President Donald Trump warned the United States was entering what could be its “toughest” week yet as the number of coronavirus cases in the country surged past 300,000. “There will be a lot of death, unfortunately,” he told reporters at the White House on Saturday. […]
An outbreak of the coronavirus in Libya could be “truly catastrophic” for the internally displaced people (IDP) and close to 700,000 refugees and migrants in the war-torn country, the United Nations migration agency has warned. Libya has so far reported 17 confirmed cases of the […]
The number of coronavirus cases in the United States has exceeded 300,000, while the death toll passed 8,100. New York state’s coronavirus toll has risen at a devastating pace to 3,565 deaths, up from 2,935 the previous day, the largest 24-hour jump recorded there. More: […]
Paul Petrin, an Indigenous man of Cree/Iroquois and French descent, is used to spending weeks in the wilderness in Canada’s north. For more than two decades, he has cultivated a comfortable life in a cabin near the banks of the Mackenzie River approximately three hours […]
A French news channel has been criticised and forced to apologise after one of its journalists was heard whispering “they are burying the Pokemons” during its coverage of China’s day of mourning for coronavirus victims. BFMTV and its journalist Emmanuel Lechypre were lambasted as racist […]
Afghan forces announced they have arrested the leader of the country’s ISIL (ISIS) affiliate along with 19 other fighters. Two high-ranking commanders were among those arrested in addition to the leader of the Islamic State of the Khorasan Province (ISKP), Abdullah Orokzai, also known as Aslam […]
As the number of coronavirus infections keeps rising globally, hospitals are generating huge amounts of medical waste. That is dangerous for the people who collect it – sanitation workers – and the World Health Organization wants governments to ensure they are properly protected. Al Jazeera’s […]
The number of people infected worldwide by COVID-19 is more than one million with over 60,000 deaths. The United States currently has the highest number of infections and Italy has the greatest number of deaths. Yet some countries appear to be succeeding at “flattening the curve”. […]
China has come to standstill to honour thousands of coronavirus victims during a national day of mourning. Health workers who have died were given a special mention, including a doctor who raised early alarms. Al Jazeera’s Sarah Clarke reports. Article source: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/04/chinas-day-mourning-asian-nations-tighten-restrictions-200404163040044.html
An outbreak of the coronavirus in Libya could be “truly catastrophic” for the internally displaced people (IDP) and close to 700,000 refugees and migrants in the war-torn country, the United Nations’ agencies and experts have warned. Libya has so far reported 17 confirmed cases of […]
