India has emerged in recent weeks as the new global pandemic hotspot, although cases continue to soar across the globe with reported infections worldwide nearing 27 million and deaths surpassing 880,000.
American Airlines receives backlash for new BLM policy
American Airlines creates a new policy allowing staff members to wear BLM pins when on duty. While many support the move, others consider it to be offensive. Meanwhile, a revival of the #BoycottMulan campaign, as the...
Correspondents report: School reopenings around the world | DW News
It’s back-to-school time for much of the world. But the coronavirus has made returning to classes a challenge almost everywhere. We asked our correspondents around the world to tell us how school re-openings are...
Tel Aviv: Drone filmed dropping suspected cannabis over city – BBC News
A quadcopter has been recorded releasing a payload of little bags, which Israeli police suspect contained “a dangerous drug”, over Tel Aviv. It followed activists who seek to legalise the drug in Israel...
California wildfires: Fires rage across thousands of acres – BBC News
Officials have blamed a gender reveal party for one of several wildfires raging in the US state of California. A “smoke-generating pyrotechnic device” at the event sparked the El Dorado fire, which has now...
Covid-19 has hit children education very hard in India
With schools in India shut down, the government is pushing for more widespread online learning. As Yasin Eken reports, teachers in India are looking for new ways to help children who have no access to the internet.
India overtakes Brazil as second most COVID-infected country
India has recorded a global one-day record of more than 90,000 positive coronavirus cases, taking the country past Brazil as the second most infected country in the world.