(2020-05-07). "What the Hell Do You Have to Lose?" counterpunch.org The coronavirus does not care whether we are Republican or Democrat; mainline or evangelical Christian; Jew, Muslim or Hindu; white, black or brown; Chinese, Italian, Iranian, Russian, African or American, richer or poorer, older or younger. We are all human and subject to the same illnesses. Our nationality, faith, race, class, location or age does
(2020-05-07). New OPCW Leaks Prove They Are Lying To Us About Syria. thealtworld.com published some explosive new leaks from the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) which make it clear beyond a shadow of a doubt that the organisation, and the narrative managers associated with it, have been lying about the investigation into an alleged chemical attack in Douma, Syria two years ago. | In May of last year an Engineering Assessment signed by South African OPCW inspector Ian Henderson (2020-05-06). The economic crash is already ravaging Africa. mronline.org 
Sub-Saharan Africa is facing its greatest crisis in generations. The continent thus far has been less affected by the pandemic than other parts of the world. But the impact of the global economic crisis is already enormous.
(2020-05-06). VIDEO: Sandstorm in Niger's capital turns sky red. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 07 (MNA) — A giant sandstorm took over the Niger's capital of Niamey on Monday. Sandstorm approached Niamey as the sky turned the red color of blood.
(2020-05-05). Attacks on civilians, arbitrary arrests, top list of abuses in Libya: ICC Prosecutor. news.un.org Unabated violence, particularly in and around the Libyan capital, has now been raging for more than a year, the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) told the Security Council in a virtual briefing on Tuesday, warning that war crimes may have been committed.
(2020-05-05). The Sound of Silence—When There Are No Words. jamanetwork.com In this narrative medicine essay, a surgeon and palliative care physician describes the isolating silence that she felt her after the slaying of her father in Egypt when she was 18 years old and how that lingering silence has come to guide her when sitting with patients, when there are no words.
(2020-05-05). Food insecurity in West Africa could leave 43 million at risk as coronavirus hits. news.un.org Well over 40 million people across West Africa face desperate food shortages in coming months, with COVID-19 restrictions a new factor adding to people's vulnerability, the World Food Programme (WFP) said on Tuesday.
(2020-05-04). Boyle Heights celebrates May Day for the 6th consecutive year. fightbacknews.org Los Angeles, CA – On Friday, May 1, a car protest of over 40 vehicles driven by workers, teachers and activists took to the streets for the sixth consecutive year to celebrate International Workers Day, May Day, in the Boyle Heights neighborhood. Organized by Centro CSO, this year's May Day protest focused on Trump's attacks on immigrants and called for free healthcare for COVID-19 patients, support for public education, jailing killer cops and community control over the police. | "The coronavirus pandemic has affected oppressed nationalities like African Americans, Chicanos and American Indians the most. Unsafe…
(2020-05-02). COVID-19 impact could be 'disastrously high' in poverty-stricken Malawi. news.un.org In Malawi, one of the world's poorest countries, with a fragile health system, the UN is bracing for the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic which, it is feared, could be severe.
(2020-05-07). Like it or not, Iran-Arab trade still in tens of billions. iranian.com Iran's political ties with US allies in the Persian Gulf have been on the rocks, but commercial ties have chugged along quietly, despite the Trump administration's pressure on Arab states to reduce their relationship with Tehran to the minimum. According to Arab-Africa director of Iran's Trade Promotion Organization Farzad Piltan, trade with the UAE, Oman, …
(2020-05-07). Watch Powerful Sandstorm Sweep Over Nigerien Capital. sputniknews.com Dust-laden winds and sandstorms that sweep Saharan sand through Niger and neighbouring countries out towards the Atlantic Ocean are common across West Africa during the dry season, which usually lasts from January to April.
(2020-05-02). Sudan bans female genital mutilation, UNICEF vows to help support new law. news.un.org The United Nations Childen's Fund (UNICEF) welcomed the landmark move by Sudan's transitional government this week to criminalize female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C), with a three-year jail sentence for offenders.