UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Friday that the coronavirus pandemic keeps unleashing “a tsunami of hate and xenophobia, scapegoating and scare-mongering” and appealed for an all-out effort to end hate speech globally. “Journalists, whistleblowers, health professionals, aid workers and human rights defenders are being targeted simply for doing their jobs,” he said. Migrants and refugees...
Operators of food assistance programs across Kansas are serving hundreds of additional families that are struggling financially due to the fallout from the coronavirus. The increased need comes at a … Click to Continue »
Hospitalizations due to the coronavirus have reached their lowest level since mid-April in the St. Louis area, the region of Missouri hit hardest by the pandemic. Meanwhile, an outbreak at … Click to Continue »
China will “resolutely prevent” a rebound of the coronavirus outbreak as the country faces mounting pressure from imported cases, state television reported on Friday, quoting a top level meeting chaired by President Xi Jinping. Beijing will work to improve its capability in terms of responding to major public health emergencies, according to the report. The...
The US unemployment rate hit 14.7% in April, the highest since the Great Depression, as 20.5 million jobs vanished in the worst monthly loss on record.
A detainee who has twice tested positive for COVID-19 and is still experiencing symptoms is among 100 individuals expected to be deported to Haiti on Monday by U.S. Immigration and … Click to Continue »
HEALTH Minister Simon Harris has said he treats any protected disclosures with the "utmost seriousness" and said it's very important that people come forward with any concerns they have.
