Apparently, there’s a case of bubonic plague in Mongolia. And because it’s 2020, that means we’ll probably all have a dose of it by the weekend. Or not. Because, despite a few scare stories, it turns out that small...
Coming in hot! | Russian military plane lands on dirt field
Russian military aviation crew masters one of the most difficult elements in combat training – landing on dirt runway
Pandemic not over yet | Doctors warn COVID-19 can spread by air
With most countries in the world easing back to normality following months of lockdown, scientists are warning the virus is no longer being treated seriously enough. More than 200 researchers and doctors have sent a...
‘These days you don’t live in Haiti, you just try not to die’ | Anti-crime protest ends in violence
Protests continue to erupt in Port-au-Prince over rising crime in the community and government corruption. Haiti’s National Network for the Defense of Human Rights logged 54 murders in the capital in May and June...
EU Commission says eurozone to shrink 8.3% this year
The EU reveals an updated economic forecast saying the 19 nation single currency area would contract by a record 8.7 percent before rising by 6.1 percent in 2021, worse than its previous forecast
How will Yemen cope with Covid-19?
The UN says that coronavirus could have deadly consequences for Yemen, but it’s not the only war the country is fighting. Yemen is also battling the impacts of a prolonged war, the largest outbreak of cholera in modern...
Media outlets duped by a Middle East propaganda campaign
An investigation by The Daily Beast has shown that multiple right-wing media outlets in the US published articles by a “Middle East expert” that doesn’t actually exist. The author was part of a network...