by Claire Wang | 20 Apr 2020 | Contest winners, Health and Wellness, School Year Abroad, Student Posts, Youth Voices
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...
by Dylan Carlson-Sirvent | 17 Apr 2020 | Youth Voices
Harnessing social media, young people around the world are mobilizing resources in the fight against the new coronavirus. German teenager delivers groceries to older people, Osterode, Germany, 3 April 2020. (Frank May/picture-alliance/dpa/AP Images) Young people are...
by Tira Shubart | 16 Apr 2020 | Health and Wellness, Science, Space
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...
by Savannah Jenkins | 15 Apr 2020 | Podcasts
Students everywhere are being told to stay home. Hear from students in four countries about how the COVID-19 pandemic has changed their lives — and futures. Podcast Transcript: Savannah Jenkins Savannah: How are students dealing with COVID-19? News Decoder spoke with...
by Bernd Debusmann | 14 Apr 2020 | Health and Wellness
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...