Headlines
  • In the war-torn Gaza Strip, where about two-thirds of the population struggles to obtain food, the United Nations World Food Program (WFP) has been forced to reduce its monthly food aid, the organization announced on Monday.
  • As attacks on shipping continue, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps claims that an oil tanker "violating regulations" caught fire after striking a sea mine in the Strait of Hormuz.
  • Two troops have died in a helicopter crash in Najran, Saudi Arabia, according to the Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen, which also claims to have downed more drones close to Riyadh.
  • After riots, looting, and arson during cost-of-living protests, nearly 2,400 people were detained throughout France.
  • Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has received the "complete and total" support of US President Donald Trump.
  • Giorgia Meloni, the prime minister of Italy, denounced rioting during cost-of-living protests on Sunday and expressed support for law enforcement after clashes in multiple cities.
  • Eight cases of Ebola have been confirmed in Kenya as of Sunday, according to the country's Health Ministry.
  • After a fatal fire at a Canadian military base on Sunday, 39 people were admitted to the hospital, at least 19 of whom were in critical condition.

Tag: Video Report

May 2, 2020

COVID 19: Playtime Project

The main goal of the charity organization Playtime Project is to provide homeless children and those living in shelters with playrooms and fun activities. But with the COVID-19 lockdown, children don’t have access to museums and parks like they did before. Maxim Moskalkov looks at how the non-profit group is continuing to help children during this pandemic, years after it was founded

Somali Journalists Accuse Government of Cracking...

Somali journalists accuse the government of cracking down on press freedom, with beatings, detentions, and threats of prosecution. Mohamed Sheikh Nor takes a look at what it’s like to be a reporter in Somalia

Love is in the Air

Afghan shopkeeper Saeed Wali has finally married his fiancee after taking 12 years to pay a $2,800 bride price..Armenian newlyweds Georgy and Tatev Kantaria work as a doctor and a nurse. They went straight from their honeymoon to treating COVID-19 patients and say married life can wait

May 1, 2020

Amid the Pandemic, An Indian Family...

The coronavirus pandemic poses challenges to people across the world especially in countries under stringent lockdown. Anjana Pasricha in New Delhi spoke to a family of three generations that lives together to see how their lives have been affected as they wait for the arrival of a fourth generation

Nigeria’s Wedding Businesses Struggle as COVID-19...

In Nigeria, Africa’s largest economy, businesses across the country have been shut down their offices and people are asked to work remotely from their homes. The shutdown has been especially hard on the wedding industry, because of its dependence on crowds and physical gatherings

It Survived Civil War and Protests,...

Beirut’s long celebrated nightlife has persevered through war, uprising and instability. Now it faces its greatest challenge yet as coronavirus shuts down an already ravaged economy and keeps everybody at home

Video News Digest

The head cardiologist at a St. Petersburg hospital in Russia has resigned, claiming staff have not been given all the personal protective equipment (PPE) they need during the COVID-19 epidemic. In the Pakistani capital, Islamabad, life was returning to normal at fruit and vegetable markets after the government began relaxing some lockdown measures it had imposed to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.

April 30, 2020

Illegal Logging in Monarch Butterfly’s Sanctuary...

In the Mexican state of Michoacan this year, the suspicious death of a prominent communal leader at the Monarch butterfly’s World Heritage reserve rocked the conservation world. VOA’s Veronica Balderas Iglesias went to Michoacan and found that in this place of beauty, there was an underside of lawlessness, corruption and poverty that could threaten the sustainability of the biosphere

Acres of Florida Fruit and Veggies...

going to waste in Florida, as local farmers let fruits and vegetable rot unable to deliver them to restaurants that don’t need as much as before during the times of the pandemic

April 29, 2020

Windowsill Concerts and other COVID Music

Musicians around the world are being creative about performing and honing their craft while stuck at home

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