https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-57264629 In India it is estimated that way over 557 children have become orphans with Covid taking their parents lives. The beginning of this article gives a few different children’s stories who lost both parents due to Covid, and are now orphans. The government has set aside a little over 13,000 for each of these kids, along with other orphan… Read more »
https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-57149747 This article touches on a topic that is widely known, but not always talked about. Air pollution kills 7 million annually, while also harming the Earth. During the Covid-19 lockdown, roads were estimated to have roughly 50% less traffic- which reduced the air pollution drastically. At the India gate in Delhi, they have seen a massive difference. Before the… Read more »
https://www.independent.co.uk/asia/south-asia/nepal-covid-cases-deaths-india-b1843613.html Nepal has been experiencing similar struggles to the India Covid-19 crisis. India has been facing huge death rates, similar to Nepal. The Covid-19 death rates have been soaring, and as a result there have had to be mass cremations. This is leaving working exhausted and overworked. Nepal has officially recorded the highest number of single- day jump in Covid… Read more »
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/5/21/iran-denounces-canada-ruling-plane-downed-an-act-of-terrorism About a year ago, a Ukrainian flight was shot down by “two surface-to-air missiles” by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. The flight had ties to Canada and killed everyone on board, 176 people. This year, Canada has taken the incident to court and has ruled this as an act of terrorism from the Islamic Republic towards Canada. The Iran… Read more »
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/5/21/blast-kills-several-at-pro-palestine-rally-in-southwest-pakistan In the midst of the Israeli- Palestinian conflict, people, and states are taking a stand. In southwest Pakistan, a pro-Palestine rally broke out a few days ago. During which multiple bombs’ were planted in a motorcycle went off- leaving many wounded and at least 7 dead. It is notable that Chaman, where the attack occurred, is one of them… Read more »
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/5/10/us-welcomes-taliban-ceasefire-eid-afghanistan The Taliban has requested to the United States that they undergo and three-day cease fire to honor the upcoming religious holiday Eid al-Fitr. The United States has welcomed this, but is now working on convincing the Taliban to make this a permanent cease fire with the additional announcement from the Biden administration of pulling troops in September. However, in… Read more »