Headlines- At least 16 people were killed and 32 injured when a powerful earthquake rocked Tibet in southwest China on Thursday night.
- On Thursday, thousands of people participated in protests to support of abortion rights around Poland, including in Warsaw, the country's capital, and more than 20 other cities.
- The state-owned Emirates News Agency reported that Lana Nusseibeh is the United Arab Emirates' nominee for secretary-general of the United Nations.
- After last weekend's protests, French authorities on Thursday banned or restricted new demonstrations.
- The European Union's top prize for human rights achievement, the Sakharov Prize, has been given to the International Criminal Court in 2026.
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Zimbabwe Slum Eviction Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
Legal experts say Zimbabwe authorities violated the constitution when they evicted hundreds of families of squatters amid the COVID-19 pandemic and the start of the rainy season
India-Protest – Community Kitchens
A centuries-old tradition among Sikhs is helping sustain a farmers’ protest in India as volunteers prepare thousands of meals for demonstrators who have been camping on highways near the Indian capital for nearly three weeks
Famous Waldorf Astoria Clock in NYC...
A beloved meeting spot for generations of New Yorkers, the Waldorf Astoria clock has recently undergone a meticulous restoration and is on view at the New York Historical Society
New York City’s Oldest Bookstore Pleads...
Amid the COVID pandemic, one of America’s most famous and oldest bookstores, The Strand, called for help – and book lovers answered. Anna Nelson has the story, narrated by Anna Rice-VOA NEWS Subscribe Our You Tube Channel you
COVID-19 Worsens Portuguese Longstanding Homelessness
The coronavirus pandemic has forced Portuguese authorities to face longstanding issues of homelessness and inadequate housing. In the midst of COVID-19, a large number of families – many of them African migrants from – continue to live in hazardous conditions in the Lisbon slum of Bairro da Torre
Christmas Not The Same But Some...
The holiday season atmosphere in New York City is different due to the coronavirus pandemic, but some things don’t change
All-Female Afghan Radio Station Wins Award
A radio station run by women for women in Kandahar, Afghanistan, has been awarded the 2020 Reporters Without Borders Prize for Impact
New Generation of Digital Influencers Emerge...
A new generation of digital influencers is emerging in Brazil’s favelas, or shantytowns, where some people are showing that the reality of their poverty is no longer something to be dressed up or hidden
Somalia Election Delay
Somalia is struggling to hold an indirect election that will determine the next president after opposition candidates accused President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo of stacking the election committee
Turkey Economy Reset
Turkish exporters are being shut out of Middle Eastern markets due to growing pushback by Saudi Arabia and Egypt in response to what some describe as Turkey’s aggressive foreign policy