Author: Nicole Lyn Pesce

TEHRAN: Hundreds of Iranians took the advantage of reopening of mosques in the country. It was even during the fear of coronavirus outbreak in Iran. These mosques are said to have been reopened temporarily on Wednesday to pray, during the holiest times in the year, the month of Ramadan. The faithfuls, attending the mosque for delivering prayers, all wore masks and maintained the norms of social distancing, while they sat in the designated areas of Reihanat al Hussein mosque, situated in the West of Tehran. All these Iranians showed up in the mosques with their families. They were all clutching their prayer mats and Qurans. It includes a couple with a baby. They all appeared to be in high spirits. The worshippers spilled out in the grounds outside the mosques. They were all dis...

It has turned out to be a a weekly tradition. The United Kingdom clapped for the workers of National Health Service for eight straight weeks in a row. The Clap for our Carers campaign has gained in momentum and popularity. This campaign has been participated by several British Ministers and Celebrities. The Royal Family also participated in this campaign. The British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson clapped for the health workers on Thursday, May 15th, 2020. He was himself infected by COVID-19 in the month of April this year. He has since recovered and posted a video on microblogging site Twitter. He was seen outside his official residence, clapping for the health workers. He wrote “Thank you to those wonderful people who care for all of us when we need it the most. Tonight, we clap...

Saudi Arabia has decided to triple its Value Added Tax rate and suspend an allowance given for cost of living to state workers. This statement was issued on Monday, 11th, 2020. It is to seek to shield hits to the country’s finances by low oil price and a slump in demand for its lifeline export that has been worsened by the new global corona virus outbreak. Riyadh: the historic cut announced on oil output that has been agreed by Riyadh and other major oil producers have given only a limited support to oil prices. It was after they sank on over supply caused by a war for the share in the petroleum market between the Kingdom and its fellow oil titan, Russia. Saudi Arabia, the largest oil exporter in the world, has also been hit hard by the measures adopted by all countries in the wo...

Netflix documentary films and series available includes 13th, Babies, Chasing Barrier, Knock Lower the home and Our World. Netflix has released 10 of their educational documentaries free of charge on its Netflix US YouTube funnel, to provide teachers happy to screen for his or her virtual classrooms. Documentary films and series available includes 13th, Babies, Chasing Barrier, Knock Lower the home and Our World. Another content offered is episodes in the series Abstract and Described, along with the shorts Period. Finish of Sentence, The White-colored Helmets and Zion. Also Read - Netflix has become more vital than Disney because of pandemic binge-watching “For a long time, Netflix has permitted teachers to screen documentaries within their classrooms. However, this isn’t possible w...