WORLD

United Nations | XINHUA | The COVID-19 pandemic has created the largest disruption to education in history and prolonged school closures could further entrench inequalities in access to learning, UN chief Antonio Guterres said Tuesday, underlining the need for “bold steps” to address the crisis. Describing education as “the key …

Beirut, Lebanon | XINHUA |  Lebanese Interior Minister Mohammad Fahmi said Tuesday that the explosive chemicals stored at Port of Beirut may have caused the two huge explosions that caused massive casualties and damages. The minister was quoted by al-Jadeed TV as saying that the blasts may be caused by …

Washington, US | XINHUA | Despite its efforts to develop a vaccine against the COVID-19 pandemic, the United States lacks a plan to get shots to communities of color affected by the coronavirus, according to a piece published in U.S. magazine Politico on Monday. “For decades, communities of color have …

Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA |   Australia’s prime minister has announced a coronavirus paid pandemic leave scheme. Under the scheme announced by Scott Morrison on Monday, Victorian workers who need to isolate after testing positive to the virus but do not have access to paid sick leave will receive a 1,500 …

Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA |   Italy’s new Genoa Saint George Bridge, which replaces the viaduct that collapsed two years ago and killed 43 people, was inaugurated in the northwestern port city of Genoa on Monday. Italian President Sergio Mattarella, and Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte, along with other officials attended the …

Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA |  Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Monday instructed authorities to help flood victims in several provinces affected by tropical storm Sinluka. The prime minister confirmed he has ordered the authorities, especially those in the northern provinces of Chiang Mai and Nan, the northeastern province of …

Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA |  The White House is mandating random coronavirus testing for staffers after President Donald Trump’s national security adviser Robert O’Brien and several others working in the White House complex tested positive for the virus last month, local media reported on Monday. The new policy is part …

Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA |  India’s health ministry announced on Monday that the country’s COVID-19 cases have surpassed 1.8 million, reaching 1,803,695. As many as 52,972 fresh cases were added to the tally in the past 24 hours, according to data released by the ministry. Meanwhile, 771 deaths took place …

Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA |  The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the Philippines surged to 103,185 after the Department of Health (DOH) reported a record-high 5,032 new cases on Sunday, making a record daily increase for the fourth consecutive day. The DOH reported 3,954 new cases on Thursday, 4,063 …

Brussels, Belgium | XINHUA | Europe formally and dramatically entered into recession Friday, with the latest data released by the European Union showing that the 19-member eurozone saw their economies contract by 40.3 percent in the second quarter of 2020, compared with the same period a year ago. The main …