On 24 January 2020, Chinese media confirmed the first two cases of coronavirus northwest of Xinjiang. This rapidly spreading epidemic has become the most deadly in recent history, reaching a global death toll of 1017 by 11 February 2020. The arrival of the virus in Xinjiang is particularly alarming due
Greece has announced plans to construct a 2.7km long netted sea barrier off the island of Lesbos in order to deter migrants crossing from neighboring Turkey. The barrier, which is planned to rise 17 inches above sea-level, will be equipped with lights and reflectors in order to mark clearly Greece’s
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has vowed to crack down on terrorism rulings following a London terror attack. Days after extremist Sudesh Amman was released prior to the completion of his jail term, Johnson told the U.K. press that he had “come to the end of [his] patience” with the
In a eulogy published on 3 February, Nigerian President Mohammadu Buhari stirringly expressed the country’s need for religious unity in the face of the threat posed by Boko Haram, before he controversially claimed that 90% of the Islamist terror group’s victims are Muslim. He was writing to commemorate the death
Pope Francis converted a nineteenth-century palace in St. Peter’s Square, neighboring the Vatican, into a homeless shelter in the heart of Rome. For the past seven decades, the Palazzo Migliori was the home of the Calasanziane order of religious women. They vacated the building last year, and those in charge
Last week, France’s President Macron authorized the deployment of French warships to preserve the status quo on and around the divided island of Cyprus. Tensions are high in the region, with Turkey pressing its right to drill for hydrocarbons in waters claimed by the Greek and Greek Cypriot governments, and
In an area of Western Mexico, children as young as six years old are taking up arms against organized crime. Last week, 19 children were inducted into a vigilante group aimed at taking down drug smugglers. According to the LA Times, the group has been operating in Guerrero for years.
