2020-04-26 Medical Workers Get Masks from Vietnamese Volunteers
Vietnamese women in and around Seattle are making face masks for health care workers who face a shortage of protective…
2020-04-22 Young Climate Activists Work Around Pandemic Limitations
American high school student Jamie Margolin had not expected to be in her bedroom right now. Before the coronavirus arrived…
2020-04-23 Portugal’s Roma Communities Suffer Economic Harm from Coronavirus
Portugal has increased government efforts to support the country’s struggling Roma communities during the coronavirus crisis. But rights groups say…
2020-04-21 Some Countries, US States Ease Anti-Coronavirus Measures
With millions of people out of work, several nations are planning to ease anti-coronavirus restrictions on businesses and other activities.…
2020-04-22 As People Stay Home, Earth Turns Wilder and Cleaner
Wednesday marked the 50th anniversary of Earth Day. American Gaylord Nelson launched the first Earth Day in 1970. His aim…
2020-04-26 Professional Cyclist Uses His Bike to Deliver Medicine
Italian professional cyclist Davide Martinelli is using his bicycle to help deliver medicine during the coronavirus pandemic. The service helps…
2020-04-24 Foreign Students Stuck in Dakar Because of Coronavirus
After Senegal ordered universities to close because of the coronavirus, some students have found themselves in difficult situations. Ousmane Issaka…
2020-04-21 Idris Elba Wants to Help After Recovering from Coronavirus
Idris Elba says he and his wife had their lives “turned around” after they became infected with the new coronavirus.…
2020-04-19 Virus Causes Severe Food Shortages in Africa
As people in Zimbabwe suffer from hunger, police officers carried out a raid as part of new public health measures.…
2020-04-21 Kenyan Safari Operator Feeds 24,000 Families
Safari operator Pankaj Shah would usually be showing tourists around the beautiful areas in his native Kenya. Instead, he is…
2020-04-16 Former North Korean Diplomat Wins Seat in South’s Legislature
A former North Korean diplomat has won a seat in South Korea’s National Assembly. Thae Yong Ho was a candidate…
2020-04-18 Nigerians Do Group Exercise During Lockdown
Many people in Abuja, Nigeria have grown tired of staying inside during the country’s lockdown to limit the spread of…
2020-04-16 Lockdown Keeps Millions of Women from Getting Birth Control
Stay-at-home orders aimed at slowing the spread of the coronavirus have made it impossible for millions of women in Africa,…
2020-04-15 Trump Suspends Funding to World Health Organization
The United Nations, China and other countries have urged the United States not to suspend its financial support of the…
2020-04-15 Virus Becomes the Latest Battle between Iran, US
Both Iran and the United States are fighting a common enemy in the coronavirus pandemic. Yet the two sides are…