Headlines- Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps navy issues a warning that the Strait of Hormuz is "closed," citing five tankers that have been hit since Friday.
- Four drones were intercepted and destroyed over the provinces of Riyadh, Eastern, and Southern, according to the coalition led by Saudi Arabia.
- The Saudi-led military coalition in Yemen claims to have intercepted three drones in the southern and Riyadh regions, two cruise missiles over the Red Sea, and a ballistic missile headed for the Saudi city of Yanbu. In the
- Police and pritesters clashed during Saturday's large-scale protests across France over social injustice, exorbitant prices, and the condition of the educational system.
- Just two days before the new sanctions and tariffs on Russia mandated by the law named for the late Senator Lindsey Graham were scheduled to go into effect, President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday waiving them.
- On Saturday afternoon, a car drove through a soccer match in Wichita, Kansas, killing a child and an adult and injuring numerous others.
Tag: Zimbabwe
Music of Zimbabwean Artiste Vusa Mangena
Zimbabwean musician, Vusa Mangena, singing about the deadly COVID-19 pandemic
Bulawayo Hip-Hop Musician Nominated for MTV...
Musician Tafadzwa Tarukwana, affectionately known as ASAPH, has made history by being the first Bulawayo hip-hop artist to represent Zimbabwe at the MTV Africa Music Awards, to be held in Uganda in February
Top Govt Official Says COVID-19 Almost...
A top government official says COVID-19 is almost overwhelming the Zimbabwean health system amid deaths of local people, including prominent citizens countrywide
Zimbabwean Artiste Launches New Album
Zimbabwean artiste Nomathamsanqa ‘Nkwali’ Mkhwananzi has launched a new album titled uThemba
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
Zimbabwe Mining Safety Concern
High unemployment and poverty are pushing Zimbabwe’s laborers into mining for gold in disused and dangerous mine shafts that too often turn into death traps
Zimbabwe Mining Violence
Deadly violence in Zimbabwe’s gold mining sector was a problem for years until COVID-19 restrictions brought it to a sudden, surprising halt. Now, with lockdown measures gradually lifting, some in the sector fear the violence will return
Zimbabwe Community Drawing Water from Graveyard
Zimbabwe’s severe water shortages have forced one desperate community near the capital, Harare, to draw water from a graveyard
Zimbabwe Doctors, Nurses Decry Government Rule...
Doctors and nurses in Zimbabwe are challenging a Ministry of Health rule they say impedes their ability to leave the country. The ministry said last month that health care workers must obtain official signatures to receive a “Certificate of Good Standing” – a needed reference to get work abroad
COVID-19: Zimbabwe Teachers Demand Pay Hike
Zimbabwe’s back-to-school program is failing to take off with most teachers refusing to return to class because of low pay and concerns about COVID-19. Teachers want a 500 percent salary increase to get out of poverty and say authorities must provide adequate personal protective equipment (PPE) during the pandemic. Zimbabwe authorities say PPE is adequate and are threatening to replace teachers who refuse to return to schools