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.


Over 5,000 Killed by Covid-19 in USA

2 Apr 2020 1 minute read 0 comments AverageVancouverite

The death toll from the Covid-19 Coronavirus pandemic in the United States of America has exceeded 5,000 while over 216,000 people are confirmed infected. According to Johns Hopkins University, there were 884 deaths in the last 24 hours. Over 75% of...

Shenzhen Becomes First City to Ban Consumption of Cats and Dogs

2 Apr 2020 1 minute read 0 comments AverageVancouverite

After the Covid-19 Coronavirus outbreak in China was linked to the consumption of wildlife meat, Chinese officials banned the trade and consumption of wild animals. The city of Shenzhen went a step further, becoming the first Chinese city to also ban...

13 Year-Old Kenyan Boy Shot During Covid-19 Curfew

1 Apr 2020 1 minute read 0 comments AverageVancouverite

Kenya's police inspector general has ordered an investigation and forensic analysis of all firearms held by officers on duty in the Huruma-Mathare area of Nairobi after the shooting and subsequent death of a 13 year-old boy named Yasin Hussein Moyo....

Tokyo 2020 Olympics Postponed to 2021

30 Mar 2020 1 minute read 0 comments AverageVancouverite

The International Olympic Committee decided that the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic games will be postponed by one year because of the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic. Despite the Olympic games taking place from July 23rd, 2021 to August 8th, 2021 a...

Mali to Hold Elections Despite Covid-19 Pandemic

29 Mar 2020 1 minute read 0 comments AverageVancouverite

A day after the nation's first confirmed Covid-19 coronavirus death, Mali announced that citizens will be able to go to the polls to vote in long-delayed parliamentary elections. The last parliamentary elections held happened in 2013, when currently...

An Update on the Covid-19 Pandemic - Focus on Africa

17 Mar 2020 1 minute read 3 comments AverageVancouverite

An estimated 7,000 are dead as about 180,000 people worldwide have tested positive for the Covid-19 (Sars-CoV-2) coronavirus. Over 145 nations or territories have confirmed cases of the pathogen so far. In this brief report, we present the latest inf...

An Update on the Covid-19 Pandemic - Focus on Europe

16 Mar 2020 1 minute read 2 comments AverageVancouverite

An estimated 6,065 are dead as 162,687 people worldwide have tested positive for the Covid-19 (Sars-CoV-2) coronavirus. Though the pandemic started in China, daily new cases there have dropped to single figures. Europe is currently one of the most im...

United States Enacts Travel Restrictions on Europe Amid Covid-19 Pandemic

12 Mar 2020 1 minute read 0 comments AverageVancouverite

In a televised address, United States President Donald J. Trump announced that in an effort to combat the spread of the Covid-19 coronavirus, travel from 26 European nations to the United States of America will be suspended for 30 days effective Frid...

16 Million People Quarantined in Northern Italy

8 Mar 2020 1 minute read 0 comments AverageVancouverite

Italy has placed an estimated 16 million people under quarantine in the Lombardy region and 14 other northern provinces in an attempt to contain the spread of the Covid-19 coronavirus. Anyone living within the affected areas will need special permiss...

Italy Reports 197 Covid-19 Deaths

7 Mar 2020 1 minute read 0 comments AverageVancouverite

The death toll of the Covid-19 coronavirus in Italy has risen to 197 after the nation announced its largest daily increase in fatalities since the outbreak of the virus. Health officials reported 49 deaths in the last 24 hours, and a total of over 4,...