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How the Great Famine inspired Irish people to help Native Americans in the fight against COVID-19
A 19th-century act of kindness inspires the people of Ireland to reach out to Native American communities hit by the coronavirus.
COVID-19: this is how Asia-Pacific is emerging from lockdown
Asia-Pacific countries have been praised for their containment strategies, and many are now cautiously announcing plans to reopen their schools and get people back to work.
Caribbean tourism has been decimated by COVID-19. But the private sector can cushion the blow
If private sector businesses were forced to employ furloughed tourist workers as cleaners and temperature checkers, it would help stave off financial disaster in the Caribbean
5 priorities for leaders in the new reality of COVID-19
Leadership has never been so crucial. Business leaders need to inspire collective action to ensure COVID-19 becomes an inflection point for collective progress.
This Latin American country is keeping COVID-19 firmly under control. How?
Costa Rica is has emerged as a success story in the fight against the coronavirus, thanks in large part to a swift response.
Could COVID-19 mark a ‘turning point’ in the climate crisis?
As major economies put together packages to cushion the impact of the coronavirus, a new study suggests green public investment is the most cost-effective and ecofriendly solution.
A study reveals that coronavirus had spread around the world by late 2019
A genetic study suggests that COVID-19 spread around the world any time between October and December 2019.
Coronavirus: Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia create ‘travel bubble’ to ease restrictions
Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia will open their borders to each others’ citizens amid an easing of restrictions in these countries.
A llama is at the centre of the American and Belgian search for a COVID-19 treatment
Scientists have identified a tiny particle in a llama that appears to block the new coronavirus.
What Helsinki can teach the world's cities about dealing with the coronavirus crisis
Helsinki was named the world's most functional city in 2017. But what does that mean and how has it impacted its response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
This is how different American generations are using the internet during COVID-19
A study by Pew Research Center suggests that different generations are using the internet differently during the coronavirus pandemic.
Lockdowns have hit people without internet access the hardest
People who relied on public spaces, like libraries and cafes, for internet access have found themselves cut off during the coronavirus pandemic.