Headlines- According to Yemen's government, a Houthi missile attack on the al-Maashiq presidential palace in Aden was survived by the prime minister and cabinet. At least five people died and sixteen were injured.
- Attacks on King Khalid International Airport between October 7 and October 11 resulted in 17 fatalities and 333 injuries, according to the spokesperson for the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen.
- Since October 1, 20 attacks in the Strait of Hormuz have been reported, according to the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations. Two of these incidents were reported on Wednesday.
- Iran's navy said an oil tanker that tried to cross a forbidden area in the Sea of Oman is on fire in the eastern portion of the Strait of Hormuz.
- After a shooting at an elementary school in Oregon on Thursday, at least three people—including children—have died.
- Nidal Hasan, a convicted military base shooter who killed 13 people in 2009 at Fort Hood in Texas, is scheduled to be executed by firing squad on December 3, US President Donald Trump announced on Thursday that he was canceling plans to broadcast the execution live.
- Only a few days after undergoing surgery, Pope Leo XIV resumed work, the Vatican press office announced on Thursday.
Tag: Coronavirus Pandemic
Foreign Students in US Facing Visa...
New guidelines introduced this week by U.S. immigration will require international students to leave the U.S. if they do not attend class on campus in person. But students already in the U.S. on F-1 visas will face challenges trying to go home amid a global pandemic
US Reports Record 66,528 Coronavirus Cases
On the day the U.S. reported a record 66,528 new cases, President Donald Trump was seen wearing a mask for first time Saturday at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on the outskirts of Washington.
Virus Cases Up Sharply in South...
The surging cases are raising sharp concerns about unequal treatment in the pandemic, as the wealthy hoard medical equipment and use private hospitals and the poor crowd into overwhelmed public facilities
COVID-19: Sudan Home Gardening
The COVID-19 lockdown measures in Sudan have spurred a new trend in the capital, Khartoum, as many turn to home gardening to stay productive and healthy. Alamin Jafaar’s Facebook group, which helps people share home gardening ideas, has seen its membership grow seven-fold during the pandemic to 350,000 followers
WHO Team Heads to China to...
In a virtual briefing at WHO headquarters in Geneva, spokeswoman Margaret Harris said the two experts are specialists in animal health and epidemiology and they will work with Chinese scientists to determine the scope and itinerary of the investigation.Independent WHO Panel to Investigate Global COVID-19 ResponseWHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says it is time for ‘self-reflection’
WHO Official: Coronavirus Probably Can’t Be...
WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus offered a word of optimism, saying examples around the world have shown that even if the COVID-19 pandemic is “very intense,” it can still be brought back under control.
General Elections, Among Covid-19 And the...
The ballot boxes to elect of the 14th legislature since the “Lion City” has been an independent state (1965) begins today, July 10, in Singapore. With a unicameral parliamentary system, eleven parties in Singapore run for the 93 seats at stake in the Chamber, attributed with the “first past the post” system, a mechanism that favors those who take the highest number of votes in the circumscriptions
COVID-19 Cases Increase in Arizona
Arizona surpasses 100,000 of coronavirus cases becoming a new hotspot in the pandemic
Sudan’s Population Exceeds 43 Million, Almost...
According to the statement, an estimated 9.6 million people are experiencing high levels of acute food insecurity and are in need of urgent action in the coming three months. Sudan’s National Population Council, the population of the country consists about 43.2 million people.
On the occasion of the commemoration of the victims of the December Revolution, the Secretary-General of the National Population Council, Wisal Hussein, told the press that Sudan is witnessing an unprecedented demographic development
COVID-19: WHO Announces Initiation of the...
At the historic 73rd World Health Assembly in May, Member States adopted a landmark resolution that called on WHO to initiate an independent and comprehensive evaluation of the lessons learned from the international health response to COVID-19