Health

June 17, 2021

New legislation introduced during the pandemic in Europe, including Spain's northeast region of Catalonia, allows women to conduct nearly every abortion appointment online.

Economics

'I want to send more money home’: Remittances are a sign of sacrifice, resilience in immigrant communities during pandemic

The World

June 17, 2021

In all, people worldwide sent a total of $540 billion home last year, only dropping by 1.6% from 2019 — a smaller drop than during the 2009 global financial crash.

COVID-19

Turkey's health workers hike steep mountains to deliver vaccines in isolated villages

The World

June 16, 2021

In rural Başkale in eastern Turkey, medical teams have spent months traveling into the mountains to deliver vaccine doses to 120 villages.

COVID-19

How a Vietnamese community emerged among the most vaccinated in Alabama

The World

June 16, 2021

Many Vietnamese Americans in Bayou La Batre, Alabama, say they got vaccinated because they wanted to feel safer at work, making them among the most vaccinated communities in the state.

Justice

Charges dropped against Congolese Canadian doctor accused of starting COVID outbreak

The World

June 10, 2021

Family physician Jean-Robert Ngola faced harassment and death threats after being falsely accused of spreading the coronavirus.

Top of The World

Keiko Fujimori leads in tight presidential runoff in Peru

The World

June 07, 2021

Keiko Fujimori leads in a tight presidential runoff in Peru, with Pedro Castillo trailing close behind. And, at least 160 people are dead after an attack at a local market in Burkina Faso. Also, Google agrees to change its global advertising business after France slaps it with a multi-million-dollar fine.

Human rights

COVID sparks a new 'right to food' movement across the globe

The World

June 02, 2021

The pandemic has contributed to a doubling in food insecurity around the world.

Top of The World

Sri Lanka faces an environmental disaster

The World

June 02, 2021

Sri Lanka faces an environmental disaster as it scrambles to contain a sinking ship carrying chemicals north of Colombo. And, the WHO approves the Chinese-made Sinovac Biotech vaccine. Also, the Biden administration suspends Trump-era oil and gas leases in the Arctic.

COVID-19

COVID downward spiral in Latin America disrupts life-saving services

The World

June 01, 2021

Brazil’s experience is a cautionary tale of what happens when infections go unchecked and vaccination rates lag, said Marcia Castro, a Brazilian demographer and chair of global health and population at the T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

Japan’s Naomi Osaka’s withdrawal from the French Open sparks conversation on mental health in elite sports

The World

June 01, 2021

Some in the sports world are saying the conversation is long overdue.

Health

Catalonia’s temporary tele-abortion services are a game-changer for women with limited access

'I want to send more money home’: Remittances are a sign of sacrifice, resilience in immigrant communities during pandemic

Turkey's health workers hike steep mountains to deliver vaccines in isolated villages

How a Vietnamese community emerged among the most vaccinated in Alabama

Charges dropped against Congolese Canadian doctor accused of starting COVID outbreak

Keiko Fujimori leads in tight presidential runoff in Peru

COVID sparks a new 'right to food' movement across the globe

Sri Lanka faces an environmental disaster

COVID downward spiral in Latin America disrupts life-saving services

Japan’s Naomi Osaka’s withdrawal from the French Open sparks conversation on mental health in elite sports

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