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: March 2021
What The Paycheck Protection Program Means...
Beginning Wednesday, February 24th—and until March 9—only businesses with less than twenty employees may apply for a loan. This gives banks and lenders time to work with small businesses, which tend to get overlooked. The changes also allow sole proprietors to receive aid
Israel Begins Vaccinating Palestinian Workers
Most Palestinians remain without access to the COVID vaccine, but Israel is vaccinating Palestinian laborers who work in Israel and the Jewish settlements in the West Bank
Myanmar Anti-Junta Activists Mount Boycott of...
As protests and violent suppression by troops grind on in Myanmar, coup opponents are stepping up a campaign to make China rethink its support for the military junta, including a boycott of imports from their giant neighbor and threats against a major Chinese energy pipeline and port
UN Secretary-General Briefs Press on Ten...
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres briefs reporters on ten years of ongoing conflict in Syria
With Its Sputnik Vaccine Going Global,...
With the Kremlin cutting deals to ship its Sputnik V vaccine to countries struggling to combat the coronavirus, Russian soft power is on display. Yet the global outreach campaign is happening amid signs the government is struggling to inoculate its own population at home
COVID-19:Child Marriage
Ten million additional child marriages may occur before the end of the decade, threatening years of progress in reducing the practice, according to a new analysis released by UNICEF
Kenya Donkeys Under Threat From Poaching
large parts of Africa, including Kenya, the humble donkey has been under threat from poaching for allegedly magic potions. To discourage thieves, Kenya last year banned donkey slaughterhouses and this month is holding its first donkey festival to encourage their protection
Chinese Rights Lawyers Incommunicado After Filing...
Chinese human rights lawyer Wang Yu, who was honored by the U.S. as an International Woman of Courage (IWOC) on Monday, remained incommunicado on Tuesday after failing to attend an online award ceremony, amid fears that she and her husband Bao Longjun are being held by state security police.
UN Security Council Holds Videoconference in...
T. S. Tirumurti, Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations, addresses the videoconference with Security Council members in connection with the United Nations Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan (UNITAMS) -UN Photo by Evan Schneider
Venezuela Refugee Musicians in Chile
Former choir director Ana Marvez could not stand to see the musical skills of her fellow Venezuelans go to waste in Chile, their host country. To showcase those hidden talents, she started an orchestra