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By David Wetzel New York (Knewz) — There have been 1 million COVID deaths in the U.S. It’s a staggering figure, but it’s also hard to conceptualize. It’s the same as the population of the country’s 10th largest city. It’s also the size of Amazon’s workforce. The figure is hard to fathom, but on May 12, the country marked hitting the grim milestone. The White House ordered flags at half-staff to remember those lost to coronavirus. “One million empty chairs around the dinner table. Each an irreplaceable loss. Each leaving behind a family, a community, and a nation forever changed because of this… Continue reading “1 Million Have Died From COVID. Here Is What That Looks Like.”

The Balbala Logistics Transport Center and the Technical High Schools in Tadjourah and Dikhil will receive forklifts, computers and logistics training programs from USAID’s Bureau of Humanitarian Assistance. At the handover ceremony U.S. Ambassador to Djibouti Jonathan Pratt said, “In partnership with MENFOP and the United Nations, we have established a technical training support program for young Djiboutians to find work in the job market of the future.” The Ambassador turned over $318,000 worth of equipment and machinery to the Secretary General of the Ministry of National Education and Voca… Continue reading “Ambassador Pratt at Handover Ceremony with MENFOP and WFP”

By Sabina Mammadli Presidential aide Hikmat Hajiyev has urged Armenia to apologize to Azerbaijan for the genocide committed in Khojaly town in Karabakh in 1992. He made the remarks at a conference commemorating the 30th anniversary of the Khojaly genocide. Hajiyev stressed that the city of Khojaly was occupied as a result of a military operation and the genocide was committed there. “Armenia must be held legally responsible for the murder of people in Khojaly and other massacres. The Armenian society must apologize for this black page in its history,” Hajiyev added. He described it as a traged… Continue reading “Azerbaijan urges Armenia to apologize for Khojaly genocide”