Covid cases in Pankti’s home state increased eight-fold in her first month as a medical intern. Source link
Day: May 8, 2021
A search for answers as at least 40 tonnes of carp float to the surface of a lake in southern Lebanon. Source link
Afghan cyclist Masomah Ali Zada is hoping to compete in the Tokyo Olympics as part of the Olympic Refugee Team. She left Afghanistan with her family in 2016, because of the social pressures she faced as a woman cyclist and fear of violence from the Taliban. She is now living […]
In March, a gunman on a shooting spree in Atlanta, Georgia, killed eight people – six of them Asian women. The murderer targeted massage businesses similar to the ones Xia has worked in for years, and the victims included Korean and Chinese immigrants who, like her, travelled all over the […]
“He tolerated all the fuss that came with being in the White House, had a big bark but no bite, loved to jump in the pool in the summer, was unflappable with children, lived for scraps around the dinner table, and had great hair,” Mr Obama said in his post. […]
The attackers opened fire at a checkpoint and two police stations amid a surge in separatist violence. Source link
South Africa and India argue that surrendering patents would mean the secret vaccine recipes would be released and other countries could start producing the life-saving jabs, potentially lowering the cost. India is currently in the grip of a devastating second wave, which yesterday alone left more than 4,000 people dead. […]
The New York City Department of Education (NYCDOE), which manages the largest school district in the country, announced the change in its 2021-2022 school year calendar. While it is not clear if the change is permanent, it is a continuation of the city’s move in September to stop snow days […]
Security van driver believes he is being threatened after footage showed him coming under gunshot fire. Source link
The attack took place as the students – thought to be mainly girls – were leaving the Kabul school. Source link