Thursday, March 28, 2024

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Gaza war surgeon Ghassan Abu-Sittah elected rector at University of Glasgow

Gaza war surgeon Ghassan Abu-Sittah elected rector at University of Glasgow.

In a week, Israeli army executes 13 children in and near Al-Shifa Hospital: Euro-Med Monitor

The Israeli army has executed 13 children by direct shooting in Al-Shifa Medical Complex and its Gaza City...

Gangs, kidnappings, murders: Why thousands of Rohingya are desperately trying to escape refugee camps by boats

Ruth Wells, UNSW Sydney and Max William Loomes, UNSW Sydney Late last week, a boat crammed with Rohingya refugees...

Over 100 organisations declare Hindu supremacy matter of “acute concern” in US

Over 100 civil society groups across the United States have signed onto a declaration expressing “acute concern about the alarming rise of Hindu supremacy, also known as Hindutva or Hindu nationalism, in the United States.”

Hamas says UN report on Gaza genocide poses ‘real test’ for international community

Hamas, the ruling entity in Gaza has called on the International Criminal Court to hold Israel “accountable for genocide and ethnic cleansing” in light of a report published by the UN.

Iran doctor Shirin Rouhani dies after battling coronavirus

Dr. Shirin Rouhani Rad, a female physician and general practitioner of Shohada Hospital in Pakdasht in Iran, lost her life from coronavirus

Corona: Italy overtakes China’s death toll

Italy's death toll from coronavirus outbreak rose in the last day by 427 to 3,405, overtaking the total number of deaths so far registered in China, officials said.
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Sri Lanka will not hold elections due to coronavirus

Sri Lanka will not conduct the parliamentary elections as scheduled on April 25 due to the coronavirus outbreak, Mahinda Deshapriya, the chairman of the country's election commission, said.

Coronavirus outbreak: Half of world’s student population not attending school

As of late Tuesday, over 850 million children and youth – roughly half of the world’s student population – had to stay away from schools and universities due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to UNESCO
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Coronavirus: Six million low-income earners to receive $750 cash from Australian government

More than six million low-income earners will receive a $750 cash payment under a $17.6bn government stimulus package targeted at keeping Australians in work and avoiding the country’s first recession in almost 30 years caused by the impact of the coronavirus.

Coronovirus challenge – Survival in high spirits

Italy and Iran have been hit the worst outside of China, but the people in all these countries are trying everything to warm and elevate each other in this moment of crisis.
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Coronavirus outbreak: Imran Khan calls for lifting of sanctions against Iran

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has called for the lifting of sanctions against Iran amid the coronavirus outbreak, and said that international community would have to think of a "debt-write off" for "vulnerable" nations like his.

We have a simple message to all countries – test, test, test: WHO urges world

"We have a simple message to all countries - test, test, test," WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a news conference in Geneva on Monday.
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Up to 150 million Americans could get coronavirus: US projection

The physician for the United States Congress expects that between 70 and 150 million people in the country - between 20 and 45 percent of the US population - will eventually get infected with the novel coronavirus, a lawmaker said. Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib made the remarks during a hearing of the House of Representatives with members of the president's coronavirus task force, confirming what was reported earlier by US media outlets including Axios and NBC News. "Congress's attending physician told the Senate that he expects between 70 to 150 million people to eventually contract the coronavirus in the United States," Tlaib said.

GCC coronavirus update: Total cases reach 634

World Health Organization repeats call for 'urgent and aggressive action' as coronavirus spreads to 114 countries.
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WHO declares coronavirus crisis a pandemic

The World Health Organization has declared the worldwide outbreak of the new coronavirus a pandemic, with more than 118,000 cases in 114 countries and 4,291 deaths.

A breakup album, but with your country – Riz Ahmed’s ‘The Long Goodbye’

Riz Ahmed is an Emmy winning British actor and goes by the alias Riz MC when he performs as a rapper. His Post 9/11 blues (2006), Sour Times (2011) and the album Englistan (2016) which features songs like Benaz, demonstrates his social commitment. This new album, ‘The Long Goodbye’ reinstates this dedication.
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