Maldives has reported its first death from COVID-19 with the number of positive cases standing at 280. The victim was an 83-year-old woman from the capital Male. First cases of COVID-19 were reported ... ( read original story ...)
They Were the Last Couple in Paradise. Now They’re Stranded.
Olivia and Raul De Freitas are currently on their honeymoon, at a five-star resort, in the Maldives, a nation composed of more than a thousand tiny, idyllic islands in the Indian Ocean ... ( read original story ...)
Georgia passes 25,000 virus cases amid effort to reopen
Total confirmed cases of the coronavirus in Georgia topped 25,000 on Wednesday as Gov. Brian Kemp's experiment to reopen the state continues, despite criticism from public health experts and some ... ( read original story ...)
ICC Prosecutor to give final position on if Palestine is a state
The case would very likely not proceed if the ICC does not accept ‘Palestine’ as a state since most cases start only if they are referred by a state. On December 20, Bensouda had already ruled that ... ( read original story ...)
Palestine: The History of the Word Will Surprise and Liberate You
Secretary of the Arab Higher Committee to the British Peel Commission, Awni Abd al-Hadi stated: “There is no such country as Palestine. ( read original story ...)
US ‘prepared to recognize’ Israeli annexation of parts of West Bank if it restarts talks with Palestine
Israel resuming talks with Palestine is the US' condition for recognizing the former's annexation of parts of the West Bank, the State Department said. Palestinians argue, in that case, there'd be ... ( read original story ...)
The Israel-Palestine Conflict Isn’t a “Clash of Cultures.” It’s About Colonialism.
Palestine has been battered for over a century, yet the narrative of a “tragic clash” of two peoples with claims to the same territory still prevails. That framing is wrong — Palestine's miseries are ... ( read original story ...)
Tufts’ President Denounces Award Given To Students For Justice In Palestine
Students for Justice in Palestine has received awards from prestigious east coast universities for it's contributions to campus. The schools' administrations have rights denounced this. ( read original story ...)
How on earth is Palestine supposed to cope with Covid-19 – and where is the international outcry?
Israel continues to occupy Palestine but is falling far short of its international obligations to help the Palestinian people weather the storm of Covid-19. Can we expect the global community to step ... ( read original story ...)
‘Palestine’ in Arabic painted on UMass Hillel on Holocaust Remembrance Day
The red spray-painted Arabic letters translate as “Palestine,” The Massachusetts Daily Collegian student newspaper reported Tuesday. The graffiti was discovered on Tuesday morning. The school has been ... ( read original story ...)