Monthly Archives: July 2020

Omar al-Bashir: former Sudanese president on trial for 1989 coup

Image copyright AFP Screenshot The Khartoum courthouse was crowded for the start of the trial. The ousted Sudanese leader, Omar al-Bashir, was tried in the capital Khartoum in connection with the military coup that brought him to power more than three decades ago. The 76-year-old man, who has already been …

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Alabama County Cases Double in 2 Weeks

The new coronavirus pandemic has killed more than 610,000 people worldwide. © Jay Reeves / AP, File Healthcare worker Tonya Wilkes adjusts her mask while working at a Lowndes County coronavirus testing site in Hayneville, Alabama, on May 27, 2020. More than 14.7 million people worldwide have been diagnosed with …

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