The handout was reportedly for the Eid festival season, marking the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. A number of the injured are being treat National Hospital in ... ( read original story ...)
Stampede for coronavirus aid leaves 3 dead in Sri Lanka
Three women were trampled to death in Sri Lanka Thursday during a stampede that erupted while aid was being distributed to those affected by the coronavirus outbreak. ( read original story ...)
U.N. Worker Dies of Coronavirus in War-Torn Yemen as Cases Surge
A United Nations staff member in Yemen died of Covid-19 amid a surge in coronavirus cases, as international agencies warned the pandemic could spiral out of control in one of the world’s most ... ( read original story ...)
Doctors Without Borders warns of Covid-19 ‘catastrophe’ in war-torn Yemen
A coronavirus “catastrophe” is unfolding in Yemen, medical charity Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said on Thursday, warning that many of those infected with Covid-19 in the war-torn country never even ... ( read original story ...)
Can Mirziyoyev’s Reforms Bring About a Real Free Market Economy in Uzbekistan?
The hope that reforms will ultimately bring about free market capitalism with accompanying democratic politics is utmost naivety. ( read original story ...)
Non-combat incident kills S.C. serviceman in Afghanistan
The Department of Defense on Thursday announced the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Freedom's Sentinel. ( read original story ...)
All-Girl Robotics Team In Afghanistan Works On Low-Cost Ventilator … With Car Parts
Automated ventilators are expensive. Hand-operated ventilators require a lot of labor. So these teens are on a quest to create a mechanized bag-valve-mask that'll do the job. ( read original story ...)
Lieutenant with South Carolina Army National Guard Dies in Afghanistan
The Pentagon on Thursday released the identity of a South Carolina Army National Guard soldier who died recently in the counter-terrorism mission in. First Lt. Trevarius Ravon Bowman died Tuesday at ... ( read original story ...)
Shell evacuates foreign staff from Iraq’s Basra Gas project
Evacuations in response to worker protest at Basra Gas Co to demand payment of delayed salaries, say Shell executives. ( read original story ...)
Bullied South Korea apartment workers killing themselves, reports say
Employees of South Korea's vast apartment complexes who have been bullied are resorting to suicide, according to local press reports. ( read original story ...)