The Latest: Olympics At Risk, Sanctions On Russia, Magic Mushrooms Students in Hong Kong take part in a ceremony to celebrate the first National Security Education Day, organized by the government to promote the controversial law imposed by China last year. - Vernon Yuen/NurPhoto via ZUMA Press 2020-04-15
Welcome to Thursday, where Japan says the Olympics could still be cancelled, the U.S. is set to impose sanctions on Russia and there s a wild new treatment for depression. We also have a piece from Cairo-based online magazine
Mada Masr about how the particular way the #MeToo awakening on sexual violence is playing out in Egypt.
The Latest: Aggressive China, Fukushima Wastewater, Spanish Beach Lessons While many Britons opted for a haircut or a pint after the UK partially eased lockdown restrictions, these folk chose to visit the Alton Towers theme park in England. - Jacob King/PA Wire via ZUMA Press 2021-04-13
Welcome to Tuesday, where Japan is set to release Fukushima wastewater into the sea, Prince Harry remembers his grandpa and Spanish children swap classrooms for lessons on the beach. We ve also gone on a world tour of the most random livestreams.
• Record number of China jets enter Taiwan air zone: The Taiwanese defense ministry has said that 25 Chinese military jets flew into its air defense zone on Monday. The U.S. has recently warned against an increasingly aggressive China.
The Latest: Iran Vows Revenge, New Ecuador President, Remembering Gagarin In Semarang, Indonesia, residents wash mosque prayer mats (and have some fun) in a river to purify them, a tradition in preparation for the Ramadan fasting month that will start tomorrow. - Galih Yoga/NurPhoto/ZUMA 2021-04-12
Welcome to Monday, where Iran vows revenge for the attack on one of its nuclear sites, Ecuador elects a new president and Russia celebrates the 60th anniversary of its pioneering space mission. French daily
Le Monde also takes us on the Myanmar-Thailand border where the military coup has reignited a longstanding simmering war.
The Latest: COVID Records, Sudan Clashes, Ketchup Shortage A cyclist braves the snow in Dordrecht, Netherlands as cold air mass hits Europe with rare April snowfall - Jeffrey Groeneweg/Hollandse-Hoogte via ZUMA Press 2021-04-07
Welcome to Wednesday, where Brazil and India both hit grim COVID records, Sudan clashes kill dozens and a French judge fake-marries her ex to prevent him from getting hitched. Egyptian online newspaper
Mada Masr also looks at the problems behind the country s overcrowded vaccination centers.
• Dozens dead in Sudan clashes: Four days of violence between rival communities in Sudan s western Darfur region has killed at least 56 people.