How to ease suffering and save the lives of migrants and refugees
Hundreds of people die every year trying to cross the US southern border, and the tragedy unfolding there is just one aspect of a worsening global dilemma.
Hundreds of people die every year trying to cross the US southern border, and the tragedy unfolding there is just one aspect of a worsening global dilemma.
China recently limited the time young people may spend playing online games to three hours on weekends. Here's why and what other countries are doing.
Many countries are accepting Afghan refugees after the Taliban has taken over the nation. The chaos in Afghanistan has spurred more people to seek a way out.
一些专家说,核电可能是减少排放和遏制气候变化的关键。
Those of us who are exceptionally fortunate already have a good chance of living past 100, and some argue longevity could one day be extended indefinitely.
The rockets necessary to blast people and equipment into space haven’t been much of a climate concern to date, but that may change as launches increase.
It's not the first medium to foster extremism, but it seems to be uniquely effective. This visualization depicts radicalization before and during the internet era.
This source of collective anxiety may also be one of our best bets for averting a climate catastrophe. But some feel it shouldn't even be up for debate.
The conflicting messaging around the Games underlines the uncertainty involved in staging a big event at a time when COVID-19 isn't yet fully under control.
About 11 billion doses are needed to vaccinate enough of the world to achieve herd immunity. Serious challenges remain in terms of distribution and delivery.
Daily confirmed cases and deaths around the world have been trending downward since April. So far, it’s safe to say, vaccines seem to be working.
Some experts say it's far from perfect, but nearly all of them recognize it as a landmark effort to fix a broken system and fund a sustainable recovery.
Shortages reported amid efforts to reboot pandemic-ravaged economies have raised fundamental questions about fairness and the right to decent work.
The “ongoing humanitarian crisis” affecting seafarers is just one example of why essential workers require greater protections as the pandemic persists.
The global chip shortage means that many things we want and need may be harder to get or more expensive, and the search is on for practical solutions.