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  • According to US President Donald Trump, talks with Iran may occur this next weekend.
  • Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards claim that in response to US strikes on Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz, they opened fire on US military installations.
  • In order "to safeguard national security," Bahrain's Ministry of Interior declared that it has arrested fifteen people who were allegedly linked to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
  • Kuwait said on Wednesday that one person was killed and numerous others were injured in an Iranian missile and drone strike on its international airport.
  • During a press conference in Geneva on Wednesday, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the director general of the World Health Organization, stated that the Ebola virus in central Africa has had a "big head-start" and warned that health officials were still lagging behind.

Tag: Coronavirus Updates

January 2, 2021

Top Govt Official Says COVID-19 Almost...

A top government official says COVID-19 is almost overwhelming the Zimbabwean health system amid deaths of local people, including prominent citizens countrywide

December 31, 2020

Istanbul Art Exhibition Brings Light, Hope...

With Istanbul facing further COVID restrictions at the start of the New Year, scores of public spaces across the city have become venues for light installations as part of a major art exhibition

December 30, 2020

New COVID App Helps Manage Crowds...

As the coronavirus pandemic rages on, businesses, houses of worship and homeless shelters are turning to space management apps to create safer indoor spaces in compliance with COVID-19 guidelines

December 29, 2020

What The Past Can Teach Us...

Historian Selika Ducksworth-Lawton reflects on similarities between the past and the year 2020 in the U.S., and what this year has taught people

Stay-At-Home Dad Artist

Stay-At-Home Dad Artist TV - Ron Johnson is a wood artist and stay-at-home dad

Thailand’s 2020 Marked by COVID Pandemic,...

Thailand contended with a multi-pronged crisis in 2020 – the COVID pandemic, an economy flatlined by it, and a youth-led pro-democracy movement demanding widespread reform to Thai society and its once untouchable monarchy.  Vijitra Duangdee reports for VOA from Bangkok-VOA NEWS Subscribe Our You Tube Channel

Russia Vaccine Rollout

Earlier this year, Russia claimed victory in the global race for a vaccine against the coronavirus. But as Charles Maynes reports from Moscow, the Kremlin’s new challenge is the vaccine’s rollout, and convincing Russians the drug is both safe and effective

December 28, 2020

Pandemic Sparked New Hair Trends in...

COVID has forced many people to become their own hair stylists

December 27, 2020

Thank COVID-19 for Bringing New Hollywood...

COVID-19 was the main protagonist of the film industry during 2020. This nefarious character dominated the saga of Hollywood’s struggles at the box office with moviegoers staying home and theater chains going bust

December 25, 2020

Uganda Opposition Leader Wearing Bulletproof Vest...

Bobi Wine says security forces are stopping him from campaigning, often with tear gas and rubber bullets. Ugandan police say they are enforcing COVID-19 guidelines

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