About a year after a massive explosion at a Beirut container terminal on August 4th last year, Lebanon is now in the middle of political confusion and economic difficulty. The value of their currency has declined 90 percent, and foreign exchange holdings are out of money, which has led to the end of
India’s health care system is on the brink of collapse as a huge coronavirus (COVID-19) wave started in March. The number of daily COVID-19 cases in India grew to ten times bigger than that of the United States. In New Delhi, the capital of India, more than 400 people died every day because of COVID
On May 3rd, a subway crash due to the collapse of an elevated railway occurred near Olivos Station on a section of the Metro Line 12 in southeastern Mexico City. This disaster killed at least 26 people, including children, and 79 people were hospitalized. While the subway was passing on an elevated
After the outbreak of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, Asian hate crimes in the United States (US) are becoming more serious. According to the Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism at California State University, the number of crimes targeting Asians in 16 major US cities has increased abou
On April 5th , Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law that allows himself to lead the country for two additional terms. Last year, a referendum regarding this revision was held in July, and the Russian parliament approved this bill in March of this year. Putin is currently serving his fourth
Mexico has had an ongoing drug war since December of 2006; it has been 14 years and is still ongoing. It has been announced on March 10th, Mexico’s lower house of Congress approved a bill to legalize the recreation and usage of marijuana, which could make Mexico the largest drug market in the world.
On March 7th, the Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) in the United States (US) interviewed Prince Harry and the Duchess, Meghan. After its broadcast worldwide, the British Royal Family has since come under fire for potential racism against the couple, although the disclosure has not been fully verif
On February 19th, the Group of Seven (G7) leaders gave their support for the commitment of Japan to hold the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics in a safe and secure manner; however, there are still worries hitting the Olympics. Tokyo 2020, which was intended to be held this year, has already been p
On January 25th, Joe Biden, the United States (US) President, overturned the executive order about permitting transgender Americans to join the military that former President Trump had virtually banned. In the time of Trump’s tenure, those who did not come out as transgender could not pursue transit
Cartoons originally published by the French newspaper, Charlie Hebdo, were the fundamental factor that led to the Charlie Hebdo shootings in 2015, for which a terrorist group of Al-Qaeda and the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) took responsibility. Since then, there have been acute conflicts b
Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. was elected the 46th president of the United States (US) on November 7th. While the US presidential transition took place after Election Day, the US has been in the middle of crisis and confusion. Donald Trump has refused to concede the result of the election, posting twee
The Nobel Prize Winner of 2020 was released last October. On October 5th, 2020, the Nobel Committee announced that the Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine would go to Harvey Alter, Briton Michael Houghton, and Charles Rice. These scientists were nominated as the Nobel Prize winners for their disc
On October 2nd, President Donald Trump was diagnosed with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). After Trump’s diagnosis, people who worked close to the president also turned out to be infected with COVID-19. One of Trump’s assistants, Nick Luna tested positive after traveling with him. Additionally,
With the widespread COVID-19, people in medical and pharmaceutical industries are desperately trying to invent vaccines. On August 11th, Russia first launched the world’s first COVID-19 vaccine, Sputnik V, funded by the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF). The Global Times reported that currently,
As Shinzo Abe suddenly resigned from the position of prime minister on August 28th due to health issues, three candidates came out to become the next prime minister. Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga, former foreign minister Fumio Kishida, and former defense minister Shigeru Ishiba wer
On the evening of August 4th, Lebanon experienced two devastating explosions that took place at the Port of Beirut, the nation’s capital city. A team of specialists from England’s University of Sheffield calculates the magnitude and intensity of the explosions to have been approximately one-tenth of
Donald Trump, the president of the United States of America (USA), has released an official statement declaring his desire to place a nationwide ban on TikTok, a widely popular social media platform created by Chinese company ByteDance. Relations between China and the USA have not been the friendlie
Among COVID-19 vaccine research reports submitted to the World Health Organization (WHO), 10 of them are tested on human bodies. Remdesivir is one of the most promising medicines. It is made by Gilead Sciences, the American pharmaceutical company that developed Tamiflu, a medicine for influenza. The
In April, the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and OPEC+, a group of oil-producing countries that are not in OPEC, like Russia, agreed on reducing oil production to 9.7 million barrels per day in May and June to deal with the dramatic drop in oil prices. Oil prices rose continuou
On April 11th, the United Nations (UN) envoys in the Middle East urged Middle Eastern war nations to stop the war immediately. Along with the appeal of Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, he urged all parties to take concrete steps in stopping the war. Syria, Yemen, Lebanon, Iraq, and IsraelPalestin