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
Founders of COVID Vaccine Company BioNTech...
Their goal was to find a treatment for cancer, but they are most known for developing the first coronavirus vaccine. Ugur Sahin and Ozlem Tureci, the founders of the German company BioNTech, are now refocusing their efforts on cancer
Pandemic, Supply Chain Issues, and Inflation...
This year’s holiday season is gearing up to be spectacular. Holiday buying will be impacted by supply chain concerns, the pandemic, inflation, and online sales, according to experts
Jailed Wuhan COVID-19 Journalist ‘Close to...
Chinese citizen journalist Zhang Zhan is close to death following months of intermittent hunger strikes in protest at her jailing, RFA has learned
Hong Kong Police Arrest Five Amid...
Authorities in Hong Kong on Monday arrested five government workers for faking a COVID-19 app, amid growing concerns that the app facilitates large-scale surveillance of the city’s seven million residents
COVID Found to Affect Women in...
In the United States, the COVID-19 pandemic has disproportionately impacted women in their mid-career and older. Around 40% have had at least one job interruption, and 70% of those who have remained unemployed for six months or longer have done so
India COVID-19 Vaccine Program
India has administered one billion doses of the Covid 19 vaccine, a significant achievement for an immunisation campaign that had been struggling to get off the ground earlier this year
COVID Pandemic Strikes Northeast Syria
Authorities confirmed northeastern Syria is currently experiencing the worst coronavirus outbreak in the country’s history, with infection rates increasing, death rates climbing, and the region suffering from severe vaccination and oxygen shortages
COVID-19 Causes Havoc on Spain’s Hotel...
A labor union in Spain that represents hotel maids, many of whom are migrants, is planning to introduce a new reservation app that, in addition to service and amenities, assesses hotels based on how they treat their employees
Some Kenyans Turn to Illegal Fishing...
COVID is causing more people to fish illegally, Kenyan officials say. According to Kenya’s Maritime Fisheries Research Institute, poaching has tripled since last year, resulting in a daily catch decline from an estimated 600 tonnes to 200 tonnes
Food Ventures in India During COVID-19...
The COVID-19 outbreak in India, as in other countries, had a serious impact on numerous restaurants, forcing hundreds to close. Despite this, some entrepreneurs persevered and started new food enterprises during the pandemic