March 28 - 30, 2020
Northern Ireland release prisoners early
Nearly 200 prisoners were scheduled to be released from jail at the end of June 2020, and they were released today due to a reduction of staff and to mitigate the risk of COVID 19. About 1300 inmates will remain in the prison because they were convicted of higher crimes.
[1]
Mali holds elections to fill roles after opposition leader was abducted
Mali voted on Sunday to elect 147 parliament seats. This election, which supposed to be held in 2018 to replace parliamentary roles from 2013, was delayed several times due to security concerns. “The abduction Wednesday of the veteran opposition leader Soumaila Cisse has also contributed to such fears.” The country has been facing war and the newly emerging coronavirus, killing their nation’s first person last Saturday. The wars have displaced 200,000 people, and 18 people were counted to be infected with COVID 19.
[2]
Afghanistan announces negotiation team
As Taliban attacks at many locations throughout the northeastern province of Badakhshan, the Afghan government announced a negotiation team, involving 21 people on Friday. Three districts were captured, and 10 people of Afghanistan’s security forces were killed. The Taliban rejected the team’s first negotiation meeting attempt on Saturday.
[21]
Police station bombings in Hong Kong
“A wave of action apparently intended to force the government to completely close the city’s borders with mainland China and supply more protective gear to residents in” Hong Kong has been manifested by bombing police stations. The first wave was in late January. Two police stations were targeted this morning at Sing Woo Road and Kwai Fong Street. An investigation is underway.
[22]
Colombian rebel group answers UN’s call for global cease fire
The National Liberation Military announced a temporary cease-fire until April 30 that will begin on Wednesday. “U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for a cessation in fighting last week.” Norway was the mediator of the truce between the Colombian Government and the National Liberation Military.
[23]
Prisoners escape from Syrian jail
Islamic state prisoners rioted by tearing off doors. They “seized control of part of a large jail” in Hasakah city’s jail called Ghouiran prison last night. The US supported Kurdish prison did regain control of the prison Monday evening and the four prisoners, which escaped, were returned to prison. ISIS lost all influence over Syria territory about “a year ago after a five-year ground and air campaign by the US-led coalition.”
[24]]
Former regional officials endure terrorist attack in Somalia
Abdisalan Hassan Hersi and Farah Galangoli endured a terrorist attack yesterday. Farah Galangoli, a former Nugal region police chief, survived; however, Abdisalan Hassan Hersi, a former governor of Nugaal, did not. Al-Shabab claimed the suicide attack. The attack was carried out in Garowe, Nugal of Somalia.
[25]
Sierra Leone overturns 5 year law that banned pregnant girls from school
After the Ebola crisis in 2015, Sierra Leone passed a law which banned pregnant girls from school. “Teenage pregnancy is a huge issue in Sierra Leone. The UN children’s agency Unicef in a 2015 report found that 40% of girls are married before their 18th birthday.” The overturned law does not follow the customs of Sierra Leone as a journalist “asked whether she would keep her daughter in school if she became pregnant, the mother of two said emphatically: "No! She will stay at home."” Sierra Leone has endured political backlash from lawsuits to judicial declarations of discrimination, and the overturning of the law is ahead of the culture, which may be seen as rare.
[26]
South Korea shuts down sex abuse group
On a mobile app called Telegram a chat room called “Nth Room” was ran by a man named Cho Joo-bin. “Nth Room” is a “sex crimes scandal that has shaken the country” of South Korea. “At least 74 people, including 16 underage girls, were tricked and blackmailed into sharing sexual images of themselves. “More than 260,000 members, who had paid in cryptocurrency to join the group and access content in an attempt to remain anonymous”, “paid up to US$1,200 to access” the pornography. Cho Joo-bin was arrested on March 20, and “the 24-year-old communications graduate was handed to prosecutors on March 25 and is facing charges of threats and coercion, abuse, and violations of the sexual abuse act, the privacy act, and the child protection act.”
[27]
China has been proactive to investigate such situations in their country. “We are tracking down tips that reflect sexual assault of minors, and if there are websites or personnel in China, there will be punishment according to the law,” the National Office Against Pornographic and Illegal Publications announced on Saturday. “We welcome tips from media and the public to create a clean cyberspace.” They claim that no such website are based in China yet. “The websites were all based in foreign countries and were no longer accessible after the official investigation began”; however, The Beijing News did report Friday on “Chinese websites [that] were similar to the “nth rooms” in that they lured users to pay to watch pornographic content.” “These websites always have their servers abroad, so if one is shut down, they can quickly change to another one,” said Shaoxi, a feminist blogger in Beijing.
[28]
March 31, 2020
Indonesia releases 30,000 prisoners
Indonesia announced that about 30,000 people will be released from prison to parole today. Their prisons are not sanitary and they are holding inmates at double their capacity. A reason for the overcrowded prisons is the nation’s focus to eradicate the illegal drug trade. The conditions of the release of prisoners is intriguing because people that have served two-thirds of their sentence qualifies for parole; furthermore, children are eligible for parole, if they have served half their sentence.
[29]
Iranian natural gas line halts
Turkey’s importing natural gas line from Iran goes offline. The location of the explosion is in Turkey near the Bazargan border with Iran. Kurds are known for attacking gas lines in Turkey; however, “The pipeline has exploded several times in the past. “The line delivers about 10 billion cubic meters of natural gas to Turkey annually.”
[47]
US moves to stop illegal migration of children, beginning deportation
The Center for Disease Control and the Department of Homeland Security recommended a migration suspension of people "seeking to enter the US without proper travel documentation" according to statements of Customs and Border Protection, an agency within DHS; however, children was an exception of the ruling implemented early this month. On Monday a new statement enabled border control to reject and deport children.
[48]
Forest fire kills 19 in southwest China
In the city of Xichang, Sichuan province of China, a fire on a farm went out of control, creating a forest fire. The forest fire required an evacuation of the community as powerful mountain winds stoked the flames, killing at least nineteen people. More than one thousand firefighters were deployed. One of them died.
[49]
Myanmar publication under fire for interviewing rebel group leader
Nay Myo Lin, the editor-in-chief for Voice of Myanmar, was in court today for interviewing the head representative of the Arakan Army on March 27. "I was accused under two charges of the counter-terrorism law," he stated, leaving the courthouse. The Arakan Army is “a group demanding greater autonomy for the state's ethnic Rakhine people,” who was declared by the government as a terrorist group on March 23rd. “Clashes have left scores of civilians killed, hundreds injured and about 150,000 displaced since January last year, and both sides have traded allegations of abuse.”
[50] He faces a sentence of three years to life in prison.
Refugee status in Greece
At least 1,974 refugees, which are mostly from Turkey, are in Greece. These entered Greece before “a March 1, 2020 government decree suspending access to asylum for 30 days for people who irregularly entered the country.” Greece are “denying them the right to lodge asylum claims”, but two newly assembled detention sites were prepared for the nearly two thousand refugees. The detention sites are also “severely limited access to water, electricity, hygiene products, clothing, and blankets”.
[51]
President Maduro of Venezuela accuses opposition leader Juan Guaido of attempted coup
Juan Guaido is summon on charges of “attempted coup” because Cliver Alcala, who served under president Hugo Chavez, followed "direct instructions from Mr Juan Guaido" to import weapons from Colombia. These weapons were seized early last week, and “Alcala claimed ownership of the weapons discovered by police in Puerto Viejo in Colombia's Magdalena department on March 23.” Juan Guaido is due in court on Thursday.
[52]
April 1, 2020
California implements plan to limit Coronavirus risks in prisons
California has “implemented a suspension of intake by county prisons” as they announce a 30 day plan to release inmates early, evaluating those who are set to finish their sentence within the next thirty days and sixty days. People, who are serving for nonviolent crimes, will be considered first. The state estimates that 3,500 prisoners may be released early. This plan was composed to limit Coronavirus risks in the state prison system.
[53]
China Xichang Forest Fire update
There is no update on progress of containment of the fire according to the article that I summarize. The local government within Xichang, Sichuan reported that eighteen firefighters and one forestry guide has died in combatting the fire.
[68]
Journalist targeted in Mexico
María Elena Ferral, the founder of Quinto Poder de Veracruz, “investigated sensitive issues such as crime, corruption and the police.” María was targeted “by [a] masked pillion rider on a motorcycle as she left a notary public’s office in Papantla”, being shot eight times before dying in a hospital. “Papantla [is] a city plagued by organised crime in the Gulf coast state of Veracruz.”
[69]
Iran has dissident killed in Turkey
Masoud Molavi Vardanjani is an Iranian dissident, and he was killed in November 2019 at Istanbul. Senior officials of Turkey revealed that their investigation concludes that two intelligence officers of Iran’s consulate in Istanbul had Masoud Molavi Vardanjani killed. “Vardanjani had been a critic of the Iranian regime and posted a message on social media criticizing Iran’s Revolutionary Guards three months before he was shot dead.”
[70]
Afghanistan begins releasing Taliban prisoners.
Zabihullah Mujahid, a spokesman for the Taliban, visited Kabul to negotiate a prisoner exchange, saying "One hundred prisoners will be released in first batch, then both sides will assess whether releasing 100 per day is working out well or not." The Taliban offense has not reduced as a vehicle was targeted by a landmine today in the southern province of Helmand. Eight people were killed in the bombing, including children.
[71]
Marriott endures second customer data breach
“Marriott has 7,300 hotel and resort properties across 134 countries, including the Ritz-Carlton, Sheraton and Westin chains”, and the company revealed yesterday that up to 5,200,000 customers may have had their data breached, which “may have included names, addresses, phone numbers, birthdays, loyalty information for linked companies like airlines and even room preferences.” Marriott is determining whether “card information, passport numbers or driver's license information was accessed.” This is their second customer data breach in two years.
[72]
April 2, 2020
US deploys Navy to combat drug trade in the Caribbean
I reported on the 26th of March 2020 that Venezuela illegally delivers about 250 tons of cocaine to the United States annually.
[73] As tensions rise in Venezuela and Juan Guaidó is due in for his court hearing today, the US military deploys the Navy to limit the illegal drug trade at the Caribbean. The FARC drug lords of Colombia have been harbored by Venezuela to maintain the flow of the drug trade.
[74]
Measles virus is a greater concern in DR Congo than COVID 19
Children has suffer the most casualties to the Measles virus outbreak in DR Congo. It is reported to be the worst in the world as it has claimed 6,300 lives of children, since the beginning of 2019. Thousands more have been infected. This epidemic has been the most deadly for the country.
[75]
Argentina endures femicide like Mexico
Femicide is the killing of women. Argentina has been locked down for the coronavirus since March 20th, and the country has endured six deaths already. "Femicides don't stop in quarantine, and neither does our rage," the feminist group, Ni Una Menos (Not One Less) asserts. “One woman was killed every 29 hours in March, for a total of 24 femicides, according to the observatory that tracks reports in the media.”
[76]
Chad and Nigeria announce
new coalition against Jihadists
After both Chad and Nigeria’s militaries were attacked on March 23 by Boko Haram. The two nations announced a “massive” joint military offensive today, a Thursday. The defense minister of Chad already deployed soldiers to Nigeria on Tuesday. “The 10-year [insurgence] has left at least 36,000 dead and displaced around 1.8 million people in northeast Nigeria alone.”
[77]
India blacklists nearly one thousand foreigners for Islamic missionary work
India’s government has blacklisted 960 foreigners, cancelling their visas for participating in Tablighi Jamaat activities. The conditions of their visas banned them from such activities.
[78] “Tablighi Jamaat, which means 'the Society for Spreading Faith', is an Islamic missionary movement which aims to encourage Muslims to return to practising their religion during the lifetime of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, and particularly in matters of ritual, dress, and personal behavior.”
[79]
WHO hacked on behalf of Iran
The World Health Organization has “sustained digital bombardment by hackers seeking information about the [COVID 19] outbreak.” A Reuters report cited that United Nation’s health agency has endured more than a 100% increase of hacking attempts due to the coronavirus on March 2. WHO has identified that the hackers are motivated by Iran, saying that they have been phishing for their passwords by mimicking Google websites.
[80]
Kenya releases nearly 5,000 prisoners to ease risk of coronavirus
Kenya has dismissed 4,800 inmates during March, prioritizing “those who are in prison for a short term and those who have been there for a long time but have just about six months and below to go," Petty offenders were a focus of the evaluations. The goal of the effort was to establish a decongested prison system to reduce the risk of COVID 19 infections.
[81]
Latin America warned of COVID 19 overcrowded prisons risks
Human Rights Watch warned Latin American countries that if COVID 19 gets into the prisons the virus would spread very quickly, putting staff and the community at risk. Many of these countries have not locked down the prisons or implemented protection policies. If they release prisoners after the virus gets in the jails, the spread would continue to the communities that they return to.
Hundreds of prisoners have escaped from facilities in Sao Paulo, Brazil on March 16th, and on March 18th a jail in Venezuela endured riots, resulting in the death of 10 inmates “after authorities canceled access to visitors, who provide detainees with food.” 84 escaped from the Venezuelan prison. “At least 40 people died in connection with the protests in Colombia, Venezuela, Argentina, Peru, and Brazil.”
[82]
April 3, 2020
COVID 19 testing is lagging as funeral system is struggling in Ecuador
Municipal officials said that 400 dead people have been picked up from residents’ homes and the streets in the past three days as Ecuador reports more than 3,000 Coronavirus cases in total. The ratio of cases to death show that testing is lagging. The city that is the epicenter of the crisis in the country is Guayaquil. The struggling funeral system has forced people to keep their dead family members in their homes or place them on the street.
[83]
Libyan government carries out counterattacks
The Libyan government’s military, which is supported by the United Nations, is called the Government of National Accord. Turkey supplies them militarily. Libya’s air force performed airstrikes, destroying warplanes, tanks, and other armored vehicles and artillery of the Libyan National Army at an airbase west of Tripoli. The Libyan National Army is led by General Khalifa Haftar. “Haftar's forces are allied with Egypt and the United Arab Emirates”, warring for power in Libya since Moammar Gadhafi was dethroned in 2011. The Government of National Accord also reported that their counterattack to the Libyan National Army killed 20 rebels for not observing the UN’s global ceasefire.
[84]
US Navy ship endures Coronavirus outbreak
The US Navy aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt is enduring a Coronavirus outbreak. The first case was reported about ten days ago. All crew members cannot be evacuated due to the nature of the aircraft carrier. Approximately one thousand sailors were quarantined yesterday on a naval base on Guam with a total of 2,700 being evacuated by the end of the week. 93 sailors tested positive of COVID 19.
[85]
Venezuelan navy coastal boat sinks after collision with a cruise ship
RCGS Resolute of Columbia Cruise Services was “carrying out routine engine maintenance in international waters more than 13 nautical miles (24km) from La Tortuga”, when it had receive an order to change direction by Naiguata, a Venezuelan navy coastal boat. The following is a quotation of a statement of the German company:
"While the master was in contact with the head office, gunshots were fired and, shortly thereafter, the navy vessel approached the starboard side at speed... and purposely collided with the RCGS Resolute," it added. "The navy vessel continued to ram the starboard bow in an apparent attempt to turn the ship’s head towards Venezuelan territorial waters."
The collision left minor damage to the cruise ship, since its hull is reinforced for sailing in icy water; however, the patrol boat began “taking on water after hitting its bulbous bow.”
Venezuela "did not rule out" that the cruise ship "was transporting mercenaries to attack military bases” as “President Maduro said an investigation had been launched and he expected "maximum collaboration" from authorities in Curaçao.” The country stated that Naiguata’s crew were all rescued.
[86]
Man, plotting attack on the White House, pleads guilty
A 23 year old man changed his name to Hasher Jallal Taheb after he was radicalized according to a neighbor, tipping local police. Hasher opened up to a man about his plans to attack “the Washington Monument, the Lincoln Memorial and a synagogue in Washington”, when he was trying to sell his car. After the man informed the FBI, Taheb was arrested in January 2019 after arriving at a parking lot, where he arranged to obtain weapons, including “an AT-4 anti-tank weapon, explosives and assault rifles.” Hasher did not plead guilty until this week, and his sentence hearing is scheduled for June 23, 2020.
[87]
New Zealander killed by separatists of Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea’s mining area was declared “a battle zone” in 2017 by the Free Papua Organization. Its military wing is called West Papua Liberation Army, and Jeffrey Bomanak, their commander, claimed an attack earlier this week in Timika, Papua at a mine, killing a New Zealand miner and injuring four other Indonesian workers. Human Rights Watch seeks justice for the violence against civilians as Papua New Guinea is known for suppressing news coverage, misinterpreting evidence, and letting violence not be accounted for.
[88]
[1] Bulman, May. “Coronavirus: Prisoners to Be Temporarily Released in Northern Ireland Because of Staff Shortages.”
Independent, 30 Mar. 2020, www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/coronavirus-ireland-prisoners-release-staff-shortage-a9435626.html.
[2] “Mali Votes in Long-Delayed Parliamentary Election .”
VOA News, Voices of America, 29 Mar. 2020, www.voanews.com/africa/mali-votes-long-delayed-parliamentary-election.
[3] “Coronavirus in Russia: The Latest News | March 30.”
The Moscow Times, 30 Mar. 2020, www.themoscowtimes.com/2020/03/30/coronavirus-in-russia-the-latest-news-march-29-a69117.
[4] Krever, Mick. “The Netherlands Records 93 More Deaths from Coronavirus.”
CNN World, 30 Mar. 2020, edition.cnn.com/world/live-news/coronavirus-outbreak-03-30-20-intl-hnk/h_d2ebdfeed003251828a9f8315f8057f2.
[5] Gallman, Stephanie. “New Orleans Has More than 1,400 Cases of Coronavirus.”
CNN World, 30 Mar. 2020, edition.cnn.com/world/live-news/coronavirus-outbreak-03-30-20-intl-hnk/index.html.
[6] Khalid, Tuqa. “UAE Records Total of 570 Coronavirus Cases and Three Deaths.”
Al Arabiya, 29 Mar. 2020, english.alarabiya.net/en/News/gulf/2020/03/29/UAE-reports-102-new-coronavirus-cases-one-death-total-cases-up-to-570.html.
[7] “Thailand Reports 136 New Coronavirus Cases, Bringing Total Total to 1,524.”
Times of India, Reuters, 30 Mar. 2020, timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/rest-of-world/thailand-reports-136-new-coronavirus-cases-bringing-total-to-1524/articleshow/74883296.cms.
[8] “Egypt Confirms Six New Deaths, 40 Additional Coronavirus Cases, Raising Total to 576.”
Egypt Independent, 28 Mar. 2020, www.egyptindependent.com/egypt-confirms-six-new-deaths-40-additional-coronavirus-cases-raising-total-to-576/.
[9] “Germany Coronavirus Cases Rise to 57,298.”
Times of India, Reuters, 30 Mar. 2020, timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/europe/germany-coronavirus-cases-rise-to-57298/articleshow/74883221.cms.
[10] “France Reports Record 418 Coronavirus Deaths in 24 Hours.”
Dawn, AFP, 30 Mar. 2020, www.dawn.com/live-blog/.
[11] “159 More People Die from Coronavirus in England.”
Dawn, Reuters, 30 Mar. 2020, www.dawn.com/live-blog/.
[12] Walawalkar, Aaron. “UK Records Largest Single-Day Increase in Coronavirus Deaths to 1,019.”
The Guardian, 28 Mar. 2020, www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/28/uk-records-largest-single-day-increase-in-covid-19-deaths-to-1019.
[13] Sin, Yuen. “42 New Coronavirus Cases in S'pore Including 24 Imported; New Cluster at Yishun Bridal Salon.”
The Straits Times, 29 Mar. 2020, www.straitstimes.com/singapore/42-new-coronavirus-patients-in-singapore-3-cases-form-new-cluster-in-yishun-bridal-salon.
[14] Suri, Manveena, and Vedika Sud. “Indian PM Narendra Modi Apologizes for Lockdown Hardships as Cases Pass 1,000.”
CNN World, 29 Mar. 2020, edition.cnn.com/world/live-news/coronavirus-outbreak-03-30-20-intl-hnk/h_138ff800657b5129cb452a5cd16b7677.
[15] “More than 5,700 Coronavirus Cases Have Been Reported in California.”
CNN World, 30 Mar. 2020, edition.cnn.com/world/live-news/coronavirus-outbreak-03-30-20-intl-hnk/index.html.
[16] “Mainland China Reports 31 New Cases -- and Almost All of Them Are Imported.”
CNN World, 29 Mar. 2020, edition.cnn.com/world/live-news/coronavirus-outbreak-03-30-20-intl-hnk/h_bbab2a015f146938dd6472d0c3237d27.
[17] https://edition.cnn.com/world/live-news/coronavirus-outbreak-03-30-20-intl-hnk/h_dfe0e103b3eef16b4c233af2ec3f2a0f
[18] Naar, Ismaeel. “Qatar Records First Death Due to Coronavirus, 28 New Cases.”
Al Arabiya, 28 Mar. 2020, english.alarabiya.net/en/News/gulf/2020/03/28/Qatar-records-first-death-due-to-coronavirus-28-new-cases.html.
[19] Deutsch, Anthony. “Netherlands' Coronavirus Deaths Rise 93 to 639, Infections up by 1,159.” Edited by Jason Neely,
Reuters, 28 Mar. 2020, www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-netherlands-tally-idUSKBN21F0K8.
[20] “Spain's Coronavirus Deaths Jump by 838 in New One-Day Record.”
Khaleej Times, 29 Mar. 2020, www.khaleejtimes.com/coronavirus-outbreak/spains-coronavirus-deaths-jump-by-838-in-new-one-day-record.
[21] “Taliban Says No to Afghan Negotiators.”
Yahoo! News, AFP, 28 Mar. 2020, news.yahoo.com/taliban-says-no-afghan-negotiators-162915726.html.
[22] Lo, Clifford. “Black-Clad Men Hurl Petrol Bombs at Hong Kong Police Station.”
South China Morning Post, 30 Mar. 2020, www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3077536/black-clad-men-hurl-petrol-bombs-hong-kong-police.
[23] Hughes, Clyde. “Colombian Rebel Group ELN Calls Cease-Fire Due to Coronavirus.”
UPI, 30 Mar. 2020, www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2020/03/30/Colombian-rebel-group-ELN-calls-cease-fire-due-to-coronavirus/7501585571176/.
[24] McKernan, Bethan. “Islamic State Prisoners Escape from Syrian Jail after Militants Riot.”
The Guardian, 30 Mar. 2020, www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/30/islamic-state-prisoners-escape-from-syrian-jail-after-militants-riot.
[25] Hughes, Clyde. “Suicide Attack Kills Former Governor in Somalia.”
UPI, 30 Mar. 2020, www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2020/03/30/Suicide-attack-kills-former-governor-in-Somalia/7201585579705/.
[26] “Sierra Leone Overturns Ban on Pregnant Schoolgirls.”
BBC News, 30 Mar. 2020, www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-52098230.
[27] Begum, Haneesa. “K-Pop Stars Speak out on Nth Room, Telegram Porn Scandal, Urging Strong Punishment for Those Involved.”
South China Morning Post, 30 Mar. 2020, www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3077514/k-pop-stars-speak-out-nth-room-telegram-porn-scandal-urging.
[28] Zhang, Phoebe. “China Investigating ‘Nth Rooms’ Child Pornography Sites after Outcry in South Korea.”
South China Morning Post, 29 Mar. 2020, www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/3077454/china-investigating-nth-rooms-child-pornography-sites-after.
[29] “Indonesia to Release 30,000 Prisoners Early amid Virus Concerns.”
The Asahi Shimbun, Reuters, 31 Mar. 2020, www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/13260621.
[30] “Iran Reports 141 New Virus Deaths, Raising Total to 2,898.”
Times of India, AFP, 31 Mar. 2020, timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/middle-east/iran-reports-141-new-virus-deaths-raising-total-to-2898/articleshow/74911806.cms.
[31] “Coronavirus: Swiss Death Toll Rises to 373, Positive Tests Hit 16,176.”
The Straits Times, Reuters, 31 Mar. 2020, www.straitstimes.com/world/europe/coronavirus-swiss-death-toll-rises-to-373-positive-tests-hit-16176.
[32] “17 New Coronavirus Cases Brings Total to 463: Health Ministry.”
The Daily Star, 31 Mar. 2020, www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Lebanon-News/2020/Mar-31/503598-17-new-coronavirus-cases-brings-total-to-463-health-ministry.ashx.
[33] “German Virus Hotspot Becomes ‘Research Lab.’”
BBC, Robert Koch Institute, 31 Mar. 2020, www.bbc.com/news/live/world-52101615.
[34] “Trump Begins Briefing.”
BBC, 31 Mar. 2020, www.bbc.com/news/live/world-52101615.
[35] “The Latest from Elsewhere in Europe.”
BBC, 31 Mar. 2020, www.bbc.com/news/live/world-52101615.
[36] “20:11 GMT - Oman Reports Its First Death from Coronavirus.”
Al Jazeera, 31 Mar. 2020, www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/03/trumps-flags-tougher-coronavirus-curbs-live-updates-200330231121941.html.
[37] “Coronavirus: Oman Reports 13 New Cases, Bringing Total to 192.”
Al Arabiya, 31 Mar. 2020, english.alarabiya.net/en/News/gulf/2020/03/31/Coronavirus-Oman-reports-13-new-cases-bringing-total-to-192.html.
[38] “19:00 GMT - Burundi Confirms First 2 Cases .”
Al Jazeera, 31 Mar. 2020, www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/03/trumps-flags-tougher-coronavirus-curbs-live-updates-200330231121941.html.
[39] “18:45 GMT - Turkey's Coronavirus Death Toll Exceeds 200.”
Al Jazeera, 31 Mar. 2020, www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/03/trumps-flags-tougher-coronavirus-curbs-live-updates-200330231121941.html.
[40] “18:30 GMT - Qatar Reports 88 New Cases of Coronavirus.”
Al Jazeera, 31 Mar. 2020, www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/03/trumps-flags-tougher-coronavirus-curbs-live-updates-200330231121941.html.
[41] Abueish, Tamara. “Coronavirus: Pakistan Death Toll Rises to 25 with 1,865 Confirmed Cases .”
Al Arabiya, 31 Mar. 2020, english.alarabiya.net/en/News/world/2020/03/31/Coronavirus-Pakistan-death-toll-rises-to-25-with-1-865-confirmed-cases-.html.
[42] “UK Coronavirus Deaths Rise by 27% to 1,789.”
Dawn, 31 Mar. 2020, www.dawn.com/live-blog/.
[43] Ng, Charmaine. “Spore's 3rd Covid-19 Death: SGH Doctor Talks about Man's Extraordinary Fighting Spirit.”
The Straits Times, 31 Mar. 2020, www.straitstimes.com/singapore/spores-3rd-covid-19-death-sgh-doctor-talks-about-mans-extraordinary-fighting-spirit.
[44] “Coronavirus: Philippines Reports 10 New Deaths, 538 More Infections.”
The Straits Times, Reuters, 31 Mar. 2020, www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/coronavirus-philippines-reports-10-new-deaths-538-more-infections.
[45] “Nine Cases of COVID-19 Confirmed on Monday Bring Total to 268; New Death Increases Toll to 5.”
The Jordan Times, 31 Mar. 2020, jordantimes.com/news/local/nine-cases-covid-19-confirmed-monday-bring-total-268-new-death-increases-toll-5.
[46] “Egypt Confirms One New Death, 47 Additional Coronavirus Cases, Raising Total to 656.”
Egypt Independent, 31 Mar. 2020, www.egyptindependent.com/egypt-confirms-one-new-death-47-additional-coronavirus-cases-raising-total-to-656/.
[47] “Iran Says Attack by ‘Terrorists’ inside Turkey Halts Natural Gas Exports.”
The Daily Star, 31 Mar. 2020, www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Middle-East/2020/Mar-31/503594-iran-says-attack-by-terrorists-inside-turkey-halts-natural-gas-exports.ashx.
[48] Alvarez, Priscilla. “The US Is Swiftly Removing Migrant Children Due to New Coronavirus Restrictions.”
CNN Politics, 30 Mar. 2020, www.cnn.com/2020/03/30/politics/migrant-children-coronavirus/index.html.
[49] “19 Killed in Forest Fire in China, According to State Media Reports.”
CBC, The Associated Press, 31 Mar. 2020, www.cbc.ca/news/world/wildfire-china-firefighters-1.5515818.
[50] “Myanmar Journalist Hit with Terrorism Charges for Interviewing Insurgents.”
The Straits Times, AFP, 31 Mar. 2020, www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/myanmar-journalist-hit-with-terrorism-charges-for-interviewing-insurgents.
[51] “Greece: Nearly 2,000 New Arrivals Detained in Overcrowded, Mainland Camps.”
Human Rights Watch, 31 Mar. 2020, www.hrw.org/news/2020/03/31/greece-nearly-2000-new-arrivals-detained-overcrowded-mainland-camps.
[52] “Venezuela Prosecutor's Office Summoned Guaido for 'Attempted Coup'.”
Yahoo!, AFP, 31 Mar. 2020, news.yahoo.com/venezuela-prosecutors-office-summoned-guaido-attempted-coup-151654627.html.
[53] Dougherty, Jesse. “California to Release 3,500 Inmates to Limit Spread of Coronavirus in State Prison System.”
The Washington Post, 31 Mar. 2020, www.washingtonpost.com/world/2020/03/31/coronavirus-latest-news/.
[54] “Brunei Reports Two New Covid-19 Cases, Total at 129.”
The Star, Borneo Bulletin/ANN, 1 Apr. 2020, www.thestar.com.my/news/regional/2020/04/01/brunei-reports-two-new-covid-19-cases-total-at-129.
[55] “Russia's Coronavirus Cases Rise By 440, Bringing Total to 2,777.”
The Moscow Times, 1 Apr. 2020, www.themoscowtimes.com/2020/04/01/russias-coronavirus-cases-rise-by-440-bringing-total-to-2777-a69710.
[56] Abueish, Tamara. “Coronavirus: Oman Reports 18 New Cases, Bringing Total to 210.”
Al Arabiya, 1 Apr. 2020, english.alarabiya.net/en/News/gulf/2020/04/01/Coronavirus-Oman-reports-18-new-cases-bringing-total-to-210-.html.
[57] Naar, Ismaeel. “Qatar Detects 54 New Coronavirus Cases, Total 835 so Far.”
Al Arabiya, 1 Apr. 2020, english.alarabiya.net/en/News/gulf/2020/04/01/Qatar-detects-54-new-coronavirus-cases-total-835-so-far.html.
[58] Talmazan, Yuliya. “U.K. Registers 563 New Deaths.”
NBC News, 1 Apr. 2020, www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/live-blog/2020-04-01-coronavirus-news-n1173686/health/health-news/live-blog/2020-04-01-coronavirus-news-n1173686/ncrd1173886#liveBlogHeader.
[59] Awhotu, Ese. “Nigeria Coronavirus Cases Rise to 151, as 12 New Cases Emerge-NCDC.”
Peoples Daily, 1 Apr. 2020, peoplesdailyng.com/nigeria-coronavirus-cases-rise-to-151-as-12-new-cases-emerge-ncdc/.
[60] “LIVE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC.”
Dawn, 1 Apr. 2020, www.dawn.com/live-blog/.
[61] “China Reports 36 New Coronavirus Cases, 130 Asymptomatic Cases.”
The Straits Times, Reuters, 1 Apr. 2020, www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-reports-36-new-coronavirus-cases-130-asymptomatic-cases.
[62] “Vietnam's Covid-19 Cases Rise to 212.”
The Star, Xinhua, 1 Apr. 2020, www.thestar.com.my/news/regional/2020/04/01/vietnam039s-covid-19-cases-rise-to-212.
[63] Ratto, Hernan Muñoz. “Spain Sets Grim Record for Daily Death Toll as Cases Top 100,000.”
NBC News, 1 Apr. 2020, www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/live-blog/2020-04-01-coronavirus-news-n1173686/health/health-news/live-blog/2020-04-01-coronavirus-news-n1173686/ncrd1173761#liveBlogHeader.
[64] “Total Coronavirus Positive Cases Rise to 1834 (Including 144 Cured and 41 Death) in the Country: Ministry of Health.”
Times of India, 1 Apr. 2020, timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/coronavirus-india-live-news-updates-corona-cases-in-india-has-crossed-1637-and-the-death-toll-is-over-38/liveblog/74903265.cms.
[65] “Lebanon Records 16 New Coronavirus Cases, Toll at 479.”
The Daily Star, 1 Apr. 2020, www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Lebanon-News/2020/Apr-01/503666-lebanon-records-16-new-coronavirus-cases-toll-at-479.ashx.
[66] “Live Updates Coronavirus in Israel: Death Toll Climbs to 23, Over a Million Unemployed.”
Hareetz, 1 Apr. 2020, www.haaretz.com/israel-news/coronavirus-israel-netanyahu-breaking-news-1.8720108.
[67] “Indonesia Confirms 149 New Coronavirus Infections, Taking Total to 1,677.”
The Straits Times, Reuters, 1 Apr. 2020, www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/indonesia-confirms-149-new-coronavirus-infections-taking-total-to-1677.
[68] “Deadly Bushfires Strike, This Time in China.”
The Australian, AP, 31 Mar. 2020, www.theaustralian.com.au/world/deadly-bushfires-strike-this-time-in-china/news-story/2875ef4be12171cc866315a4da5b54af.
[69] Agren, David. “Mexican Journalist Gunned down in First Fatal Attack on Press of 2020.”
The Guardian, 31 Mar. 2020, www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/31/mexican-journalist-gunned-down-in-first-fatal-attack-of-2020.
[70] Hilton, Tommy. “Social Media Highlights Case of Iranian Dissident Murdered in Turkey.”
Al Arabiya, 1 Apr. 2020, english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2020/04/01/Social-media-highlights-case-of-Iranian-dissident-murdered-in-Turkey.html.
[71] “Afghan-Taleban Prisoner Exchange to Begin amid Coronavirus Crisis.”
The Straits Times, Reuters, 1 Apr. 2020, www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-asia/afghan-taleban-prisoner-exchange-to-begin-amid-coronavirus.
[72] “Marriott Reveals Its Second Customer Data Breach in Two Years.”
CBS News, AP, 31 Mar. 2020, www.cbsnews.com/news/marriott-data-breach-2020-5-million/.
[73] Hicken, Alex. “Chapter 6 | March 21 - 27, 2020.”
Read the Story of the World, Substack, 28 Mar. 2020, readthestoryoftheworld.substack.com/p/chapter-6-march-21-27-2020.
[74] “US Sends Warships to Caribbean to Stop Illegal Drugs.”
BBC News, 2 Apr. 2020, www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-52133500.
[75] “Amid Coronavirus Spread, Measles Outbreak Kills Thousands of Children in DR Congo.”
YouTube, France 24, 2 Apr. 2020, www.youtube.com/watch?v=7fgLYEUgyAA.
[76] Alcoba, Natalie. “Argentina Sees at Least 6 Femicides during Coronavirus Quarantine.”
Al Jazeera, 1 Apr. 2020, www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/04/argentina-sees-6-femicides-coronavirus-quarantine-200401185419939.html.
[77] “Nigeria Announces 'Massive' Joint Offensive on Jihadists .”
Voices of America, Agence France-Presse , 2 Apr. 2020, www.voanews.com/africa/nigeria-announces-massive-joint-offensive-jihadists.
[78] “960 Tablighi Foreigners Blacklisted, Visas Cancelled by MHA; States Told to Take Legal Action.”
Times of India, PTI, 2 Apr. 2020, timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/960-tablighi-foreigners-blacklisted-visas-cancelled-by-mha-states-told-to-take-legal-action/articleshow/74952952.cms.
[79] “Tablighi Jamaat.”
Times of India, 3 Apr. 2020, timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/tablighi-jamaat.
[80] Menn, Joseph, et al. “Exclusive: Hackers Linked to Iran Target WHO Staff Emails during Coronavirus - Sources.”
Reuters, 2 Apr. 2020, www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-cyber-iran-exclusi-idUSKBN21K1RC.
[81] Salaudeen, Aisha. “Kenya Has Freed Nearly 5000 Inmates via Newly Adopted Skype Court Sessions.”
CNN World, 2 Apr. 2020, edition.cnn.com/2020/04/02/africa/kenya-courts-on-skype/index.html.
[82] “Latin America: Cut Prison Crowding to Fight COVID-19.”
Human Rights Watch, 2 Apr. 2020, www.hrw.org/news/2020/04/02/latin-america-cut-prison-crowding-fight-covid-19#.
[83] Brito, Christopher. “Bodies Pile up on Streets in Ecuador as Coronavirus Spreads.”
CBS, 2 Apr. 2020, www.cbsnews.com/news/ecuador-bodies-streets-guayaquil-coronavirus-covid-19/.
[84] Hughes, Clyde. “Libyan Forces Kill 20 Militants Loyal to Opposition Leader.”
UPI, 3 Apr. 2020, www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2020/04/03/Libyan-forces-kill-20-militants-loyal-to-opposition-leader/3031585912181/.
[85] “US Navy Evacuating 3,000 Sailors from Coronavirus-Hit Aircraft Carrier Theodore Roosevelt.”
South China Morning Post, Associated Press, 2 Apr. 2020, www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3078033/us-navy-evacuating-3000-sailors-virus-hit-aircraft.
[86] “Venezuela Navy Vessel Sinks after 'Ramming Cruise Ship'.”
BBC, 3 Apr. 2020, www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-52151951.
[87] “US Man Pleads Guilty to Plotting to Attack White House with Anti-Tank Missile.”
The Straits Times, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2020, www.straitstimes.com/world/united-states/us-man-pleads-guilty-to-plotting-to-attack-white-house-with-anti-tank-missile.
[88] Harsono, Andreas. “Fatal Shooting in a Mining Town in Papua.”
Human Rights Watch, 3 Apr. 2020, www.hrw.org/news/2020/04/03/fatal-shooting-mining-town-papua.
