Development & Education

Brazil struggles with new COVID-19 strain; Entire Dutch government resigns over child welfare scandal; Deadly earthquake hits Indonesia

January 15, 2021

Brazil is the latest country to identify a new coronavirus variant. The UK has banned all travel from South America, amid fears of importing new infections. In Manau, Brazil’s largest Amazonian city, a critical oxygen shortage has left health officials asking for help.

US bans cotton products from China's Uighur region over forced labor concerns

The World

January 14, 2021

The World’s host Marco Werman spoke to Allison Gill, the forced labor program director with Global Labor Justice International Labor Rights Forum, about the ban.

Arts

Temporary art exhibit pays homage to an Istanbul apartment building scheduled for demolition

The World

January 14, 2021

"Mikrotopya" is a collection of installations, graffiti art and sculptures of found items created by 16 artists in an empty apartment building slated for demolition in Istanbul.

COVID-19: The latest from The World

China’s 'vaccine diplomacy' fills void in developing world left by US 'vaccine nationalism'

The World

January 12, 2021

Expanding vaccine access helps China reframe the narrative of the pandemic and improve China’s image, said Yangzhong Huang, a senior fellow for global health at the Council on Foreign Relations.

Coronavirus Conversations

Discussion: A pandemic and schools disrupted

The World

January 11, 2021

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The coronavirus pandemic has forced school systems around the world to piece together a patchwork of in-person, remote and hybrid learning programs. What’s the latest science on children and COVID-19? The World's Elana Gordon moderated a discussion with Harvard education expert Meira Levinson, and epidemiologist Marc Lipsitch.

COVID-19: The latest from The World

As COVID-19 cases spike, Israel leads world in vaccine distribution

The World

January 06, 2021

New cases have surged to a three-month high in Israel, but health authorities have still managed to vaccinate about 50% of the country’s high-risk population.

Austria’s ‘close-to-nature’ forests may hold secrets to fire prevention

The World

January 06, 2021

The ancient technique of astute observation, low-intervention forestry allows trees to grow and age before harvest.

Former Eramus exchange students and academics bemoan the program’s end in the UK following Brexit

The World

January 04, 2021

Britain, which formally ended its relationship with the EU on Dec. 31, has also decided to withdraw from Erasmus, an educational exchange program funded by the EU Commission.

Every 30 Seconds

Now what? Young Latinos struggle post-election to find their place in US

The World

December 29, 2020

In Spokane, Washington, Michelle Aguilar Ramirez is met with cold stares when she speaks Spanish. With demographic changes and political shifts, many Latinos like Ramirez are now trying to find their place in a divided United States.

Health & Medicine

Demographics, preparedness may explain Africa's low COVID-19 fatality rates

Living on Earth

December 28, 2020

BBC Africa reporter Andrew Harding speculates on the reasons why Africa's overall COVID-19 fatality rates have been so low compared to the rest of the world.

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