World May 11 The health risks that remain as countries take tentative steps to reopen Across the globe, lockdowns imposed to try to slow the spread of COVID-19 are being lifted, businesses are reopening and people are returning to work. But even in countries that had successfully controlled their coronavirus outbreaks, like South Korea and…
World Apr 28 Why have Australia and New Zealand been so successful at managing COVID-19? New Zealand’s prime minister, Jacinda Ardern, announced this week that the country has eliminated the novel coronavirus, but warned that residents must stay vigilant. Neighboring Australia has also experienced relatively high success in battling COVID-19. Nick Schifrin reports on how…
World Apr 14 The pandemic threatens the people of East Africa — and now locusts threaten their food As COVID-19 threatens the people of East Africa, locusts threaten their livestock and their food. The region suffered an initial swarm of the destructive insects in February but is now ravaged by a second wave 20 times larger. Pesticides can…
World Mar 27 Americans stranded abroad try to escape border closures, overwhelmed health care systems The State Department says it has brought back 15,000 Americans who were stranded in more than 30 countries across the globe. But some 30,000 are still stuck abroad, growing increasingly worried about border closures, food shortages and health care systems…
World Feb 26 Chinese activists confront censorship, violence to expose truth about outbreak The spread of novel coronavirus in China has stabilized, but a battle between the country’s people and its government over information continues. In fact, several Chinese activists who raised alarm over the outbreak and the official response to it are…
World Dec 05 Why Haitians say they won’t stop protesting Protesters hope smaller protests will avoid a repeat of recent violence, which has resulted in several deaths. At the same time, they are not backing down from their demands: that government officials be held accountable and that foreign nations stop…
World Oct 25 Why the U.S. decision in Syria has left some allies anxious “I have senior officials behind closed doors asking me, ‘If this is how America treats its comrades in the battlefield, can America be counted on?’”…
World Oct 08 Protesters’ rage over ‘income and bread’ challenges Iraqi government The streets of Baghdad were silent Tuesday after a week of peaceful protests -- against corruption, unemployment and lack of basic services -- turned deadly. More than 100 people were killed as Iraqi security forces and armed groups clashed with…
World Jul 31 Why has the deadly Idlib crisis been met with a ‘collective shrug’? Analysts and advocates say the Syrian regime and Russian forces will continue to attack with impunity unless the international community does more to stop them.
World Jul 19 WATCH: Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says military conflict with U.S. not ‘inevitable’ The Iranian Foreign Minister said if the United States and Europe does not fulfill their obligations under the Iran Nuclear Deal, then Iran does have a right to continue to enrich uranium.