Headlines- Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps navy issues a warning that the Strait of Hormuz is "closed," citing five tankers that have been hit since Friday.
- Four drones were intercepted and destroyed over the provinces of Riyadh, Eastern, and Southern, according to the coalition led by Saudi Arabia.
- 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
- Police and pritesters clashed during Saturday's large-scale protests across France over social injustice, exorbitant prices, and the condition of the educational system.
- Just two days before the new sanctions and tariffs on Russia mandated by the law named for the late Senator Lindsey Graham were scheduled to go into effect, President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday waiving them.
- On Saturday afternoon, a car drove through a soccer match in Wichita, Kansas, killing a child and an adult and injuring numerous others.
Tag: Coronavirus Updates
COVID Lockdown Turns Family Quartet Into...
A family of four in Brooklyn, New York, has tried to make the most of their time together – and for some 300 days in a row they have been posting funny videos of their music rehearsals
Refugees COVID-19 Vaccination in Jordan
The Jordanian Ministry of Health kicked off the vaccination campaign on Wednesday at 29 health centres across the Kingdom. Over 200,000 people have enrolled on the national platform vaccine.jo, and the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) is currently aware of 53 refugees who have already received vaccination appointments
COVID-19:Kenya Private Schools Repurposed
Scores of privately owned schools in Kenya have closed during the COVID-19 pandemic. But some of the school buildings have been repurposed as businesses, such as providing residential housing and even one selling coffins
COVID Kenya Puppets Education
As the world continues to grapple with prevention education for COVID-19, a man in Kenya can be found pulling the strings. Puppeteer Michael Mutahi uses his craft to entertain and educate about the dangers of the virus and is gaining quite a following.
Malawian Migrant Workers, Back Home From...
Malawi is struggling to quarantine migrant workers returning from South Africa who were being tested for COVID-19. At a facility this week, returnees upset over living conditions clashed with police, and authorities say about 20 returnees at the facility escaped. Lameck Masina reports
Pakistan Vaccine Trials
Pakistan is concluding its phase three human trials of a Chinese company’s coronavirus vaccine. Health officials say the test of CanSinoBio’s vaccine are nearly complete and show promise. Pakistan is one of seven countries testing the Chinese vaccine
The Essential Workers Who Keep Balkan...
Cooking meals, cleaning, policing the streets, and burying the dead: These are just a few of the essential jobs whose demands never let up during the coronavirus crisis. RFE/RL’s Balkan Service profiled some of the people who keep their communities functioning despite the risks to their own health
South Africa Records 755 More COVID-19...
Gauteng recorded the highest number of deaths in the last 24 hours after 225 succumbed to the respiratory disease, followed by KwaZulu-Natal with 218, Eastern Cape with 134, while 128 occurred in the Western Cape
Covid-19 tested the European Union’s Resilience
Portugal, which took over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, during the Covid-19 pandemic crisis, faces the challenge of strengthening international security, defense, capacity
African Continent to Soon Receive First...
A ray of hope emerged Thursday for the Rainbow Nation, which has seen a massive spike in confirmed COVID-19 cases, as South Africa’s health minister announced a large shipment of vaccines is coming this month