Before the coronavirus outbreak, people visiting the crowded streets in the city center of Barcelona used to see street vendors trying to make a living by selling everything from beer to beach towels. African migrants produce masks to protect against COVID-19 in Barcelona, Spain on March 26, 2020. (Photo Courtesy: Sindicato Popular de Vendedores Ambulantes […]
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VIDEO: Malaysian Immigration Police Raid Apartments during COVID-19, arrest 200
Malaysian immigration authorities raided apartment buildings in Petaling Jaya Old Town on Wednesday morning, arresting about 200 people who had emigrated to the southeast Asian country. Video by Samsul Said/Zenger Malaysian Immigration Department director-general Datuk Khairul Dzaimee Daud speaks to the media after arresting 200 alleged illegal immigrants in Petaling Jaya Old town, Malaysia on […]
Test your news knowledge with Zenger: May 18
The author of this book series announced a companion novel. Pajhwok The Hunger Games Harry Potter Twilight The Maze Runner Correct! Wrong! Author Stephenie Meyer announced a Twilight companion book will be out Aug. 4. Who is set to play Joe Exotic, the Tiger King, in an upcoming scripted series about the popular Netflix show? […]
Algeria cracks down on media
BOUIRA, Algeria—Anti-censorship groups have criticized Algeria’s government for launching an assault on the media with a wave of arrests, detention of journalists and the blocking of several popular news websites. The Committee to Protect Journalists, a U.S.-based media watchdog, has urged authorities in the North African country to lift a block on three news outlets that […]
Test your news knowledge with Zenger: May 17
In what Texas city was a salon owner was sentenced to seven days in jail after violating state and county orders to close her salon amid the coronavirus pandemic? Public Domain San Antonio Dallas Austin Houston Correct! Wrong! Shelley Luther, owner of Salon a la Mode, said she reopened the business while following social distancing […]
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Which Indian actor passed away at the age of 54 on April 29 after being diagnosed with a neuroendocrine tumor in 2018? Pajhwok Salman Khan Irrfan Khan Aamir Khan Akshay Kumar Correct! Wrong! Bollywood star Irrfan Khan was known internationally for his roles in “Life Of Pi” and “Slumdog Millionaire.” The NBA is considering using […]
Nearly 200 killed and injured in Afghanistan’s deadliest day of 2020
Mourners at a funeral and babies at a maternity ward were among the nearly 200 killed and injured Tuesday in militant attacks in Afghanistan. Officials said militants attacked a 100-bed maternity hospital in the Dasht Barchi area of western Kabul, killing 24 people, including women and children, and injuring dozens. Humanitarian organization Doctors without Borders […]
Liquid propane could supply Zimbabwe with fuel
HARARE—Gift Chitanda remembers the day in 2019 the Zimbabwe company Intergas Zimbabwe offered him an interview for the lucrative job as the company’s chief operating officer. The day before his interview, Chitanda had a problem: His car was extremely low on gasoline, and he needed a quick solution. After searching several service stations, Chitanda found […]
Mayor’s Race Heats Up in Final Stretch
By Sean Yoes AFRO Baltimore Editor syoes@afro.com During a mayoral debate broadcast live on Facebook, May 11, six mayoral candidates, former Mayor Sheila Dixon, former Baltimore Police spokesman T.J. Smith, former Obama administration official Mary Miller, Mayor Bernard “Jack” Young, former State Prosecutor Thiru Vignarajah and Baltimore City Council President Brandon Scott, grappled over some […]
More than 100 killed and injured in Afghanistan’s deadliest day of 2020
Mourners at a funeral and babies at a maternity ward were among the 133 killed and injured Tuesday in militant attacks in Afghanistan. Officials said militants attacked a 100-bed maternity hospital in the Dasht Barchi area of western Kabul, killing 16 people, including women and children, and injuring 20 others injured. Humanitarian organization Doctors without […]
Brasileños negros y multiétnicos golpeados por COVID-19
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Face Coverings Recommended in COVID-19 Fight, But Trump Says He Won’t Wear One
By Eric Tucker, Zeke Miller and Mike Schneider The Associated Press President Donald Trump announced new federal guidelines April 3 recommending that Americans wear face coverings when in public to help fight the spread of the new coronavirus. The president immediately said he had no intention of following the advice himself, saying, “I’m choosing not […]

