Last year, India accounted for around half of the world’s 50 most polluted cities, according to Swiss firm IQAir, with emissions caused partly by industry, vehicle exhaust and coal-fired plants…..
The coronavirus pandemic shines a spotlight on how dedicated doctors and nurses are to their patients. Despite the risk, they suit up with whatever PPEs they have and get to work……
It’s like being in prison inside a prison. Having advanced cancer while being wary of the COVID-19 virus really sucks. I am speaking both as a doctor and as a person with cancer – since 2016, I have lived with stage 4 lung cancer……
For most of us in the United States, a world health crisis has never touched us. Older Americans may remember polio when social establishments shut down and children were isolated in their homes all summer……
The COVID:19 (aka coronavirus) is hitting all aspects of human civilisation, including the global economy and international financial system. The outbreak of the pandemic has led to a sharp reduction in economic activity and turmoil in the financial markets……
The Covid-19 crisis has brought the European economy to a standstill. More and more states are taking drastic measures to contain the spread of the virus, while nobody can predict how long these exceptional circumstances will persist. As with any other crisis……
SHANGHAI — China’s growth streak has lasted for decades, surviving the crackdown at Tiananmen Square, the global financial crisis and the trade war with the United States. But it might not endure the coronavirus epidemic……
Many of us active in the global movement to confront the climate crisis already feel various levels of stress and anxiety. Are we doing enough? How bad will the crisis get? What happens if our leaders don’t act in time? These and other questions weigh on us.
COVID-19, mistakenly referred to by many as “the coronavirus” (there are many coronaviruses, but the one we’re all worried about is specific), is global and has affected just over 100,000 people directly and millions indirectly……