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Thursday, 16 April 2020 22:17
Burma: military bombs village
The Burmese military recently bombed Hnan Chaung village, in Chin State. Houses were burned down, seven civilians were killed (including two children, a mother and an infant), and at least eight others were injured. Fighting between…
Thursday, 16 April 2020 22:13
Syria: fragile ceasefire and coronavirus
A ceasefire few expected to last is holding in Idlib, for now - but the last rebel-held area in northwest Syria is bracing itself for the expected onslaught of the deadly coronavirus. The 5 March truce…
Thursday, 16 April 2020 22:10
India: children struggling to survive
On 24 March India shut its £2.3 trillion economy, closing businesses and issuing strict stay-at-home orders to over a billion people. The lockdown, due to end on 14 April, has been extended as the virus spreads…
Thursday, 16 April 2020 22:08
Yemen: Houthis refuse cease-fire
Days after the UN called for a halt to fighting in Yemen amid the coronavirus pandemic, a two-week ceasefire was declared by the Saudi-UAE coalition. But the Houthis said they would keep fighting unless a years-long…
Thursday, 16 April 2020 21:43
USA: Trump cuts WHO funding
‘It will disappear one day like a miracle’ is how Donald Trump originally described coronavirus. For weeks he assured Americans it was ‘totally under control’. However, the US now has the largest number of confirmed coronavirus…
Thursday, 09 April 2020 21:09
Pacific: Cyclone Harold’s devastation
Cyclone Harold, a category 5 cyclone, hit the Pacific nation of Vanuatu on 6 and 7 April, ripping off roofs and downing telecommunications across large parts of the north and west of the country as it…