Headlines
  • Saudi Arabia attacks the Houthi-held city of Hodeidah in Yemen.
  • According to Iranian army spokesman Mohammad Akraminia, recent IRGC attacks in Erbil, Iraq, destroyed "almost all" US military infrastructure.
  • After a vehicle drove into a crowd on Saturday during Berlin's LGBTQ celebrations, police confirmed a manhunt was underway.
  • Nearly 260,000 people have been forced to flee due to uncontrolled wildfires that are blazing on Saturday in the southwest of France near Madrid, the capital of Spain prompted French government to send out its military.
  • Eight people, including six children, were discovered dead inside a Michigan home on Friday.
  • Flavio Bolsonaro, son of Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro, was officially announced on Saturday as the candidate from his father's Liberal Party to challenge the incumbent President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.
  • The most recent Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has claimed over 1,309 lives.
  • In Syria, two buses collided, which caused at least 35 deaths and 30 injuries.

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September 2, 2020

Uganda’s Poor Face Brunt of COVID-19 School...

COVID-19 has created a new normal for school children learning by video applications and broadcast channels, including in Uganda. But while many embrace the new normal, not all families are able to afford paying for data or even electricity for the television

American Artist Makes Lethal Virus Her...

With the coronavirus outbreak, people worldwide have become preoccupied with a threat so physically small that it can’t be seen. The invisible world of viruses has long fascinated multi-media artist Laura Splan, who is artist in residence at a biotech lab researching Covid-19

How China Dominates Global Battery Supply...

Cobalt has emerged as one of the hottest commodities in the new energy revolution because it is widely used in electric vehicles as well as computer and consumer electronics. But unlike graphite, which China has significant natural reserves, the country’s cobalt reserves accounts for only about 1% of the world’s total. The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) produces more than 60% of the world’s mined cobalt.

Botswana Hopes Mysterious Elephant Deaths Are...

Botswana’s neighbor, Zimbabwe, recorded its first mysterious deaths last week, with the loss of at least 11 elephants. Wildlife authorities there say the cause appears to be a bacterial infection

Afghanistan: Measures in Place to Curb...

The Afghan government said it has taken the necessary measures to curb the use of drugs by its police forces amid a report published last week by the U.S. Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR), which said Afghan agencies found that half of the police forces in the southern provinces used drugs

Spain Prepares to Reopen Schools...

The number of COVID-19 infections has been rising in Spain, one of the early epicenters of the pandemic

Business Soaring for Swimming Booking App...

Thousands of public pools throughout the U.S. are still closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. That is one reason why business is booming for the creators of an app that allows people to rent out their private pools for a few hours. The app is called “Swimply” and its founder says business has soared

Tibetan Soldier in Indian Army Killed...

The governments of India and China accused each other’s militaries Monday of making provocative maneuvers along the Line of Actual Control, their de-facto Himalayan border, but officials from neither country provided exact details of what had happened

Beslan Remembers 334 Victims Of Deadly...

The southern Russian town of Beslan has begun three days of mourning to remember 334 people who died in the 2004 school siege. It was one of the worst terror attacks in Russian history and 184 children were among the victims

September 1, 2020

Interview With Belarus Opposition Leader Sviatlana...

Belarus opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya talks to Voice of America about the political crisis in her country, prospects for a peaceful resolution, why she left the country, and western involvement in Belarussian affairs

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