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Home Learning, Reopening Schools Especially Hard In Africa
Lessons via radio or TV. Math problems in newspapers. Classes on Zoom or WhatsApp.
Caribbean Doctors Among Experts In New COVID-19 Response
Doctors from across the Caribbean have come together to lend their expertise to a new online resource for a sustainable COVID-19 response. The project aims to extract actionable insights from medical practitioners around the world, in order…
High-level Agricultural Authorities In The Americas Commit To Taking Specific Actions To Guarantee…
The Ministers and Secretaries of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries, Food and Rural Development of the Americas reaffirmed their willingness to implement measures at the national, regional and hemispheric levels to guarantee food and…
Statue Of Black Protester Replaces Toppled UK Slave Trader
An artist has erected a statue of a Black Lives Matter protester atop the plinth in the English city of Bristol formerly occupied by a statue of a slave trader.
Global Vaccine Plan May Allow Rich Countries To Buy More
Politicians and public health leaders have publicly committed to equitably sharing any coronavirus vaccine that works, but the top global initiative to make that happen may allow rich countries to reinforce their own stockpiles while making…
China Bubonic Plague: Inner Mongolia Takes Precautions After Case
Authorities in China have stepped up precautions after a city in the Inner Mongolia autonomous region confirmed one case of bubonic plague.
France To Allow Up To 5,000 Fans To Watch Sport In Stadiums
Stadiums will re-open to fans in France from 11 July as the country continues to lift coronavirus restrictions.
Pro14 To Return In August With Derbies
The Pro14 will return from a five-month COVID-19 pandemic hiatus with derbies from 22 August.
North Korea blows up joint liaison office with South in Kaesong
The move comes just hours after the North renewed threats of military action at the Korean border.
The site was opened in 2018 to help the Koreas - officially in a state of war - to communicate. It had been empty since January due to…
Donations To Fight Virus, Injustice Could Sustain Charities
A recession is expected to curtail Americans’ generosity following a record year for charitable donations, but the recent wave of money dedicated to fighting the coronavirus and racial inequality in the U.S. is offering a beacon of hope for…
PAHO Director says preparations needed to combat effects of winter, hurricanes on COVID-19 response
The Director of the Pan American Health Organization, Carissa F. Etienne, said preparing for winter and hurricanes is critical to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 in the Americas.
Protests turn subdued after new charges in Floyd case
Demonstrations in cities across the U.S. to condemn racism and police abuses remained large but turned notably more subdued on the eve of a Thursday memorial service for George Floyd that kicks off a series of events to mourn the man whose…
Iran oil tanker reaches Venezuela amid US tension
The first of five Iranian oil tankers has entered Venezuela's waters carrying more than a million barrels of fuel.
Pakistan plane crashes near Karachi, all 107 killed
A passenger plane belonging to state-run Pakistan International Airlines crashed near the southern port city of Karachi on Friday, killing all 107 passengers and crew, the city’s mayor said.
Virus accelerates across Latin America, India, Pakistan
The coronavirus pandemic accelerated across Latin America, Russia and the Indian subcontinent on Friday even as curves flattened and reopening was underway in much of Europe, Asia and the United States.