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Three Africans in Mexico City grave tell stories of slavery’s toll
May 08, 2020 19:55The three skulls were unlike hundreds of others in the 16th-century mass grave uncovered at the San José de los Naturales Royal Hospital in Mexico City. Their front teeth were filed decoratively, perhaps as a ritual custom, unlike those of “los naturales,” the Indigenous people who made up the majority of bodies at the colonial burial site. Archaeologists concluded the three individuals were most likely enslaved Africans, but they needed more evidence to be certain.
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Govts. cautiously lifting lockdowns as COVID-19 deaths surpass quarter-of-a-million
May 05, 2020 10:33The world has started to cautiously reemerge from strict lockdowns and quarantines of the past few months, as deaths from the COVID-19 disease have surpassed a quarter of a million — 252,4800 — globally, and the global caseload now stands at 3,646,225.
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WHO says life with coronavirus must be considered new normal +World updates
Apr 21, 2020 13:02The World Health Organization (WHO) says life with the new coronavirus must be considered a new normal until vaccination or effective treatment is developed for the disease caused by the pathogen (COVID-19).
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Global COVID-19 cases near 2mn mark, deaths close to 120K
Apr 14, 2020 12:12At least 1,920,918 COVID-19 infections have been confirmed worldwide, and 119,686 people have died so far, with the United States leading all nations in both the number of cases and the death toll, followed by major Western European countries.
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Latest on coronavirus pandemic: Over 1.2 million people now infected
Apr 05, 2020 12:58Nearly 1,203,000 people are infected with the new coronavirus and more than 64,770 others have died of the disease caused by it around the world, according to data collected by Johns Hopkins University.
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US ‘obsessed’ with Venezuela, FM says on allegations against Maduro
Mar 27, 2020 07:19Venezuelan Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza has slammed the US regime for bringing new allegations against the President of the South American country, saying they are meant to give the administration in Washington more electoral confidence in the run-up to the presidential election in November.
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About 900 million confined worldwide due to coronavirus restrictions
Mar 21, 2020 20:06The COVID-19 pandemic, with well over 11,000 deaths globally as of Saturday, has resulted in many countries across the planet enforcing restrictions on the movement of people, shutting down schools, and forcing millions to work from home.
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Coronavirus updates, Europe’s death toll surpasses 5,000
Mar 21, 2020 11:50The death toll from the new coronovirus has surpassed 5,000 in Europe - the new epicenter of the pandemic – as the number of confirmed cases continues to rise across the continent.
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US judge says conditions in overcrowded border holding cells violate Constitution
Feb 20, 2020 11:50A US judge has ruled in favor of refugees, held in overcrowded border detention centers under inhumane conditions, banning authorities from holding asylum seekers for more than 48 hours in a facility in the state of Arizona.
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Iran bartering medicine for food with South Americans: Deputy minister
Feb 12, 2020 16:49Head of the Food and Drug Administration of Iran says the country is bartering medicine produced in the country with food imported from South America.