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City authorities in Zimbabwe’s capital say they are facing a severe water shortage, and public health concerns, as water levels in dams supplying Harare have “drastically” dropped during the COVID-19 pandemic. Charities have stepped-up free water deliveries to poor neighborhoods but, authorities say social distancing is a challenge at public water points
Nina Bahinskaya cuts a frail but resolute figure amid the crowds protesting the presidential election results in Belarus that are widely seen as rigged. She’s been a regular feature at various demonstrations since 1988, and despite unprecedented police brutality against protesters, has been seen telling off security forces on the streets of Minsk
Kenyan authorities and aid agencies say rape and sexual abuse cases against girls have increased since the start of coronavirus restrictions, and they say in most cases relatives are the offenders
Somali American has been named Minnesota’s Teacher of the Year for 2020
Many of China’s Uyghur minority have sought sanctuary in Turkey following China’s crackdown on the largely Muslim Turkic-speaking minority. Observers describe conditions of those detained by the Chinese government as akin to concentration camps. With Beijing stepping up pressure on Ankara, some Uyghur refugees fear for their future in Turkey
region in Africa that includes 43 nations has been certified free of the wild polio virus (Aug. 24) after Nigeria, the last endemic country, recorded no new cases for the past three consecutive years. Nigeria’s polio survivors are celebrating the eradication of the virus, even though many still face challenges
Zimbabweans are struggling to get by as, even before the COVID-19 pandemic, the economy was in shambles. As food insecurity has grown, charities in the capital have opened relief kitchens to provide free meals to thousands, most of them informal traders unable to earn income because of pandemic restrictions
People marched through the center of the Belarusian capital, Minsk, on August 23, two weeks after the country’s disputed presidential election. An estimated 100,000 joined the protest against result of the vote, in which the incumbent president, Alyaksandr Lukashenka, claimed victory despite numerous reported irregularities. Since the election, protesters have faced violence amid a police crackdown
A Serbian Orthodox Church cleric has sent off a protest convoy heading from Belgrade to the Jabuka monastery, on Serbia’s border with Montenegro. Dozens of cars set off from the Serbian capital on August 23
African Americans are nearly four times more likely to die of COVID-19 than whites, by one estimate. But polls show more Blacks than whites say they will not get a coronavirus vaccine when one becomes available. A history of racism in medicine means trust in the health system is lower among African Americans