Maynes reports from Moscow, the Kremlin’s new challenge is the vaccine’s rollout, and convincing Russians the drug is both safe and effective
Pandemic Sparked New Hair Trends in...
COVID has forced many people to become their own hair stylists
Volunteer Group Helps Clean Miami Beaches
Florida is known for its beaches but keeping them clean is hard work
Thank COVID-19 for Bringing New Hollywood...
COVID-19 was the main protagonist of the film industry during 2020. This nefarious character dominated the saga of Hollywood’s struggles at the box office with moviegoers staying home and theater chains going bust
Netflix Hit ‘Queen’s Gambit’ Spurs Interest...
Even before the Netflix hit “The Queens Gambit” aired on television COVID had sparked more interest in the game of Chess. In this piece narrated by Anna Rice, Elena Wolf talks about the game with Russian grandmaster Garry Kasparov
Ethiopian Refugees Say War Raging in...
Sudan is hosting more than 50,000 refugees who fled the fighting in Ethiopia’s Tigray region. Despite the Ethiopian government’s announcement that fighting in Tigray is over, many of the refugees say it is not safe enough to go home
A Story of an Euthopian Refugee
Nigsty was about to become a mother when conflict forced her out of her home in Ethiopia’s Tigray region. Heavily pregnant, she walked for three days and delivered a baby girl in Sudan, where it was safe. What does the future hold for a young family forced to flee their home?
Uganda Opposition Leader Wearing Bulletproof Vest...
Bobi Wine says security forces are stopping him from campaigning, often with tear gas and rubber bullets. Ugandan police say they are enforcing COVID-19 guidelines