Why COVID-19 Hit High-Income Countries Harder

VOA  – After the novel coronavirus burst out of China in January, experts have been fearing catastrophic impacts on developing nations with weak health care systems.   So far, though, the highest death... Read more »

A Global Conspiracy

WSJ, NY POST & INTERNET Dear Editor, seldom in recent history we have witnessed such a horrible conspiracy. In fact the pandemic flue of 1917-18 did not happen because of the conspiracy... Read more »

Trump Walks Back Claim of ‘Absolute’ Authority Over States

VOA -vWASHINGTON – Facing intense criticism, U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday walked back earlier comments suggesting he has total authority to reopen the economy from the coronavirus crisis.  In comments to White... Read more »

How Social Distancing Can Impact Your Mental Health

VOA -Social distancing and isolation can be hard, as New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo recently pointed out during a daily briefing on the status of COVID-19 in his state. “Don’t underestimate the... Read more »

Fauci Comments on US Virus Response Seem to Draw Trump’s Ire

VOA – WASHINGTON – Social restrictions aimed at stopping the spread of the coronavirus could have saved lives if they’d been started earlier, and when they’re eased new cases are certain to... Read more »

Signs Missed and Steps Slowed in Trump’s Pandemic Response

VOA – WASHINGTON – By the time President Donald Trump first spoke publicly about the coronavirus, it may already have been too late. Interviewed at Davos, a gathering of global elites in... Read more »

US Now Leads World in Coronavirus Deaths

VOA – The United States became the world leader in coronavirus deaths Saturday, a grim indicator of the country’s status as the global epicenter of the pandemic. As of Saturday afternoon, the... Read more »

New York Sees Possible Flattening of Coronavirus Curve

VOA – NEW YORK – New York’s governor said Friday that he is “cautiously optimistic” that the hardest hit U.S. state is starting to see a flattening in the number of new... Read more »

گزارش سالانه کمپین فعالین بلوچ: نقض گسترده حقوق بشر در مناطق بلوچ‌نشین ایران

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Amnesty: More than 30 Inmates Killed in Iran Coronavirus Riots

VOA – Amnesty International says it believes more than 30 prisoners have been killed by Iranian security forces amid rioting over fears of contracting the coronavirus. Thousands of inmates in at least... Read more »