Stock markets over time tend to reward investors with financial gains. But the COVID-19 pandemic has thrust markets into uncharted territory. A worker wearing a protective suit stands in the lobby of the Shanghai Stock Exchange, 3 February 2020. (AP Photo) Stock...
Past cataclysmic events have triggered major changes in the world. Will COVID-19 galvanise the fight against global warming and slow globalisation? New Delhi’s skyline on 1 November 2019 (top) and 20 April 2020 (bottom). (AP Photo/Manish Swarup) After the...
COVID-19 has made long-distance dating the new norm for many young couples. Experts share their tips on making relationships work in the time of corona. A mural of lovers embracing whilst wearing face masks, London, 7 April 2020 (AP Photo/Matt Dunham) Sacha Edwards,...
Its mission is to protect the world’s health. But the WHO is beholden to its 194 member nations and lacks enforcement powers. By Dylan Carlson-Sirvent The COVID-19 pandemic has thrust the World Health Organization (WHO) onto center stage as nations around the...
My students’ studies abroad were cut short when COVID-19 hit Paris. But they learned invaluable, life-long lessons. Ding Jiaqi’s meal on her flight from France to China, 18 March 2020 Ding Jiaqi had a luxury plane ticket home — a $5,000 business class seat from...
Complacency, denial, bigotry: In my journey around the world, I observed scant recognition of the shared danger of COVID-19 until home in China. Passengers from Wuhan, China’s epicenter, together with railway workers wearing full protective gear at the railway...
Six astronauts are safe from COVID-19 during their space travels. Their research might eventually yield lessons that save lives on earth. The crew of the International Space Station, 9 April 2020 (EPA-EFE/ROSCOSMOS/HANDOUT) There are six people who have a very...
Some rich nations are making progress in slowing the spread of COVID-19. But a lack of global cooperation threatens the developing world. Homeless people wait in line for food during a COVID-19 lockdown in Johannesburg, South Africa, 13 April 2020. (EPA-EFE/KIM...
Are teenagers frolicking on beaches or lazing on couches while COVID-19 kills thousands? Youth reporters dispel this misconception. Ndlovu Youth Choir of South Africa filmed a video showing how to safely wash your hands during the COVID-19 pandemic. (YouTube) Teenage...
COVID-19 is squeezing the economy as nations impose lockdowns. Some are asking: Is the financial pain worth saving the elderly? An elderly person is loaded into an ambulance at a nursing home at the center of an outbreak of COVID-19 near Seattle, Washington, 12 March...