April 19 Brasilia, Brazil: Approximately 600 protesters gathered outside Brazil’s military headquarters, calling on the armed forces to intervene in the state-ordered stay-at-home restrictions. Many protesters were not wearing masks,…
Africa suffers as locust swarm treatment is delayed due to coronavirus flight restrictions
Desert locust swarms in East Africa have continued as flight delays caused by coronavirus restrictions prevent necessary deliveries of pesticides, which the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization has called…
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April 14 China: Officials approved two COVID-19 vaccines to begin early-stage human trials. The two vaccines, developed by Beijing-based Sinovac Biotech and the Wuhan Institute of Biological Products, are joining…
Saudi-Russia oil war reaches deal
Saudi Arabia and Russia reached an agreement on April 12 to resolve the oil war that led to the severe drop in oil stocks. This comes despite a warning from…
Violators of quarantine face brutality in the Philippines
President Robert Duterte of the Philippines ordered the police, military and local officers on April 1 to shoot violators: those who might cause ‘trouble’ during the imposition of the community…
Prime Minister of India extends nationwide lockdown
Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced an extension on April 11 to India’s lockdown, which was originally due to end April 12, according to BBC. Modi described the next few weeks…
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April 6 Guinea: President Alpha Conde enacted a new constitution via television announcement following a controversial referendum held on March 22. Conde, who was the country’s first democratically elected president…
COVID-19 restrictions around the world
COVID-19 is spreading around the world and there has yet to be a universal measure taken to prevent the pandemic’s further spread. Here is a breakdown of what some countries…
US government indicts Venezuelan president on ‘Narco-terrorism’ charges
Newly elected Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro as seen exiting a meeting in Caracas. Eneas De Troya/Flickr Creative Commons.
Afghanistan and the Taliban discuss prisoner release
The Afghan government and the Taliban announced on March 25 they had been discussing prisoner releases through Skype as the coronavirus pandemic has curbed international travel, according to Al…
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March 29 Garowe, Somalia: Somali Governor of the Nugaal region Abdisalan Hassan Hersi was killed in a suicide bombing on March 29. “[The governor] was badly wounded in the…