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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.


A List of 5 Museums Offering Virtual Tours!

7 Apr 2020 1 minute read 0 comments AverageVancouverite

Amid the Covid-19 Pandemic, billions of people are staying home to reduce the spread of the Coronavirus. To help pass the time, the staff at the World International News Group has compiled a list of 5 museums offering virtual tours, so you may see am...

Paris Temporarily Bans Daytime Outdoor Exercise

7 Apr 2020 1 minute read 0 comments AverageVancouverite

Effective Wednesday April 8th, 2020, Paris will be banning outdoor exercise between 10:00 and 19:00 local time in an attempt to reduce Covid-19 Coronavirus transmission. Mayor Anne Hidalgo and other authorities say that this would restrict citizens t...

Singapore Quarantines 20,000 Foreign Workers

6 Apr 2020 1 minute read 0 comments AverageVancouverite

Singapore officials have told about 20,000 foreign workers to stay within their dormitories for the next 14 day as cases of the Covid-19 coronavirus increases in the nation. Two dormitories have been isolated: The S11 Dormitory at Punggol with 13,000...

Ghana Government to Pay Citizens' Water Bills for 3 Months

6 Apr 2020 1 minute read 0 comments AverageVancouverite

Ghana's President Nana Akufo-Addo stated that to combat the spread of the Covid-19 coronavirus and to reduce the financial burdens of citizens amid the pandemic, the government will pay citizens' water bills for the next three months. In his televise...

Japan to Declare State of Emergency over Covid-19

6 Apr 2020 1 minute read 0 comments AverageVancouverite

In an attempt to help combat the spread of the Covid-19 coronavirus, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe stated that as early as Tuesday, the nation will declare a state of emergency in Tokyo and six other prefectures. Though the state of emergency is...

Malawi President and Ministers Take 10% Pay Cut

5 Apr 2020 1 minute read 0 comments AverageVancouverite

Malawi President Mutharika announced that he along with all government ministers will be taking a 10% wage cut for 3 months to raise funds to combat the Covid-19 Coronavirus pandemic. President Mutharika earns the equivalent of $3,600 United States d...

China Mourns Covid-19 Victims with Nationwide 3 Minute Silence

5 Apr 2020 1 minute read 0 comments AverageVancouverite

At 10:00 local time, China mourned the over 3,300 confirmed victims of the Covid-19 coronavirus outbreak by observing a nationwide 3 minute silence. In the city of Wuhan where the pandemic started, all urban traffic lights were switched red during th...

Venezuelan Navy Vessel Sinks After Ramming Cruise Ship

3 Apr 2020 1 minute read 0 comments AverageVancouverite

Venezuelan navy patrol boat "Naiguata" sank shortly after ramming the Portuguese-flagged RCGS Resolute cruise ship operated by the Columbia Cruise Services near La Tortuga island. The collision left the cruise ship, which was purpose-built for polar...

Tunisia Deploys Police "Robots" Amid Covid-19 Pandemic

3 Apr 2020 1 minute read 1 comment AverageVancouverite

To ensure that citizens are following guidelines amid a lockdown to reduce the spread of the Covid-19 Coronavirus, 4-wheeled police robots known as "PGuards" have been deployed to patrol areas of the Tunisian capital city of Tunis. Local media say th...

Peru Limits Movement by Gender Amid Covid-19 Pandemic

3 Apr 2020 1 minute read 0 comments AverageVancouverite

In an attempt to reduce the spread of the Covid-19 Coronavirus, Peru has begun limiting public movement by gender. Men may only leave home on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays while woman may only leave him on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays. On Su...