How long can governments keep spending to stem COVID-19 job losses?
Wage subsidies have been deployed at an unprecedented scale as governments responding to COVID-19’s crippling impact desperately try to stem unemployment.
Wage subsidies have been deployed at an unprecedented scale as governments responding to COVID-19’s crippling impact desperately try to stem unemployment.
The mixed record of the most isolated, sparsely populated locations when it comes to avoiding COVID-19 is testament to the disease’s daunting ability to spread.
Parts of the Southern Hemisphere have seen wintertime spikes in reported cases, as researchers try to discern the impact of changing seasons on the coronavirus.
While the practice may no longer be legal, its reinforcement of racial segregation and disparity has had enduring consequences for American cities.
COVID-19 has set many prisoners free, but some say not enough.
Many people are pressing for reforms that address the historical racial injustice in policing in a way that better serves people of colour and saves lives.
It's not over yet. The pandemic is accelerating in a number of low- and middle-income countries with underfunded healthcare systems and large shadow economies.
The killing of George Floyd and dwindling tolerance for systemic racism have emboldened people to raze divisive monuments that may have otherwise endured.
En todo el mundo, la pandemia ha amenazado a las comunidades indígenas que se han vuelto especialmente vulnerables debido a la marginación socioeconómica.
Around the world, the pandemic has menaced indigenous communities made especially vulnerable by socio-economic marginalization.
For city dwellers around the world, coronavirus-related lockdowns quelled the daily bustle that usually surrounds them. That has not always been welcomed.
La reanudación de la Bundesliga frente a los estadios vacíos marcó una etapa importante en lo que promete ser una carrera incómoda y desigual para restaurar el deporte mundial.
The Bundesliga’s restart in front of empty stadiums marked a significant leg in what promises to be an awkward, uneven race to restore global sport.
The region has had close calls, including a cruise ship that was en route in April before 60% of the people on board tested positive for the coronavirus.
The disproportionate impact on African-Americans in much of the US is becoming clearer, and evidence points to an equally unnerving trend in the UK.