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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July 24, 2020

Ordeal in Indian Cities During Pandemic...

Indian cities, long a magnet for migrant workers, may be losing their lure for the millions who have joined the exodus back to their villages during the COVID-19 pandemic in the biggest reverse migration witnessed in India. As cities continue to grapple with rising infections and millions lose jobs, many are opting to start life all over again in the safer environment of their villages

COVID-19:Helping the Needy in Iraqi Kurdistan

After the outbreak of coronavirus in the Kurdistan region of Iraq, the regional government ordered lockdowns across the region and is asking everybody to stay at home. While the lockdown is impacting thousands, some people who used to depend on daily incomes are facing serious challenges providing food for their families

Tensions at Checkpoint Over Flag Impedes...

Kurdish forces say a planned joint counterterrorism raid with Iraqi forces against Islamic State militants was called off following a flag brawl with their Iraqi counterparts at a checkpoint in the north

Chinese Student Who Criticized President Xi...

Li Jiabao, who began his studies in Taiwan in February 2019, submitted a petition on Thursday to Taiwan’s Mainland Affairs Council (MAC), the executive department that handles the island’s troubled relationship with the Chinese Communist Party in Beijing

From the Health to the Economic...

During her presentation, Alicia Bárcena underscored that Latin America and the Caribbean is facing a civilizing crossroads and an exceptional time for rethinking and addressing the future with strengthened roles for the State, the market and society

July 23, 2020

A Wave of Sexual Harassment Claims...

Resulting in a public figure’s resignation over claims of sexual misconduct, the case became Russia’s first #MeToo moment. It also riled the country’s small community of independent journalists, who mostly fell on different sides of a generational divide. The young guard felt it was appropriate Kolpakov had left his post; veterans either thought the punishment was too harsh, or that what he had done was not abuse

Online Magician

Global tourism revenues are expected to fall by up to $3.3 trillion due to COVID-19 restrictions, according to a U.N. study published this month. When the coronavirus outbreak hit Japan, a tourism start-up built by an Indonesian man in Tokyo, was also hit hard. David John lost his main income in the blink of an eye

A Hausa Visual Artist

A visual artist in Nigeria’s conservative northern region is on a mission to challenge some stereotypes about women. These include the notion that certain trades are for men only and that women who venture into them are bound to fail. The 25-year-old artist, Maryam Umar Maigida, told VOA Hausa she also uses her paintings to demand justice for victims of sexual

COVID-19:Plight of Kenyan Private Teachers

The Kenya Private School Association (KPSA) is lobbying the government to help sustain their schools and teachers after authorities announced that, due to COVID-19, schools cannot open until January. Kenya’s Ministry of Education is supporting public schools and teachers but many private teachers have had to turn to other jobs to survive financially

Tibetan Exiles Continue Experiment in Democracy...

Lobsang Sangay, a Harvard-trained scholar of law, has now served two consecutive terms as Sikyong and will retire as president of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) when his present terms ends in May 2021

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