Headlines
  • In order to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, the U.S. military said late Monday that it was striking Iran for the tenth night in a row.
  • After their announcement of a naval blockade in the southern part of the Red Sea, Saudi Arabia denounced the Houthis in Yemen, who are supported by Iran.
  • According to Jordan's state television, the Jordanian Armed Forces said that three missiles launched from Iran had been intercepted.
  • After the deaths of three American service personnel this past weekend, US President Donald Trump warned Iran on Monday that they "will pay" every time they kill Americans.
  • Multiple Iranian airstrikes on Middle East bases this month have injured nearly 100 US service men.
  • In the latest round of Iranian retaliatory attacks on the Gulf state allied with the United States, the Kuwaiti army said it is working to intercept Iranian missiles and drones.

Tag: Coronavirus Updates

February 11, 2021

Moscow Mass Vaccination

Across global cities big and small, the coronavirus pandemic has forced a shutdown of cultural life. But that’s changing in the Russian capital, where a mass vaccination program is in full swing

February 6, 2021

Mother + Teacher + Pandemic

Meet Janessa Ford! A first grade teacher who balances teaching her students remotely while overseeing her own kindergartner’s online studies

February 4, 2021

South Africa COVID-19 Death Toll Exceeds...

The novel Coronavirus has claimed more than 45 000 lives since the first case was reported in March last year

Pakistan Begins Providing COVID-19 Vaccines

Pakistan’s government began administering the COVID-19 vaccine this week, saying it’s on track to achieve its targets. As VOA’s Ayesha Tanzeem reports from Islamabad, the opposition says the government is doing too little, too late

February 3, 2021

COVID-19 Pop-up Tents Become a Common...

COVID-19 testing tents are popping up in the French capital as extensions of local pharmacies that allow people to walk in and get a free COVID screening

January 27, 2021

Tourism Economy Dependent on Tourism, Exports

Heavily dependent on tourism and exports, Thailand is one of Asia’s worst-hit economies by the coronavirus. Now as a second wave strikes, an unpopular government is desperately trying to avoid more economic damage

Explainer: History of Vaccines

If you want to protect yourself from disease, you get a shot in the arm. But this was not always the case. Who developed the first vaccine and where?

January 25, 2021

California’s Disneyland Resort Opens as ‘Super’...

Disneyland Park in Anaheim, California, will become the first mass vaccination site for the COVID-19 vaccine distribution in Orange County

January 24, 2021

Californians Facing Arrest for Not Wearing...

The mayor of Los Angeles, California, Eric Garcetti, recently announced that police will begin arresting anti-mask protesters who harass others for wearing face masks

January 21, 2021

As Schools Reopen in Nigeria, Experts...

Nigerian authorities reopened schools across the country Monday despite a jump in confirmed cases of COVID-19. But while millions of students are excited to return to class, health authorities are urging caution

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