Rwandan worshippers attend the Evangelical Restoration Church in Kimisagara, Kigali. /Reuters Some churches in Rwanda reopened doors on Sunday to religious prayers after being closed for over
As the United States is faced with a ballooning COVID-19 caseload, a number of states have rolled back their reopening plans and announced new measures in the coming fall semester, some with caution
- A court in Lleida, Spain has suspended the lockdown imposed on the city by the regional Catalan government, following a surge in cases in the city. The court accused Catalan authorities of overstep
Israel ordered thousands of people into quarantine after a contentious phone surveillance program resumed while Palestinians in the West Bank returned to life under loc
A woman wearing a mask walks on a street in Tehran, Iran, May 25, 2020. (Photo by Ahmad Halabisaz/Xinhua) - The COVID-19 situation still looks grim in the Middle East, with many governments strengthen
In its more than 1,400-year existence, the majestic domed structure of Hagia Sophia in Istanbul has served as the Byzantine Empire’s main cathedral, a mosque under the
The iconic Broadway theater district will stay closed through the end of the year, but the MTV Video Music Awards (VMA) show will soon take place physically at the end of August in New York City.T
A woman wearing a face mask takes a bus in London, Britain, June 15, 2020. (Photo by Tim Ireland/Xinhua)"This vital change enables the next stage of our plan to ease the lockdown,"said British Prime M
Cinemas, museums and galleries in England will reopen on July 4 in the next phase of easing the coronavirus lockdown, the government said Monday, as infection and death rates continued to slow.Ven
Muslim religious activities in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region remain unaffected by COVID-19, thanks to the region's effective anti-virus measures,
Despite a statewide death toll of over 5,000 from COVID-19 as of Saturday, California started this weekend to reopen most retail businesses that can prove they are willing and able to adopt state an
As a final farewell, family members and friends gathered on Tuesday at a private funeral in Houston, Texas and shared their sweet memories of 46-year-old African Americ
George Floyd was fondly remembered Tuesday as “Big Floyd” — a father and brother, athlete and neighborhood mentor, and now a catalyst for change — at a funeral for the
00:55 India is reopening after 2 1/2 months of lockdown brought by COVID-19.But on Monday, the country recorded nearly 10,000 new infections, its highest ever daily spike in new cases.
People thronged into places of worship like temples, mosques, churches, and gurudwaras (for Sikh community) in India on Monday as religious places reopened across many
U.S. President Donald Trump told his advisors at one point this past week he wanted 10,000 troops to deploy to the Washington D.C. area to halt civil unrest over the ki
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