When looking at the spread of coronavirus, a few incidences saw individuals spread the disease to hundreds and even thousands. So-called super-spreading events guide the preventive measures in place today, measures...
The girl that became Hiroshima’s icon for world peace – Sadako Sasaki and the 1000 paper cranes
Sadako Sasaki was just 12 years old when she passed away in 1955. She died from the effects of her exposure to the Hiroshima atomic bomb. In the decades since, Sadako has become a symbol of the toll of nuclear war on...
Forest fire near Marseille forces hundreds of evacuations
A forest fire on August 4 ravaged 800 hectares of vegetation near the southern French city of Marseille, forcing the evacuation of over 200 people, officials said.
Kashmir crackdown: lockdown imposed a year after loss of special status
Since the imposition of direct rule twelve months ago, the Indian government has banned mobile phone networks and internet services.
Blast in Beirut
A massive explosion in #Lebanon shaking the ground as well as regional ties.
Beirut blast: Frantic search for survivors of deadly explosion – BBC News
Rescue workers in Lebanon are searching for more than a hundred people who are missing after a huge explosion devastated the port area of the capital Beirut on Tuesday. The blast killed at least 100 people and injured...
Rare footage of former model held for “re-education” in China’s detention system – BBC News
The BBC has obtained rare footage from inside China’s secretive system of mass incarceration in the far western region of Xinjiang. In a self-shot video a former fashion model, who is from the Uighur ethnic group, can...