Coronavirus

Lady Gaga, pictured above during a 2017 JWT Toronto performance, curated the solidarity show, Image: Marcel de Groot via Wikimedia A virtual concert featuring some of the most popular musicians raised more than $127 million for the...

Booker Prize winner and Indian human rights activist, Arunadhati Roy has said the Indian government is exploiting COVID-19 outbreak to ramp up suppression of Muslims, comparing the tactic to one used by the Nazis against German...

Wearing a mask or a face covering will be mandatory for New Yorkers from this Friday on, when people are out in public and in situations where social distancing cannot be maintained, such as on public...

With man-made sanctions galore against Venezuela, Iran, and other “errant” nations, comes now the sobering reminder of the sanctions imposed by Mother Nature, blind to geographical boundaries, threatening even the safety of sailors on the aircraft...

The World Health Organization declared coronavirus outbreak a pandemic in the middle of March. In response every country declared a mandatory lock down because the virus was causing havoc in Asia, Europe, the United States and all...

If you thought canals and rivers in the cities, flowing in a clean flush of water, and the cityscapes present a much clearer sight than before, mean a boon for the climate, think again. It’s right...

Our experience with Nature has not been business as usual this year. A large part of America is seized with the challenge of coronavirus outbreak. Millions of people are obeying stay-at-home instructions – adjusting life to stop...

Responding to an increasing demand for ventilators in the face of fast-spreading coronavirus, Pakistan‘s auto-part manufacturers have started work on local production of the medical equipment. “We have designed the ventilator, and will come up with...

USN Comfort approaching Pier 90 in NYC on March 30, 2020  Image: Abseim / Wikimedia The U.S. death toll from coronavirus for a single day exceeded 500 on Monday with New York reported 253 deaths, according to data...

A humanitarian organization is putting in place an emergency field hospital in New York City’s Central Park to treat a growing number of coronavirus infections. New York has been one of the the worst affected cities...