Headlines- Late on Monday, a Japanese spacecraft successfully embarked on a mission to one of Mars' moons in an attempt to be the first to return samples to Earth and possibly reveal the Solar System's enigmatic origins.
- A plan to begin the process of seeking independence from Canada has been decisively rejected by the Canadian province of Alberta.
- Benjamin Netanyahu, the prime minister of Israel, claims to be "committed to completing the elimination of the Iranian regime" and to have "discussed this with Trump numerous times, including the day before yesterday."
- Iran will retaliate with attacks against "nine countries" if the United States strikes Iranian military bases or "petrochemical" facilities, according to an adviser to Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei.
- At least 58 recruits were killed and over 200 others were injured when the Houthis launched three ballistic missiles at a training facility in Yemen's Shabwa governate. The death toll is anticipated to rise.
- After unrest, French authorities impose curfews in some areas of Paris, northern cities, and Nice.
- After looting damaged thousands of businesses over the weekend, French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu warned on Monday that he was ready to declare a state of emergency as authorities struggled to contain ongoing violence.
- Paul Mackenzie, a self-proclaimed preacher, and 28 accomplices were found guilty by a Mombasa, Kenya, court on Monday of killing 190 children and one adult as members of a well-known Christian starvation cult.
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COVID-19: Good News
Avi Schiffmann is just 17-years-old, but already he has built one of the most popular coronavirus-tracking websites in the world. The site gets more than 30 million visits a day. Many consider Schiffman a genius. He’s been offered high-paying jobs and contracts. He’s the winner of 2020 Webby Award for Person of the Year. But even with all that, the teen says he wants to keep focusing on what he thinks is most important. Anush Avetisyan has the story..Internet Sensation Falcon Chicks
Video Report Digest
A group of NGOs has launched a website providing the public with information on a controversial mass-surveillance system that is currently being installed in Belgrade.Activists were detained in Moscow and St. Petersburg on May 29 after protesting against a 15-day jail sentence handed down to prominent Russian journalist Ilya Azar. He was arrested for holding a one-person protest in support of activist Vladimir Vorontsov
Contact Tracing Limits COVID 19 Cases...
Like the rest of the country, India’s northern state of Himachal Pradesh is battling the coronavirus pandemic but it has kept the number of cases relatively low with the help of extensive contact tracing and a network of community health workers. The state is also working to address the social stigma that is becoming associated with the infection in India
COVID-19: Love for Animals
Istanbul, like all of Turkey’s main cities, has a witnessed a series of lockdowns , as the government seeks to suppress COVID 19. The shutdown is not only difficult for the Istanbul’s inhabitants but also for the large populations of street dogs and cats that have been an integral part of the city for centuries. But as Dorian Jones reports from Istanbul, help is at hand~VOA NEWS
COVID-19: Toro With No Reported Cases...
government of Colombia is allowing businesses to reopen is some parts of the country where there are no covid-19 cases. But some small towns with no reported cases – like Toro in the southwest part of Colombia – are still implementing mandatory quarantine measures
COVID-19:Roma in Hardship
In northern Hungary, one of the European Union’s poorest regions, many Roma who live with hardship in the best of times are facing hunger as the coronavirus brings the economy to a halt
Stylish Face Masks Trend in Nigeria...
Some Nigerian tailors and designers have taken their creativity to making fashionable face masks, adding glamour and style to health and safety. When authorities eased lockdowns in the country earlier this month, it made the use of face masks in public places mandatory. Timothy Obiezu examines how some Nigerians are choosing to wear face masks with flair
Pandemic Pushes Turkey Further to Autocracy
For years, international observers, western governments, and opposition politicians in Turkey have warned of the country’s slide to what one commentator called “an elected autocracy” under President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Now,as coronavirus infections and deaths drop,the government has tightened already stringent controls on social media. Critics say the pandemic is accelerating Turkey’s descent from democratic freedoms
COVID-19 Complicates Relief Efforts in Restive...
Civilians who are bearing the brunt of militant attacks in northern Mozambique say they feel safe in the town of Pemba but aid groups that are helping them say the coronavirus is posing challenges because of overcrowding
For Many Russians, COVID No Longer...
Russia’s regional governments are under growing pressure to end the coronavirus lockdowns across the vast country as businesses increasingly warn of an economic catastrophe