Headlines- Two days after catastrophic flash flood struck the border between China and Nepal, rescue workers have resumed searching for hundreds of people who are still missing.
- At least 538 people killed and another 1,300 went missing on Wednesday after landslides caused by a glacial collapse unleashed a torrent of mud and water across Nepal and China's autonomous region of Tibet.
- Iran's President Pezeshkian and Parliament Speaker Ghalibaf met with Qatar's prime minister and foreign minister to discuss ongoing efforts to defuse the situation in the region.
- According to Iran's security chief, Moshen Rezaei, his country is preparing together a list of conditions to submit to the United States in order to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
- In an attempt to rename Lake Ontario as "Lake America," US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday, further escalating his conflict with Canada and its prime minister.
- Mazloum Abdi, the leader of the now-dissolved Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), has been named presidential advisor by Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa.
Tag: COVID-19
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Amid COVID-19 Pandemic,Refugee Rates of Attempted...
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Return of Nightlife in New York...
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COVID-19:Migrants in Spain
Spain, which was one of the first countries to be hit by the COVID pandemic, has been rushing to vaccinate its people. At this stage, 33% of people have had at least one dose. Many of the country’s one million undocumented people
South Africa Logs More Than 3500...
South Africa on Wednesday recorded 3 522 new COVID-19 cases, with a positivity rate of 8.7%, Health Minister, Dr Zweli Mkhize, said
The Lowest Birth Rate in Nearly...
According to new estimates, the birth rate in the United States has decreased dramatically over the last year for every major race and age group
The Second Vaccination Phase for Senior...
South Africa began a new phase of its vaccination programme this week, targeting people over the age of 60
COVID-19 Update by WHO Chief
There is a “massive disconnect rising” on the COVID-19 front, according to WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. “The pandemic is far from over,” he said, “and it won’t be over everywhere until it’s over everywhere.”
The Main Airport in Bangkok is...
Thailand believed it had avoided the worst of the novel coronavirus’s public health epidemic by closing its borders, but this has only devastated the country’s economy
South African Dogs are Being Trained...
In South Africa, a private security firm that uses dogs to sniff out illicit substances and explosives at airports is now training them to detect COVID-19