Usually, tens of thousands of Americans take advantage of the fact that Canada is an easy border crossing away. But things are not normal this year. The city of Niagara is deserted and hotel owners wonder if they'll be able to pay their bills this summer.
Protesters in Hong Kong are planning to demonstrate against another law that could limit their autonomy. And, the novel coronavirus is hitting Brazil hard. Also, in Qatar, the government is requiring use of a contact-tracing app. Meanwhile in South Korea, youth are embracing old school tunes.
Amplified by social media, misinformation can undermine critical public health efforts and fuel conspiracy theories — particularly dangerous amid the coronavirus crisis. As part of our weekly series taking your questions to the experts, The World's Elana Gordon moderated a conversation with K. “Vish” Viswanath, professor of health communication at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, who addressed the pitfalls of COVID-19 misinformation, as well as ways to find trustworthy information about the pandemic.
COVID-19 has changed habits around the world. As China recovers from the coronavirus pandemic, the government is urging diners to use serving chopsticks at family meals — changing a centuries-old tradition.
The World checks in with a leading epidemiologist, Caroline Buckee from Harvard's T.H. Chan School of Public Health, on the latest coronavirus news: where the virus is now spreading across the globe, the timeline on a vaccine, and how we are doing to slow the spread of disease. And, is the United States entering a new Cold War, this time with China? The two nations were already sparring over trade, technology, and territory in the Pacific, before a war of words and accusations erupted over the response to the pandemic. The World's Patrick Winn has more on the tense situation. Also, for the past few months, office workers across the globe have been working from home, upending the way meetings are conducted and employee interactions occur. Host Marco Werman speaks with Hayden Brown, president and CEO of Upwork, an online hiring platform for remote and independent professionals, about the future of working from home. Finally, the canals of Venice are clear for the first time in decades, but those legendary waterways that typically draw up to 30 million people a year to Venice may also be the city's downfall. Marco Werman speaks with Sara Moraca of InsideClimate News, about the future of the city that could be inundated by the end of the century.
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Epicenter of pandemic shifts to South America
May 25, 2020
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Are the US and China entering a ‘new Cold War’?
May 25, 2020
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Netanyahu on trial
May 25, 2020
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The canals are clear thanks to the coronavirus, but Venice’s existential threat Is climate change
May 25, 2020
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The looming mental health crisis from the pandemic
May 25, 2020
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A new business model: remote working
May 25, 2020
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Korean ‘trot’ music: It’s not just for grandparents anymore
May 25, 2020
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Airline boarding music
May 25, 2020
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US honors fallen soldiers on Memorial Day
May 25, 2020
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Celebrating the musical diversity of Mexico
May 25, 2020
The sons of murdered Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi released a statement on Twitter on Friday saying they forgive their father’s killers. But his fiancée says she doesn't support it. Agnès Callamard, the United Nations special rapporteur on extrajudicial killings, tells The World's host Marco Werman that the entire situation is a "parody" and "travesty" of justice.
US President Donald Trump has decided to pull the US out of the Open Skies arms control treaty that allows nations to fly over one another's territory with surveillance equipment. Former State Department official Alex Bell tells host Marco Werman that the move is more evidence that the White House plans to exit the START Treaty, which limits deployed nuclear missiles. And that could herald a new arms race. Also, slain Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s sons announced on Twitter that the family will forgive and pardon the killers of their father. Meanwhile, Khashoggi’s fiance, Hatice Cengiz, says she is not accepting any pardon. The World's Marco Werman speaks with Agnes Callamard, the UN official who led the investigation of Khashoggi's murder. Meanwhile, the annual meeting of China's National People's Congress, considered the most important political event of the year, kicked off today. Dominating the meeting so far were the country's economic plans in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, and a controversial new Hong Kong national security law. And, usually, the center of life during the holy Islamic month of Ramadan is the mosque — but the coronavirus pandemic has changed how it's being celebrated. From Casablanca, Morocco, reporter Lauren Schenkman reports on how Ramadan this year is very different.
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Trump withdraws US from arms treaty
May 22, 2020
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Khashoggi’s sons announce pardon for their father’s killers
May 22, 2020
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South Korea’s coronavirus contact tracing puts LGBTQ community under surveillance, critics say
May 22, 2020
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China’s People’s Congress kicks off, focusing on Hong Kong and economy
May 22, 2020
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The key to winning the Latino vote in 2020? Latinas.
May 22, 2020
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Rethinking bereavement
May 22, 2020
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Students protest remote proctoring technology over privacy concerns
May 22, 2020
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University of Cambridge to move lectures online through summer 2021
May 22, 2020
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Iconic African musician Mory Kanté dies
May 22, 2020
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Deadly Cyclone Amphan hits South Asia
May 22, 2020
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A different Ramadan in Morocco
May 22, 2020
For the first time that anyone can recall, mosques in Morocco are closed for Ramadan.
The path to victory in the US presidential election in November cannot afford to ignore the Latino vote. But Latinas' voting power goes beyond their individual votes: They’re likely to encourage friends and family to vote, too.
