Covid has shuttered restaurants across the US. Despite the pandemic, Washington, DC’s Mozzeria opened its doors in September 2020. With a staff of 12 employees – all deaf or hard-of-hearing – the pizzeria...
China hikes defense spending and GDP goals at National People’s Congress
One year ago, much of China was shut down to help contain the spread of coronavirus. Now, the country has the pandemic largely under control – and is taking steps to get its economy back on track. Around 3,000...
Bergamo, where the horrors of COVID-19 in Europe started
Army trucks taking away the bodies of COVID-19 victims. And new infections and deaths reported every day. Until March 2020, these were images only seen in China where the virus felt far away. But in the blink of an eye...
The unequal pandemic: Women paying a higher cost for Covid-19
The Covid-19 pandemic has been with us in Europe for about a year now. Early on in the health crisis, there was a lot of talk of the coronavirus being a “great leveller”. We seemed to all be facing the same...
Six Dr. Seuss books pulled from publication due to racist imagery
Six children’s #books written decades ago by #DrSeuss were pulled from publication because they contain racist and insensitive imagery, the company formed to preserve the deceased author’s legacy said on...
Pope honors massacre victims at Baghdad church
#Pope #Francis is honoring the victims of one of #Iraq’s most brutal massacres of #Christians by Islamic militants by saying their deaths are a reminder that violence is incompatible with authentic religious...
“The repression must stop,” envoy on Myanmar tells UN
The #UN special envoy on #Myanmar on Friday demanded an end to the military’s “#repression” of protesters, imploring the Security Council to act on the “desperate pleas” from the country...