Headlines- 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
Nigerians Mark Christmas Under New Coronavirus...
Nigerian authorities this week announced the country is officially seeing a second wave of the coronavirus after it recorded its highest daily number of COVID-19 infections Dec. 17
Pandemic Widens Gender Inequality in Nigerian...
A girl’s education rights group, the Malala Fund, says the majority of Nigeria’s out of school children during the pandemic are girls and that the gap with boys is widening
Second COVID-19 Wave Cripples Uganda Hospitals
A second wave of COVID-19 in Uganda has overwhelmed hospitals with patients. Uganda has close to 32,000 confirmed cases of the virus, and at least 238 people have died from the illness
Teacher Turns Small Space Into Unusual...
A teacher from Virginia needed a private place to conduct her remote learning classes. Lesia Bakalets tells about how she turned a small space into an unusual office
COVID-19: South African Economy
The restrictions imposed during South Africa’s battle with COVID-19 have left lasting damage on untold numbers South Africans — including the nation’s already pinched middle class
Nigerian Charity Lights Up Christmas for...
Millions of Nigerian Christians are facing a bleak Christmas due to the economic impact from COVID-19 lockdowns that have increased unemployment and food prices
China Border Fence, Aimed at Curbing...
Chinese authorities building a fence topped with barbed-wire along China’s border with Myanmar’s Shan state to curb the spread of the coronavirus failed to hold pre-construction talks with their Myanmar counterparts and may have infringed upon the officially demarcated border line, local administrators said
US Christmas Celebration Under COVID Cloud
From virtual theatre plays, to choral ensembles performing outdoors, this year’s Christmas celebrations have taken a creative turn
Massive Decline in Daily COVID-19 Infections...
As India recorded more than 10 million cases of COVID-19, the somber milestone was accompanied by some good news – a massive decline in numbers of daily new infections. Hopes that the worst may be over are reflected in the country’s mega cities, like New Delhi, which has been ravaged by the virus
Thai PM, Officials Suspect Foreign Workers...
Thailand until last Thursday had contained the number of COVID-19 infections to only about 4,200 since the first case was detected here in January – compared with much higher numbers in its neighbors Indonesia, the Philippines and Myanmar