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Coronavirus cases pass 1 million; poor communities left vulnerable; love in...
Top of The World — our morning news round up written by editors at The World. Subscribe here.More than 1 million cases of the novel coronavirus have been confirmed across the globe, with 54,000 deaths...
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Wuhan leaves coronavirus lockdown; Taiwan's success overshadowed by politics;...
Top of The World — our morning news round up written by editors at The World. Subscribe here.After more than two months in strict lockdown, Wuhan residents are allowed to leave the city where the novel...
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Need tips on surviving self-isolation? Ask this astronaut.
When American astronaut Cady Coleman was living on the International Space Station, she’d often look out the window and back down at Earth.“You look down, and Earth is right there,” she told The World....
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Madeleine Albright: ‘Globalization is not a four-letter word’
Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright spent years representing the US in multilateral institutions. A World War II refugee from Czechoslovakia, Albright became the first woman to serve as US...
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China raises coronavirus death toll; political shakeups in Brazil; restoring...
Top of The World — our morning news round up written by editors at The World. Subscribe here.Wuhan, the epicenter of the novel coronavirus in China, raised its reported death toll count by 50% to...
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From Auschwitz to Jerusalem, Holocaust survivor Giselle Cycowicz shares her...
Giselle Cycowicz was supposed to spend this year's Holocaust Remembrance Day in Poland. The 93-year-old Jerusalem resident usually accompanies Israeli high schoolers there to learn about life before...
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Earth Day during a pandemic; First US COVID-19 cases earlier than thought;...
Top of The World — our morning news round up written by editors at The World. Subscribe here.The novel coronavirus has forced many changes in humanity's habits — some of which are more apparent than...
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Xenophobia ‘takes its toll’ as Trump works to curb immigration
Immigration to the US often suffers when the country faces a disaster, whether it is a disaster of war, economy or public health.The novel coronavirus pandemic has already prompted the Trump...
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Pandemic security must be ‘top line concern’ says former Amb. Power
Combatting the novel coronavirus is a herculean effort that many experts say depends on global solidarity and cooperation. But the US response to the novel coronavirus pandemic has brought into...
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The Netherlands to immigrants: Speak Dutch
In Hassnae Bouazza's memory, learning to speak Dutch happened very suddenly.“I remember very vividly the moment that I realized that I had learned Dutch,” Bouazza said. “I was playing with children at...
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New Zealand's coronavirus win; Advocates urge collecting patients' racial...
Top of The World — our morning news round up written by editors at The World. Subscribe here.New Zealand says that it has effectively stopped community transmission of the novel coronavirus. The...
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South Korea reels from latest high-tech, online sex trafficking case
One story might be dominating South Korean headlines even more than COVID-19: The Nth Room sex trafficking scandal.In late March, Korean news organizations began revealing details about a series of...
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Where is the world in the race to combat coronavirus? 'Only renewables'...
Top of The World — our morning news round up written by editors at The World. Subscribe here.As the world is racing to find a way to fight the novel coronavirus, scientists at Oxford University may...
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Some Americans feel safer in Lebanon when it comes to COVID-19 response
When the American University of Beirut in Lebanon, canceled classes in early March, Max Tamer-Mahoney jumped on a plane home to Boston, Massachusetts, to spend the unexpected break with his family. Two...
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During social distancing, artists collaborate on 'Long Distance Art'
Speaking a dream or a goal into existence has little evidence proving its effectiveness. But for Nick Green, creator of the Social Distancing Festival, the practice has worked.“My dream is to hear the...
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Experts update predictions on economic crisis; Iraqi protesters are...
Top of The World — our morning news round up written by editors at The World. Subscribe here.New projections estimate that the European Union's economy will shrink by 7.4%, as investments flag and...
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LGBTQ helplines see surge as queer communities face lockdown in hostile homes
While in lockdown, Betina, a young woman in São Paulo, Brazil, stays busy cooking and working. She tries to stay calm by meditating. But Betina, who identifies as a lesbian, faces another challenge....
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Meet June Almeida, the Scottish virologist who first identified the coronavirus
By her 30s, Scottish virologist June Almeida had already developed new techniques to better visualize and identify viruses using an electron microscope.She was not only a pioneer of virus imaging:...
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75 years since WWII Victory in Europe; DOJ drops charges against Flynn; LGBT...
Top of The World — our morning news round up written by editors at The World. Subscribe here.Today is the 75th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day, or V-E Day, which commemorates the 1945 Nazi...
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Coronavirus pandemic wilts global flower industry
Mother's Day, May 10, is a big day for moms — and a huge business day for the flower industry.But this year, with florists closed and countless special events canceled worldwide, things are a little...
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