A 1500 square meter blaze broke out in a woodworking shop located on the premises of a construction warehouse near Vyborg highway in St. Petersburg. 56 firefighters and 14 vehicles were dispatched to extinguish the fire...
What’s going on in Central African Republic? – BBC News
The Central African Republic’s most powerful rebel groups have formed an unlikely alliance against the government. They’ve captured large parts of the country and are threatening to take the capital, Bangui.
Lockdowns ease as COVID infections drop to a 4-week low
Following over a month of #coronaviruslockdowns, preschools and general classes for grades 1-4 & 11-12 are resuming in low to medium infection zones. But just hours before classes reopen to several hundred thousand...
Countries curb diplomatic ties, weigh sanctions on Myanmar
A growing number of governments are curbing diplomatic ties with #Myanmar and increasing economic pressure on its military over the #coup last week that erased the fragile democratic progress in the long-oppressed...
Protest pools, a pied piper and some ‘fishy business’
IN THE PRESS – Thursday, 11.02.2021: We take a look at some of the ingenious ways protesters in Myanmar are circumventing the junta’s rules. We also discuss Congress’s impeachment videos...