Philip Ball
The first US shipments of the joint Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine were ready by mid-December. Credit: Michael Clevenger/Getty
When scientists began seeking a vaccine for...
Even before the COVID pandemic hit, hundreds of millions of workers worldwide were being paid less than the minimum wage.
GENEVA (ILO News) – A...
Kwamchetsi Makokha
Just as the 9 o’clock curfew kicks in around the country, the crickets fall silent at the approach of stomping footsteps: it...
Wealth distribution data are notoriously difficult to interpret. This is because variations in stock prices affect wealth distribution, so that a stock market boom...
The global public health pandemic of lethal COVID-19 became a major challenge in the global landscape since the beginning of 2020. Its concomitant apprehension...
And he knew, also, what the old man was thinking as his tears flowed, and he, Rieux, thought it too: that a loveless world...
Social media, in March 2020, was awash with rumours. Swans and dolphins could be seen in totally deserted Venetian canals. A group of elephants...
Providing life-saving support during the pandemic
On World Humanitarian Day (WHD) August 19, the world commemorates humanitarian workers killed and injured in the course of...
Amnesty International is calling on G20 leaders meeting this week to take unprecedented steps towards tackling the global inequalities which are fueling the COVID-19...
The human development crisis unleashed by the COVID-19 pandemic is putting the fight for gender equality at risk. The immediate effects of COVID-19 are...
