United Arab Emirates (UAE), Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan died on Friday at the age of 73 while government announced 40 days of mourning across the country. The UAE’s Ministry of Presidential Affairs also announced a three day suspension …
Britain’s Queen Elizabeth said she hoped to attend a memorial service next week for her late husband Prince Philip after she canceled a public appearance earlier this month. The Queen’s health has been prioritized since she spent a night in …
A crowd of mourners gathered at a vigil in Chicago on March 20 to honor transgender advocate Elise Malary, whose body was found in Lake Michigan last week. Dozens gathered to lit candles outside the Women & Children First bookstore …
United States President Joe Biden participated in a ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery to mark Veterans Day on Nov. 11, honoring veterans as the “very spine of America.” “Our veterans represent the best of America. You are the very spine …
A factory in Sri Langka’s Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia city assembled coffins using staples and glue as these will be utilized for those who have succumbed to COVID-19, according to Priyantha Sahabandu. Sahabandu spearheaded the idea and said that the coffins are …
Josephine Baker, the famed French-American entertainer who fought with the French Resistance during World War II, will become the first Black woman to be inducted in the Pantheon mausoleum in Paris. Daily newspaper Le Parisien reported on Aug. 22 that …
The United Arab Emirates has opened the first Holocaust memorial exhibition in the Gulf to commemorate the Jews who were killed during the Nazi occupation. The We Remember exhibition in Dubai also aims to educate and raise awareness of the …
Hundreds, including loved ones and civil rights leaders, gathered to attend the funeral of Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old Black man killed by the police during a traffic stop. Attendees at the Shiloh Temple International Ministries in Minneapolis on April 22 …
Authorities in Sao Paulo in Brazil are emptying old graves to make a room for the increasing number of COVID-19 deaths. Gravediggers from Vila Nova Cachoeirinha cemetery are opening the tombs of people buried years ago and are removing the …
