2021-01-01 How COVID-19 Took Over the World in 2020
A new coronavirus causes the disease COVID-19 which is blamed for causing more than 1.8 million deaths around the world…
2020-12-31 2020 Brought India Recession
The year 2020 brought India its most serious economic and security issues in many years. The COVID-19 pandemic pushed the…
2020-12-30 Britain Approves Oxford-AstraZeneca Vaccine
Britain on Wednesday approved use of Oxford University and drugmaker AstraZeneca’s coronavirus vaccine. The shot has been described as the…
2020-12-30 Operations Ending Pregnancies Legalized in Pope’s Native Argentina
Argentina’s Senate passed a law legalizing abortion up to the 14th week of pregnancy Wednesday. The vote came after the…
2020-12-29 Haiti’s Cocoa Wants International Recognition
The island nation of Haiti is slowly developing its cocoa industry. Cocoa is the main element used to make chocolate.…
2020-12-28 The Human Cost of Ethiopia’s Fighting in Tigray Grows
People who fled fighting in Ethiopia’s Tigray area continue to tell stories of suffering as they gather in refugee camps.…
2020-12-28 Some US States Seek Medical Students to Give COVID-19 Vaccines
Healthcare workers across the United States are busy fighting COVID-19 in overcrowded hospitals. At the same time, there is a…
2020-12-27 Holiday-COVID Policies Lead to Hard Choices at French Nursing Homes
Jean-Francois has not left his nursing home in eastern France to visit his daughter or sister since COVID-19 appeared. In…
2020-12-27 How Regeneron Made a COVID Antibody Drug
It takes several weeks after infection or vaccination for the most effective antibodies to form in the human body. Drugs…
2020-12-27 Families Marry Off Daughters to Ease Financial Problems from Pandemic
The man first saw Marie Kamara as she ran with her friends past his house in a small village in…
2020-12-26 Study: Social Media Easily Manipulated
New research shows that social media companies differ in their ability to stop social media manipulation. The NATO Strategic Communications…
2020-12-25 Dogs Ease Loneliness for Older Americans Separated by Coronavirus
Over the last nine months, Eileen Nagle has kept in touch with her family through video calls and drive-by visits.…
2020-12-26 Thai Rescue Worker Saves Baby Elephant Hit by Vehicle
Mana Srivate has performed many attempts to save lives in his 26 years as a rescue worker in Thailand. But…
2020-12-24 Hospital Decorates to Cheer COVID Patients and Caregivers
A Christmas tree stands near the intensive care room of a COVID-19 patient. He lies unconscious, connected to a machine…
2020-12-25 Report: Poor Countries May Not Get Vaccine Until 2024
One organization leading the effort to get COVID-19 vaccines to poorer countries says in a report that the plan faces…