Headlines
  • After United States halted its strikes on Iran for the last two nights, the Iranian military said it had halted retaliation airstrikes against US allies in the Middle East.
  • Reopening the Strait of Hormuz and their respective territorial waterways is a topic of ongoing talks between Iran and Oman.
  • Iran's foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, personally blamed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of carrying out the Caspian Sea attack at Israel's behest.
  • After a nearly 24-hour search in downtown Berlin following the Pride attack, Abdul Ballout, a German citizen with Lebanese roots killed.
  • Since the start of the year, wildfires in France have burned around 115,000 hectares, according to Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez on Sunday.
  • Eight people, including six children, were discovered dead inside a Michigan home on Friday.

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October 30, 2020

India Pandemic Learning

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‘I Lived My Life as I’d...

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A Court Approves the Kidnapping of...

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Indonesia Mum on Fate of Uyghur...

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October 28, 2020

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Kenya’s Job Market Ravaged by Coronavirus

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Disinfecting public spaces is a major undertaking but it is essential for a safe return to normal activity. Now an army of robots that uses ultra-violet light to disinfect surfaces and the air

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