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How COVID-19 might impact India's renewable energy transition
India has some of the most aggressive renewable energy targets, but COVID-19 puts the model at risk. Will short-term needs distract from long-term goals?
In pictures: Business resumes as lockdowns gradually ease around the world
As COVID-19 restrictions are relaxed in some countries, companies are finding ways to open up again – albeit with novel social distancing measures in place.
COVID-19 is a chance to end harmful fishing subsidies. Here's why we must take it
The COVID-19 recovery is an opportunity to foster a sustainable ocean economy. To that end, governments must end the funding of harmful fishing practices.
Why we turn to scientists in times of crisis
Scientists racing the coronavirus for a vaccine in labs across the globe will rebuild our battered economies and societies.
Global life expectancy has increased over the last 65 years - this animation shows it in just 13 seconds
Ever since the 1918 influenza pandemic, modern medicine and health science advancements have increased life expectancy around the globe.
Could coronavirus lockdown help close Latin America's digital divide?
Governing bodies in Latin America, including Brazil, Colombia and El Salvador are investing in ways to reduce the digital divide with structural reforms.
Coronavirus: Here’s everything you need to know about the Moderna vaccine
Pharmaceutical company, Moderna Inc will be going into phase II of human trials after a recent study saw eight participants produce antibodies to COVID-19.
IMF: Why social safety nets should be extended long after lockdown
When the Great Lockdown finally ends, a strong economic recovery that benefits everyone will depend on improved social safety nets and broad-based fiscal support, says the IMF.
COVID-19 computer game teaches children importance of social distancing
New free-to-play computer game Can You Save the World? has been developed to help teach children the importance of social distancing.
From infodemics to lockdowns: the stories behind a pandemic vocabulary
Many of the words we're using during the COVID-19 pandemic such as 'social distancing' or 'quarantine', were actually formed during earlier outbreaks.
COVID-19: What you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic on 19 May
Today's top stories: Confirmed cases above 4.8 million globally; Trump threatens to permanently freeze funding to WHO; India's mental health crisis; and life as a contact tracer.
5 facts about this year's World Health Assembly
This year's remote meeting has been characterized by calls for transparency and a commitment to learning more about COVID-19.