The final chapter in the destruction of Hitler’s Third Reich began on April 16, 1945 when Stalin unleashed the brutal power of 20 armies, 6,300 tanks and 8,500 aircraft with the objective of crushing German resistance and capturing Berlin. By prior agreement, the Allied armies (positioned approximately 60 miles to the west) haltedDevastation in BerlinSoviet troops at the Brandenburg Gatetheir ... Read More »
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are continuing to give back to their new community. On Friday, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex were once again spotted out in Los Angeles, where they recently moved after stepping down from their roles as senior members of the royal family, in order to deliver food to local residents in need amid the coronavirus pandemic. Read More »
There is much to learn about the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Based on what is currently known about the virus and about similar coronaviruses that cause SARS and MERS, spread from person-to-person happens most frequently among close contacts (within about 6 feet). Read More »
As India enforces a nationwide lockdown due to the novel coronavirus pandemic, one police officer has found a creative way to get the message across.Rajesh Babu, a police inspector in the southern city of Chennai, wears a specially constructed coronavirus helmet while stopping vehicles and pedestrians at checkpoints.The helmet is covered in red spikes with bulbs on the end, just ... Read More »
Some devout Orthodox Jewish communities have been slow to follow lockdown orders in Israel, helping drive a surge in coronavirus cases that officials are struggling to contain.Known in Israel as Haredim, or God-fearers, ultra-Orthodox Jews make up about 12% of Israel’s population — but they account for as much as 60% of Israel’s COVID-19 cases, hospitals estimate. More than 6,000 ... Read More »
But what should be the rule when it comes to family members of politicians? What standard should be even-handedly applied to them all? Basically, families of politicians should be off-limits to criticism until such time as they do something political. The problem, though, is getting politicians to live up to that standard, because politicians routinely put their families up for ... Read More »
Abdolhossein Teymūrtāsh (1883–1933) was an influential statesman who served as the first Minister of Court of the Pahlavi Dynasty from 1925 to 1932, and is credited with playing a crucial role in laying the foundations of modern in the 20th century. Read More »
The World Health Organization (WHO) is a specialised agency of the United Nations that is concerned with world public health. It was established on 7 April 1948, and is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland. The WHO is a member of the United Nations Development Group. Its predecessor, the Health Organisation, was an agency of the League of Nations. Read More »
Saudi women have joined the Baloot Championship in Riyadh for the first time, playing the popular card game against men in the hope of winning a SR2 million ($533,333) prize. Read More »
In a valley in the Albanian countryside, a group of celibate Iranian dissidents have built a vast and tightly guarded barracks that few outsiders have ever entered. Read More »