Headlines- The IRGC launched ballistic missiles at two US warships "patrolling regional waters," according to US Central Command, which then launched an attack on Iranian oil vessels.
- The US attacks on three oil tankers were denounced by Iran's Foreign Ministry as a "war crime," and the Iranian military threatened to launch further strikes on US naval vessels if the blockade persisted.
- On Saturday evening, Russian President Vladimir Putin met with US envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff in Moscow.
- As part of an anti-immigrant protest, hundreds of masked people halted ferry traffic between France and the UK on Saturday at the port of Dover, England.
- Ten days after the catastrophic floods near the border between Nepal and Tibet, a man and a woman found alive, according to officials.
Tag: COVID Quarantine
Thai Muslims Stranded in India Seek...
The Tablighi Jamaat (“Society for Spreading Faith”) is a global missionary movement whose primary purpose is to encourage Muslims everywhere to be more religiously observant, according to Pew Research Center, a think-tank based in Washington, D.C.
Wuhan Migrant Workers Who Built COVID-19...
Workers from other parts of China were initially attracted by a promise of 3,000 yuan/day for labor on the two field hospital sites at Leishenshan and Huoshenshan in Wuhan
What to Tell Children About the...
Schools and day care centers in countries throughout the world are closed because of the novel coronavirus. UNESCO says the closings impact more than 87% of the world’s student population. Even young children know there is a virus going around, but what do you say to them?
COVID-19 As An Emergency Human Rights...
In East and Southern Africa, some governments,such as Rwanda, South Africa, Uganda and Kenya, have imposed unprecedented measures such as national “lockdowns”, which include school closures
COVID-19 Update from WHO
On the situation in Africa, Ryan said, “we are there every day of every week of every year working hand in hand with our colleagues of Ministry of Health and our other partners in the UN system. We’ve been beefing up our support, strengthen our country office, and again supporting on clinical, medical and laboratory science.”
COVID Home School Parents
With schools closed during the coronavirus pandemic, parents around the world are now trying to figure out the new normal of having to home school their children and work at the same time
COVID Peace Corps Evacuation
The U.S. Peace Corps’ response to the coronavirus pandemic, evacuating all 7,300 volunteers who were working in 61 countries, has left many of them uncertain about their future, with supporters of the humanitarian organization concerned it may not survive a prolonged shutdown
Wuhan Awaits Lift of Lockdown Amid...
People across China are still waiting for the government to publish figures of the number of people who were asymptomatic when they tested positive for coronavirus
NY Restaurateur Feeding Hospital Workers on...
In New York City, where there are nearly 18-thousand confirmed cases of Covid19, doctors and nurses are on the frontline of the pandemic. One restaurateur there has figured out a way to help by raising money to deliver meals to area hospitals. Aaron Fedor reports for VOA from New York City~VOA NEWS
Moscow Coronavirus Lockdown Takes Effect
There were still some vehicles and pedestrians on the streets of Moscow after a lockdown came into effect on March 30 to slow the spread of the coronavirus. The city’s 12 million residents are only allowed to leave their homes to buy food or medicines, get urgent medical treatment, walk the dog, or take out the trash