[bsa_pro_ad_space id=1 delay=10]

World News

The argument in favour of COVID-19 immunity passports

In the early spring of 2020, when the heart-sinking reality of the COVID-19 pandemic was coming into focus around the …

Mozambique: Malnutrition and deadly diseases threaten 250,000 displaced children in Cabo Delgado province as the rainy season starts

MAPUTO/NAIROBI/NEW YORK – Approximately 250,000 children have been displaced by the escalating crisis in Mozambique’s northern province of Cabo Delgado and are …

How Germany’s federation co-ordinated a pandemic response

BERLIN – The sound of laughter erupts from a group buried under scarves and toques, gathered by the Landwehr Canal. …

Even though mass testing for COVID isn’t always accurate, it could still be useful – here’s why

The mass testing of asymptomatic people for COVID-19 in the UK was thrown into question by a recent study. In …

Food shortages, Brexit and COVID-19: how Britain’s problems converged at Christmas

We were not surprised concerns about food shortages emerged when France and over 40 countries imposed travel or truck movement …

New coronavirus variant: what is the spike protein and why are mutations on it important?

The emergence of a new variant of coronavirus has sparked renewed interest in the part of the virus known as …

Why it matters that the coronavirus is changing – and what this means for vaccine effectiveness

A new variant of SARS-CoV-2 is spreading rapidly in the United Kingdom, with over 1,400 cases since September. SARS-CoV-2, the …

Can Joe Biden ‘heal’ the United States? Political experts disagree

Editor’s note: When Joe Biden becomes president on Jan. 20, 2021, he will lead a fractured nation whose political factions …

From biblical times to Trump, false messiahs have doomed societies

The prophet Jeremiah records in excruciating detail the catastrophic events leading to the destruction of Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar in 587 …

Young Muslim women are leading environmental movements grounded in their beliefs

Weeks prior to the lockdowns and closures that came with the COVID-19 pandemic, UN Secretary General António Guterres said 2020 …

[bsa_pro_ad_space id=2 delay=10]