Yemen is ill-equipped to fight a pandemic, and its Covid-19 death rate has been high. Hospitals are short on beds, and doctors have access to very little medicine. Fighting between Houthi rebels and the government...
Paraguayans give their children Turkish names
Some Paraguayans are giving their children Turkish names after being inspired by characters in drama series.
WHO aims to have two billion doses of vaccine by end of 2021
More than 150 countries have joined a global scheme for the fair distribution of future Covid-19 vaccines. COVAX is a World Health Organization initiative that aims to ensure any eventual vaccine reaches the people who...
Coronavirus: Scotland bans visiting other households due to COVID-19
People in Scotland have been banned from visiting other households indoors, in tough new restrictions that go further than those announced for England. First minister Nicola Sturgeon said the COVID-19 restrictions would...
Rouhani compares Iran’s plight under US sanctions to George Floyd killing
‘My nation, the resilient people of Iran, instead of enjoying global partnership and cooperation, is grappling with the harshest sanctions in history imposed in blatant and gross violation of the Charter of the...
UK institutes NEW SECOND LOCKDOWN but is it based on FAULTY DATA?
A new round of lockdowns has been announced by UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, after a warning by two scientists that the UK could see 50,000 new cases of coronavirus by mid-October. But are those numbers and...
The UN’s 75th General Assembly is on ZOOM!
If you thought your last Zoom meeting was dull, spare a thought for diplomats (and journalists) around the world. The United Nations General Assembly has kicked off, and in true 2020 fashion, it’s a virtual event...