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 –…
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…
2020-04-21 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.…
2020-04-24 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…
2020-04-19 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…