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Leaders and medical experts around the world have said that no matter who you are, or where you live, if you want to help stop the spread of the novel coronavirus, wash your hands
The streets of Tbilisi were mostly deserted after the Georgian government introduced a curfew on March 31 in an effort to stop the spread of the coronavirus. Drone video showed empty roads and squares throughout the Georgian capital. Residents are forbidden to leave their homes from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. unless they have a special permit
The US military hospital ship Comfort has arrived in New York to help free up hospital beds in a city desperately needing help to fight the coronavirus outbreak
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
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
Ongoing clashes between Cameroon’s separatists and the military have affected nearly two million people, leaving thousands dead and hundreds of thousands displaced. Many of the displaced have found refuge in the neighboring town of Douala, where they live crowded into small rooms and struggling to get by
The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases worldwide has climbed to 801,400 and other stories around the World…Zimbabwe began a 21-day nationwide lockdown on Monday and other stories across African Continent
Amid the coronavirus pandemic, federal agents on the U.S. borders, at ports and in postal facilities are not letting up their guard against another dangerous killer – the artificial opioid, fentanyl. It’s cheaper and up to 100 times more powerful than heroin and it’s killing tens of thousands of American annual
Colombian paramilitary forces have found a new safe haven to conduct their illegal activities, the western border states of Venezuela~VOA NEWS
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