2020-04-30 The Last Places on Earth without Coronavirus
Is there any place on earth not affected by COVID-19? The Reuters news agency found that 214 countries and territories have had at least one case of COVID-19, the disease…
2020-04-28 Brussels ‘Love Bus’ Broadcasts Personal Messages of Hope
The streets of Brussels are mostly quiet as people stay home to guard against the new coronavirus. But one bus traveling through the Belgian capital can be heard loud and…
2020-04-28 COVID-19 Brings Attention to Pangolins
The new coronavirus outbreak has brought attention to a little-known creature – the pangolin. In a recent report, the U.N. Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) says the animal is…
2020-04-28 Drop in Tourism Makes Space for Rare Sea Creatures in Thailand
It is rare to see a dugong, a threatened sea mammal, in southern Thailand’s shallow waters. But thanks to travel restrictions that have left popular travel spots empty, a large…
2020-04-30 Snow Leopard Conservation Efforts Endangered by COVID-19
Wild animal experts say increasing reports of snow leopard sightings in Pakistan show that conservation efforts there are working. But the COVID-19 crisis is threatening the success of the effort…
2020-04-29 Stay-at-home Order Does Not Bring Down Mexico City’s Pollution
Government orders for people to stay home to halt the spread of the coronavirus have resulted in a sharp decrease of vehicle traffic around the world. Cities such as Delhi,…
2020-04-29 US Tribe’s Battle against Climate Change
For several years, Fawn Sharp has seen her tribe on the west coast of the United States move from one crisis to another. Sharp lives in Washington state and belongs…
2020-04-27 Low-tech Japan Challenged while Working from Home during Pandemic
Japan’s government declared an emergency to help limit the spread of the coronavirus earlier this month. As part of the declaration, the government asked the Japanese people to work from…
2020-04-27 Where Is North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un?
Many people are asking where North Korean leader Kim Jong Un could be. The secretive leader has not been seen in public for more than two weeks. As a result,…
2020-04-27 Dutch Students Complete Atlantic Ocean Crossing
A group of Dutch high school students with little sailing experience completed a five-week trip across the Atlantic Ocean on Sunday. The group said they returned home by boat instead…
2020-04-25 Some Syrians Like Ruined Houses more Than Crowded Camps
Taher al-Matar’s home in northwest Syria is in ruins, but he has returned there to live in it. He decided it was safer to live in the wreckage of his…
2020-04-24 Teenage Engineers in Afghanistan Use Car Parts to Build Ventilators
Young female engineers in Afghanistan are using old car parts to develop ventilators to treat coronavirus patients. The girls – ages 14 to 17 – are members of a prize-winning…
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 equipment in Washington state. Katie Nguyen is a tailor from…
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 in her hometown of Seattle, Washington, she had made plans…
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 more help is needed. Many families have not been able…