Headlines- Two days after catastrophic flash flood struck the border between China and Nepal, rescue workers have resumed searching for hundreds of people who are still missing.
- At least 538 people killed and another 1,300 went missing on Wednesday after landslides caused by a glacial collapse unleashed a torrent of mud and water across Nepal and China's autonomous region of Tibet.
- Iran's President Pezeshkian and Parliament Speaker Ghalibaf met with Qatar's prime minister and foreign minister to discuss ongoing efforts to defuse the situation in the region.
- According to Iran's security chief, Moshen Rezaei, his country is preparing together a list of conditions to submit to the United States in order to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
- In an attempt to rename Lake Ontario as "Lake America," US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday, further escalating his conflict with Canada and its prime minister.
- Mazloum Abdi, the leader of the now-dissolved Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), has been named presidential advisor by Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa.
Tag: Coronavirus Lockdown
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School Teachers in US Protest Going...
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Pakistani Teacher Swaps Pupils For Pea...
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After the United States, Brazil has the world’s highest number of COVID-19 deaths and confirmed cases – turning the South American nation into a coronavirus hotspot. Despite this grim situation, Brazil’s biggest cities – São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro – have decided to reopen businesses, even as epidemiologists warn that the rising death toll from the pandemic could grow exponentially