Thai police arrested three senior reporters from the Myanmar news outlet “Democratic Voice of Burma” (DVB) and two associates after being caught fleeing Myanmar for Thailand on May 9, sparking an outcry on Twitter under the “saveDVBJournalists” tag.
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Israel launched new airstrikes into Gaza on Tuesday, leveling an evacuated 13-story residential building, while “hundreds” of rockets from Palestinian militants reportedly hit southern Israel and extended the violence to Tel Aviv, according to CNN.
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The State Opening of the British Parliament, which marks the formal start of the parliamentary year, took place on Tuesday.
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The COVID-19 variant B.1.617, first found in Maharashtra, India, has been named a variant of concern by the World Health Organization. But Soumya Swaminathan, the WHO’s chief scientist, said its classification is based on it being more transmissible.
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The Pokemon Company released an announcement on Thursday that a new season of Pokemon will air in the Summer of 2021.
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A new trailer for Sony’s upcoming “Venom: Let There Be Carnage” has debuted. As the sequel to the 2018 American superhero movie, “Venom,” Carnage promises an exciting take on iconic Marvel characters.
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In a move announced Monday, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) reinstated anti-bias protections in health care based on sexual orientation and gender bias — reversing a Trump-era policy that sought to limit the protections’ scope by focusing them on sex assigned at birth.
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Violence in Jerusalem has been ongoing for several days, with clashes in Al-Aqsa mosque, one of the holiest sites in Islam, leaving hundreds injured, according to the Palestine Red Crescent. Rockets were also fired from Gaza into Israel. The violence comes as Israel marks Jerusalem Day in the city with a march.
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Mucormycosis, or “black fungus”, is a potentially fatal infection affecting COVID-19 patients in India, where doctors believe it may be triggered by the use of steroids.
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has approved the state of Minnesota’s revised hemp production plan. The plan governs the production and regulation of hemp in Minnesota and needed federal approval as part of USDA’s U.S. Domestic Hemp Production Program.
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