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Iran Supreme Leader: Americans will be expelled from Iran and Syria

Iran Supreme Leader: Americans will be expelled from Iran and Syria

On Sunday, according to a transcript released on his official website, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said that “Americans won’t stay in Iraq and Syria and will be expelled.” Khamenei also added that the actions of Americans in Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria had led them to be

Neighbors describe living close by genocide suspect Felicien Kabuga

Neighbors describe living close by genocide suspect Felicien Kabuga

Early on Saturday, French law enforcement arrested genocide suspect, Felicien Kabuga. Kabuga – a Hutu – is believed to be the main financier of the Rwandan genocide that killed between 500,000 to 1,000,000 Tutsis. Rwanda has two main ethnic groups, the Hutus and Tutsis. The groups have historically had

New COVID-19 cases in New York are from people leaving home not from essential workers

New COVID-19 cases in New York are from people leaving home not from essential workers

On Saturday, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo explained that the new coronavirus cases appearing are mostly being transmitted by people who leave their homes to go shop, exercise, or socialize. “The infection rate among essential workers is lower than the general population and those new cases are coming predominantly from

commercialisation of the education system

One year after the college admissions bribery scandal, universities try to win back the public’s trust

In March 2019, federal investigators in the United States announced that they were bringing fraud and bribery charges against some wealthy parents for securing their children’s acceptance to some of the nation’s top universities via illegal means. This investigation became known as “Operation Varsity Blues.” In some instances,

Bangladesh reports two confirmed COVID-19 cases in Rohingya camps

Bangladesh reports two confirmed COVID-19 cases in Rohingya camps

On Thursday, the United Nations refugee agency reported that the Bangladeshi government had confirmed two COVID-19 infections from the Rohingya camps. One was a refugee and the other was a member of the host population. According to a community leader at the camps, up to 1,900 people who had

Japan coronavirus, state of emergency set to be lifted on 39 prefectures

State of emergency set to be lifted on 39 of Japan’s 47 prefectures

On Thursday, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced that he would lift restrictions on 39 of the country’s 47 prefectures. Areas such as Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto and Hokkaido however, will remain under a state of emergency. Japan has seen new coronavirus cases decreasing after a month of a nationwide

"This virus may never go away" says WHO while Hong Kong records three new cases

“This virus may never go away," says WHO while Hong Kong records three new COVID-19 cases

On Wednesday during an online briefing, the World Health Organization warned against predictions on when the pandemic would end saying that COVID-19 could potentially become an endemic virus. “It is important to put this on the table: this virus may become just another endemic virus in our communities, and this