Headlines- Iran will retaliate with attacks against "nine countries" if the United States strikes Iranian military bases or "petrochemical" facilities, according to an adviser to Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei.
- At least 58 recruits were killed and over 200 others were injured when the Houthis launched three ballistic missiles at a training facility in Yemen's Shabwa governate. The death toll is anticipated to rise.
- After unrest, French authorities impose curfews in some areas of Paris, northern cities, and Nice.
- After looting damaged thousands of businesses over the weekend, French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu warned on Monday that he was ready to declare a state of emergency as authorities struggled to contain ongoing violence.
- Paul Mackenzie, a self-proclaimed preacher, and 28 accomplices were found guilty by a Mombasa, Kenya, court on Monday of killing 190 children and one adult as members of a well-known Christian starvation cult.
Tag: Corona Virus
Nigeria’s Displaced Camps Among Most Vulnerable...
More than a decade of Boko Haram militant attacks have displaced over two million Nigerians in the north, with hundreds of thousands living in internally displaced people’s camps. Medical experts worry the camps lack the spacing and sanitary conditions to prevent an outbreak of coronavirus, which has so far infected more than 370 people in Nigeria and killed 10
COVID 19 – Global Voices
Covid 19 has put millions of people around the world in the same place, suffering loss hardship and pain. Global voices in the coronavirus pandemic tells the emotional stories of their lives
India Lockdown: Human Rights Concerns Over...
Millions were left stranded on the highways of the country and with government agencies and NGOs trying to find them a rescue camp which are short in number
Smart Thermometer Shows Fevers Dropping in...
the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, one sign that social distancing measures may be working is that people’s temperatures – a symptom of the virus – are dropping in some cities in the U.S., according to a smart thermometer company. The data could give health officials an early look into how the virus is progressing
COVID Turkey – Lockdown Calls
Calls are mounting in Turkey for a lockdown as the coronavirus infection spreads, especially in the country’s largest city, Istanbul. But the government of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has refused, insisting that the wheels of the economy must keep turning
Kyiv Police Make Arrests Following Tougher...
There were some tense moments in the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, when police blocked access to a popular sports and recreation ground. It came after Ukraine’s government intensified lockdown measures on April 6 to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. Police officers blocked the bridge to Kyiv’s Hydropark, a popular island sports ground located in the Dnipro River. Angry citizens confronted police and argued that the new restrictions violated their freedom of movement. Two people were arrested
Thai Muslims Stranded in India Seek...
The Tablighi Jamaat (“Society for Spreading Faith”) is a global missionary movement whose primary purpose is to encourage Muslims everywhere to be more religiously observant, according to Pew Research Center, a think-tank based in Washington, D.C.
Ukrainian City Digs Mass Graves For...
Caretakers of public cemeteries in Dnipro, a city in southeastern Ukraine, have been ordered to dig 600 graves and thousands of body bags have been preordered for potential coronavirus victims. Bulldozers could be seen working for days in several of Dnipro’s cemeteries. City authorities told Current Time they wanted to be prepared in advance, but also to show residents that it’s important to observe the mandatory quarantine. Nevertheless, many could be seen on April 3 in city parks and playgrounds without protective face masks
Confirmed Coronavirus Cases in Afghanistan Raise...
Two new positive cases of COVID-19 were registered in Kabul on Wednesday night, said the Ministry of Public Health, bringing the total number of the positive cases to 239
Vulnerable Syrian Prisoners Should be Released...
Amnesty says that since the start of the crisis in Syria in 2011, anyone perceived to oppose the Syrian government is at risk