Author: Eva Schmidt

  The first foreign aid plane landed on Tonga. Bearing essential supplies, this place was completely devastated by a volcanic eruption and subsequent tsunami last Saturday. New Zealand sends a military plane to land the Tonga airport after the worker has cleared the ashes from the runway. Australia has confirmed that their plane has reached, containing relief supplies. The delay was caused by the huge amount of ashes. Tonga has been able to re-establish the connection with the rest of the world after five days of complete cut-off. On Thursday,…

  American basketball player Sonny Weems had to endure racial abuse from fans in China. A video has been circulated on social media where the fans can be heard shouting the ‘N’ word and ‘get out of China’ continuously at Weems. The 35-year-old basketball player is a part of the Guangdong Southern Tigers in the Chinese Basketball Association. The incident occurred last Thursday in the match between the Southern Tigers and the Liaoning Flying Leopards. Weems was caught in a fight with the Chinese player Han Dejun during the match…

  The Philippine deaths toll caused by Typhoon Rai crossed the mark of 400, the disaster agency said on Friday. The officials are providing food supplies, water, and shelter materials to the hard-hit places even after two weeks the storm struck. Rai was denoted as the 15th most deadly typhoon that hit South East Asia. The reported deaths have reached 405, mostly because of drowning. There was falling off trees and landslides, chief of the national disaster agency, Ricardo Jalad, conveyed on the news conference. Almost 83 people are still…

  The government of the United Kingdom has taken up the decision of not imposing any Covid restrictions before New Year in England. The worrying factor on the other hand is that neighboring countries Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland are still trying to contain the Omicron Variant of the virus by keeping bans on nightclubs and parties. Prime Minister Boris Johnson decided the matter after a series of discussions with health experts and came up with the solution that there is no need to impose further Covid restrictions or lockdowns…