Wuhan, the Chinese city where the coronavirus was first detected, has begun to forget the nightmare of Covid-19. The image it has shown to the world this weekend has been unusual: thousands of people without masks or safety distance, singing and shouting to the sound of their favorite band. It is the Strawberry Music Festival, […]
BANGKOK (NNT) – Myanmar has imposed a ban on imports of five Thai drinking products sent by land from Thailand, but will allow imports of these products by sea. Starting from Saturday, the ban applies to soft drinks, fruit juices, ready-to-drink coffee, condensed sweetened milk and fresh milk sent by land. However, these products can […]
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – India recorded on Saturday over 400,000 new COVID-19 cases in 24 hours for the first time, the first country to do so in the pandemic, official data showed. According to the health ministry, 401,993 new infections were registered taking the total caseload to 19.1 million. There were 3,523 deaths, bringing the toll […]
Over 100 people have been injured, many critically, and at least 25 have died in a stampede at a crowded Lag Ba’omer bonfire festival in northern Israel, local media reported, citing emergency services. “It happened in a split second; people just fell, trampling each other. It was a disaster,” one witness told Haaretz. A spokesman […]
Turkey is preparing for its first extended total lockdown, from 7 p.m. today until May 17, during which people will only be able to go out for shopping between 5 a.m. and 5 p.m. to avoid a spike in infections due to the end of Ramadan holiday at the beginning of May. Although the closure […]
249 youth organizations with 1.7 million members from 65 countries joined in joint statement advocating peaceful solutions to the human rights crisis in Myanmar. Through this “Joint Statement of World’s Civil Society and Youth on Myanmar’s Human Rights Crisis,” youth organizations take into account international cooperation to increase the collective voice for seeking solutions through […]
Activists and protesters against the military coup in Yangon stated that foreign countries continue to back the coup authority to pursue their interests and extend their influence in Myanmar, pointing out that the suspension of some foreign projects like construction and road projects during the time of Prime Minister Aung San Suu Kyi, which compelled […]
India has set a new global record of most Covid-19 infections registered in a single day. The nation is enduring a coronavirus “storm,” PM Narendra Modi has said, urging everyone to be cautious and get vaccinated. India has let its guard down and became overconfident after successfully tackling the first wave of coronavirus only to […]
