Headlines- The Saudi-led military coalition in Yemen claims to have intercepted three drones in the southern and Riyadh regions, two cruise missiles over the Red Sea, and a ballistic missile headed for the Saudi city of Yanbu. In the
- said it is targeting Houthi positions in Taiz and Marib.
- A missile attack on Aden International Airport put 151 passengers on a Yemenia flight headed for Cairo in danger, the transport minister of Yemen's internationally recognized government said.
- The Amazon rainforest in Brazil has seen the least amount of deforestation in almost 40 years.
- Heidi Levine, a journalist for the Washington Post, was injured on Friday after being assaulted by some Israeli settlers while working in the occupied West Bank.
- Ahead of the country's April 2027 presidential election, French President Emmanuel Macron claimed on Wednesday that political forces are "exploiting" the country's student protesters..
- Authorities said at a press conference that the mass shooting at an elementary school in Bend, Oregon, on Thursday that claimed the lives of three students and one teacher occurred inside a special needs classroom. They also identified the suspected shooter and some of the victims.
Tag: coronavirus (nCoV)
Uganda’s Presidential Hopefuls Kick Off Campaigns...
Campaigning is underway in Uganda for January’s elections but candidates are struggling to follow coronavirus guidelines.
WHO COVID-19 Update
While news about COVID-19 vaccines are “encouraging,” World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, today (16 Nov) said “this is not the time for complacency.”
Will Wearing a Mask be the...
Not all Americans have adopted mask-wearing, especially not those who view masks through a political lens.But pandemics have changed public habits in the past. Wearing a face covering is much more common in East Asia since the outbreak of SARS,a viral respiratory illness,in 2003
COVID-19-Singapore Response
Singapore’s COVID-19 response includes working together with non-governmental organizations and more than 5,000 migrant ambassadors who can engage with the migrant worker communities in their own languages
A Story of a Stateless Student...
Nosizi Reuben Dube is a stateless Shona student who against all odds qualified and was admitted to the University of Nairobi to study Economics
COVID-19: South Africa Olympic Athlete
Organizers of next year’s rescheduled Tokyo Olympics will have measures in place to limit the spread of COVID-19
India Pandemic Learning
India’s months long COVID-19 shutdown of schools has inspired new ways to teach students without access to online classes because they don’t have smart phones, computers or even internet connectivity
COVID-19: Spain Under Emergency Again
Europe is once again an epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic and Spain – under a state of emergency – has gone into another lockdown as protests continue
Robots Fight Coronavirus Using Light in...
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
During the Pandemic AFI Fest Adjusts...
AFI FEST, one of Hollywood’s most prestigious film festivals and part of the American Film Institute, was held virtually this year because of the coronavirus pandemic