1. UMnyango Wezangaphandle waseJapan: kusukela ngo-Ephreli 1, inani lezingane ezineminyaka engu-14 nangaphansi eJapane laliyizigidi eziyi-14.93, lehle cishe ngo-190000 kusukela onyakeni owedlule, okuyisibalo esiphansi kunazo zonke kusukela ngo-1950. Ngemuva kweminyaka engama-47 elandelanayo yokwehla, isilinganiso izingane emphakathini zehle zaya ezingeni eliphansi kakhulu elingu-11.9%. Izingane ezineminyaka engaphansi kwengu-2 zifinyelela ezigidini ezingama-2.65, isibalo esihlobene siphansi kunamanye amaqembu eminyaka, okukhombisa ukwehla kwenani labazalwayo.

2. UBill Gates, umsunguli weMicrosoft, wamemezela ezinkundleni zokuxhumana ngoMeyi 3 ukuthi uzowuqeda umshado wakhe weminyaka engama-27 noMelinda Gates kanti lezi zithandani zamemezela ukudivosa kwazo. Ngokusho kweForbes, uBill Gates manje useyindoda yesine ecebe kakhulu emhlabeni, ebiza ngaphezu kwamaRandi ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingama-130, noma cishe ama-yuan ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingama-841,4. IBill and Melinda Gates Foundation njengamanje inempahla engaphezulu kwama- $ 51 billion, ngokusho kweReuters. 

3. INingizimu Korea isuse ngokusemthethweni ukuvinjelwa kwayo okucishe kube yizinyanga eziyi-14 ngokuthengisa okufishane, nokude kunakho konke emlandweni waseNingizimu Korea. ISouth Korea iyizwe lokugcina emhlabeni ukususa ukuvinjelwa. Ububanzi bokususa ukuvinjelwa kokuncishiswa kugxile kakhulu emakethe yaseKorea ngemali enkulu yezimakethe kanye nokuthengwa okunothile kwezinsimbi ezinkulu, okubalwa cishe i-80% yemali ephelele yemakethe yezimakethe zamasheya zaseNingizimu Korea, kufaka phakathi i-Samsung Electronics, i-SK Hynix nezinye Izitoko ezinkulu zaseKorea.

4. Ngokusho kwe-Agence France-Presse, ngoMeyi 4, ibutho lasolwandle lase-Indonesia lathi umkhumbi wasemanzini waseChina (umkhumbi wasolwandle ongasolwandle) usufikile eBali ukuzosiza ukuhlenga umkhumbi wamanzi owonakele uNangala, owabulala abantu abangama-53 ngenyanga edlule.

5. Ngehlobo eledlule, ukubhukuda nokugeza kwadala ukwanda ekusetshenzisweni kwamaphilisi ane-chlorine ngenxa yesifo esiwumshayabhuqe, okwenza i-United States yathola ukushoda kakhulu kwe-chlorine emlandweni, ngokusho kwabezindaba zase-US. Ngokuya ngokuhlaziya, intengo yamathebulethi ane-chlorine eMelika ingakhuphuka ngama-70% kulo nyaka, kanti amanani entengo ezindaweni eziningi aphindwe kabili. Inkampani yezemvelo yelabhorethri, engomunye wabakhiqizi abakhulu be-chlorine e-United States, ayikwazanga ukuqhubeka nokusebenza kuze kube sentwasahlobo ka-2022 ngemuva kokulimala kwesiphepho, nokuqhubeka kubhebhethekisa ukusweleka kokuphakelwa. Abanye abahlinzeki baqale ukukhawulela ukuthenga kwamakhasimende.

6. NgoMeyi 5, isikhathi sendawo, i-World Health Organisation yakhipha umbiko we-COVID-19 wamasonto onke wokugula ngezifo. Inani lamacala amasha aqinisekisiwe emhlabeni wonke ahlala ezingeni eliphakeme esontweni lesibili lilandelana, kusho umbiko. Kunamacala amasha aqinisekisiwe angaphezu kwezigidi ezi-5.7 emhlabeni jikelele ngesonto eledlule, enyuka amasonto ayisishiyagalolunye alandelanayo, nokufa okusha okungaphezu kwama-93000, kukhuphuke amasonto ayisikhombisa alandelanayo. Kube nokwanda okuphawulekayo kwamacala amasha aqinisekisiwe nokufa kwabantu eningizimu-mpumalanga ye-Asia, ngamaphesenti angaphezu kwama-90 wamacala amasha aqinisekisiwe namaphesenti angama-25 okufa okusha emhlabeni wonke avela eNdiya ngesonto eledlule.

7. UNobhala Wezohwebo wase-US u-Dai Qi umemezele esitatimendeni ukuthi i-United States izosekela ukunqatshelwa kwelungelo lobunikazi lobunikazi lomuthi wokugoma i-COVID-19. Ngaphambi kwalokhu, abenzi bezidakamizwa baseMelika babenempikiswano eshubile yangaphakathi futhi balwa ngamandla ngalolu daba. UDai Qi uthe isenzo sikahulumeni ukwengeza imishanguzo ephephile futhi esebenzayo ngokushesha okukhulu futhi aqede ubhadane lwe-COVID-19. 

8. NgoMeyi 5, isikhathi sendawo, uMnyango Wezempilo waseNdiya wakhipha imininingwane ekhombisa ukuthi i-India inamacala ayi-20665148 aqinisekisiwe, ngamacala amasha aqinisekisiwe angama-382315 ngosuku olulodwa, okuyisibalo esingaphezu kuka-300000 ngezinsuku eziyi-14 ezilandelanayo. Ngokombiko okhishwe yiWorld Health Organisation (WHO), amaphesenti angama-46 amacala amasha aqinisekisiwe namaphesenti angama-25 okufa okusha emhlabeni wonke aqhamuka eNdiya ngesonto eledlule, kanti i-WHO ithe ubhadane lwaseNdiya lusakazekela ezindaweni ezizungezile . 

9. Isibalo sabantu ababhekene nokuswela okukhulu kokudla emhlabeni wonke sifinyelele ezingeni eliphezulu kakhulu eminyakeni emihlanu edlule ngo-2020, ngokusho kombiko waminyaka yonke okhishwe yi-Global Food crisis Network ngoMeyi 6. Ngo-2020, okungenani abantu abayizigidi eziyi-155 emazweni angama-55 futhi izifunda zawela ezingeni lezinkinga noma ukungavikeleki okukhulu kokudla, ukwanda kwezigidi ezingama-20 ngaphezu konyaka owedlule. Kulaba, cishe abantu abayi-133000 eBurkina Faso, eSouth Sudan naseYemen babhekene nokuntuleka kokudla okuyizinga elibi kakhulu.