World International News Group
World International News Group

World International News Group

The World International News Group is an independent Vancouver-based news agency that believes news should be accurate, honest, and unbiased.


Denmark Permits Reopening of Museums, Art Galleries, and Zoos

23 May 2020 1 minute read 0 comments AverageVancouverite

After Denmark's Statens Serum Institut (SSI) health institute reported no deaths from the Covid-19 Coronavirus for the second time in a week, the nation allowed museums, art galleries, and zoos to reopen. Theaters may also reopen, though each hall ma...

Pakistan International Airlines Flight PK8303 Crashes, Killing at Least 92

23 May 2020 1 minute read 1 comment AverageVancouverite

Days after Pakistan allowed commercial flights to resume after easing some of the nation's Covid-19 coronavirus lockdown protocols, a Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) Airbus A-320 crashed into a residential area in the city of Karachi, resulting...

Tropical Cyclone Amphan Kills Over 84 Across India and Bangladesh

21 May 2020 1 minute read 0 comments AverageVancouverite

Bringing torrential downpour and powerful storm surges alongside strong gusts of winds of up to 185 kilometres per hour (115 miles per hour), Tropical Cyclone Amphan killed at least 84 people across India and Bangladesh, and left millions of people w...

Canada-USA Border To Remain Closed for Another 30 Days

19 May 2020 1 minute read 0 comments AverageVancouverite

As Canadian provinces slowly beginning permitting some businesses and services to reopen from their Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic lockdowns, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that the Canada-USA border will remain closed to non-essential travel...

One Dead In Canadian Forces Snowbirds Jet Crash

18 May 2020 1 minute read 2 comments AverageVancouverite

Captain Jenn Casey of the Canadian Air Force's 431 Air Demonstration Squadron, better known as the Snowbirds, was killed and another crew member was seriously injured after their Canadair CT-114 Tutor aircraft hit a residential neighborhood shortly b...

Kenya Closes Land Borders with Tanzania and Somalia

17 May 2020 1 minute read 0 comments AverageVancouverite

In an attempt to reduce the transmission of the Covid-19 coronavirus, Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has ordered the closure of the nation's land borders with Tanzania and Somalia effective midnight local time on Saturday. The closure will exempt ca...

Japan Lifts State of Emergency From Most Prefectures

14 May 2020 1 minute read 0 comments AverageVancouverite

After seeing significant decreases in new Covid-19 coronavirus infections and deaths, Japan has lifted a state of emergency from 39 of 47 total prefectures. However, the order has not yet been lifted in areas like Tokyo and Osaka where new cases are...

24 Killed in Afghan Maternity Ward Attack

13 May 2020 1 minute read 0 comments AverageVancouverite

At least 24 people are confirmed dead while 16 others were injured after militants attacked a maternity ward in the Dasht-e-Barchi hospital of Kabul, Afghanistan. The Afghan Ministry of Health alongside local media say that among the victims are moth...

Lebanon Reinstates Lockdown Following Covid-19 Spike

13 May 2020 1 minute read 0 comments AverageVancouverite

Lebanon will be reinstating a 4-day lockdown starting on May 13th, 2020, after the nation experienced a resurgence of Covid-19 coronavirus cases. Information Minister Manal Abdel Samad urged citizens to "stay home and avoid going out except for urgen...

Russia Confirms Over 230,000 Cases of Covid-19

12 May 2020 1 minute read 0 comments AverageVancouverite

Russia Confirms Over 230,000 Cases of Covid-19:   Reporting 10,899 new cases of the Covid-19 coronavirus in the last 24 hours, Russia has entered its tenth consecutive day with over 10,000 new daily infections. As of now, Russia has a total of over 2...