Portugal gears up for anniversary of Carnation Revolution
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this year’s celebration of the anniversary of the Carnation Revolution of 1974 will be held on balconies. The revolution ended the 41-year dictatorship of the Estado Novo junta
Germany announces fresh measures to safeguard workers amid lockdown
The relief package announced by the coalition government headed by chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday mainly provides respite to small businesses and low-income workers who are forced to stay home due to the COVID-19 lockdown
23-year-old Palestinian prisoner dies in Israeli prison in mysterious circumstances
The Palestinian prisoner reportedly fell down abruptly and lost consciousness in the bathroom at Ketziot prison and was later declared dead at a nearby hospital. The prison guards allegedly did not come to his aid for more than 30 minutes after his collapse
Commemoration of Nazi-allied Ustasa troops canceled due to COVID-19
The notorious Ustasa troops were responsible for the massacre of Jews, Serbs, Romas and anti-fascist Bosniaks and Croats during the second world war
Trump suspends long-term immigration for 60 days to “protect American workers”
The move comes in as the US is faced with a major unemployment crisis, and even as the Trump administration is pushing for an early lifting of pandemic-related restrictions.
Lebanese protest government failure to check rising unemployment and hunger
The financial crisis in Lebanon – a country with one of the world’s worst debt-to-GDP ratios – has deepened sharply due to the impact of the COVID-19 emergency. Protesters on Tuesday used cars to maintain social distancing norms
Israel plans to confiscate fresh areas in Palestinian city of Hebron
The attorney general of Israel cleared the government’s plan to confiscate fresh Palestinian land in the center of the old Hebron city, around the Ibrahimi Mosque. The proposal is now before prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu
Chilean teachers reject return to school while COVID-19 pandemic rages on
National teachers’ union leader Mario Aguilar, rejected the government’s decision and said that it jeopardizes the health of millions of students and hundreds of thousands of education and administrative workers