Hear from people taking action against COVID-19
As the coronavirus pandemic picked up speed this year, some people’s jobs became a nonstop race to help save lives. Here, an emergency medicine...
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McDonald’s Happy Meals could get more expensive next year
McDonald’s is eliminating a two-decade-old deal with its franchisees that subsidized the price of Happy Meal toys for customers. That could mean pricier Happy...
Starbucks plans to open about 22,000 stores in the next 10 years
It may seem like there’s already a Starbucks on every corner. But the company is still planning on adding tens of thousands more locations...
How China’s coal plans threaten African countries’ fight for a renewable future
When the Ghanaian government agreed to coordinate with Shenzen Energy Group, a Chinese energy company, to build a 7,000-megawatt coal power plant in the...
UK and EU extend Brexit talks to Sunday
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen have agreed to extend foundering Brexit trade talks until Sunday.
Inside a Tehran hospital facing Iran’s biggest Covid-19 surge
Fighting Covid-19 in Iran has been hard for doctors. The country has recorded more than 50,000 deaths and over a million cases from the...
Chinese state-owned companies are in trouble. That could hurt the global recovery
Chinese state-owned companies are starting to default on their debts. It’s a problem that could ripple through the country’s financial system, threatening to slam...
Nature’s ticking time bomb: Why these ecosystems could be make or break in our fight against the climate crisis 
Reduce Military Spending the Much-Needed Response to Violence Against Women
NEW YORK, Dec 10 (IPS) – The COVID-19 pandemic is NOT the biggest pandemic the world confronts at the moment, despite over 69 million...
SpaceX’s Starship prototype explodes on landing after test launch
Author: Reuters ID: 1607577880018323000 Thu, 2020-12-10 02:54 WASHINGTON: SpaceX’s Starship prototype exploded while attempting to land on Wednesday after an otherwise successful test launch...
Sudan: ‘It made me dream again’: The students refusing to let war stop their education 
Palestinian Children Deserve Education, not Ethnic Cleansing 
INDIA: ‘The Cockroach Janta Party Brings Together Everyone Who Has Been Neglected for Years’ 
Where Some See Waste, Others See Opportunity: Young Sierra Leoneans Fight Against Electronic Waste, Plastic Pollution