Headlines- Sheik Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani, the prime minister of Qatar, will visit Tehran on Thursday and meet with several Iranian officials to discuss ways to de-escalate tensions.
- According to a notice on a Treasury Department website, the US has imposed sanctions on the Palestine Action group and designated it as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist.
- A huge flash flood in Nepal ravaged villages, killing at least 160 people and leaving hundreds more missing for.
- At least one person was killed and over a dozen people were injured on Wednesday when a person crashed a car into a crowd in the northwest French city of Caen.
- Wildfires that sweft through several Algerian provinces claimed the lives of twelve people..
Tag: Coronavirus Vaccines
South Africa Vaccine Rollout
After fits and starts, the largest vaccination effort on the African continent has finally begun, in South Africa
Botswana Eases COVID Restrictions Despite Spike...
Botswana, which saw COVID-19 deaths surpass 300 this week, has lifted a ban on alcohol sales and eased curfew restrictions. But President Mokgweetsi Masisi extended an existing curfew
COVID-19 Vaccine Myths
People the world over have questions about the safety COVID-19 vaccines and some are reluctant to get immunized
First Day of Vaccine Roll-Out Programme...
South Africa kick-started its first phase of the vaccination rollout programme using the Johnson & Johnson vaccine on Wednesday
COVID Cases Increase in Tanzania, Despite...
Tanzania’s government insists there are no cases of COVID-19 in the country, but residents and doctors say otherwise. Opposition politicians say the government’s stance is endangering lives
Felt Red Roses Honor COVID Victims...
Social distancing has made gathering for funerals difficult if not impossible. But a Los Angeles artist has created a way to remember every life lost during the pandemic. Angelina Bagdasaryan has the story narrated by Anna Rice-VOA NEWS Subscribe Our You Tube Channel
India Vaccination Drive
India’s nationwide vaccination drive against COVID-19 is picking up speed after encountering “vaccine hesitancy” in a country where the pandemic has waned
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
Mother + Teacher + Pandemic
Meet Janessa Ford! A first grade teacher who balances teaching her students remotely while overseeing her own kindergartner’s online studies