Egypt struggles with COVID-19 after highest daily rise in cases
The government has decided to extend the 10-hour night curfew and partial lockdown imposed in the country, amid complaints of inadequate relief measures. Egypt recorded 168 new infections on Thursday
Movements across the world demand release of Afro-Bolivian leader Elena Flores
Elena Flores, the union leader of the association of coca leaf farmers of the Yungas region, has been at the forefront of resisting the advance of paramilitarism in the region and the coup regime
Public hospital in India accused of segregating COVID-19 patients on religious basis
The Ahmedabad Civil Hospital has reportedly arranged separate wards for Hindu and Muslim suspects of the infection. The hospital authorities have cited government orders as justification for the move, according to media reports
Liberal-Progressive alliance wins by a landslide in South Korean parliamentary polls
The massive victory of the coalition backing incumbent president Moon Jae-in is being viewed as a verdict on the government’s efforts to contain and deal with the COVID-19 outbreak in the country
Israel shuts down Palestinian health clinic testing for COVID-19 in East Jerusalem
The move is reportedly an attempt by the Israeli state to not allow the Palestinian Authority to undertake any government activity in occupied East Jerusalem
Bangladesh to deport nearly 400 Rohingya refugees who were rescued from sea
Over two dozen of the refugees, who were trying to reach Malaysia in a bid to escape the conditions in camps in Bangladesh, died at sea. The other 396 will be deported to Myanmar
Communist youth in Italy launch campaign to guarantee student rights
The Front of the Communist Youth (FGC) started a petition #EmergenzaUniversità in more than 40 universities across Italy to demand support for students during the ongoing crisis
João Pedro Stedile: Neoliberalism and finance capital have been defeated by coronavirus
The member of MST’s national board analyzes the current international and Brazilian contexts in wake of the coronavirus pandemic