Global
COVID-19 sniffer dogs in Finland; vaccines required for Hajj; vaccine queue-jumping in Malaysia
A look at how COVID-19 is impacting life around the world
Finland Are dogs the new COVID-19 test? Evidently not. Despite months of training and preparation, customs...
Global
Guinea sees Ebola resurface amid COVID pandemic; experts baffled by fall in India cases. Missionaries in the Amazon stoke vaccine skepticism.
A look at how COVID-19 is impacting life around the world
New Zealand Auckland, New Zealand’s biggest city, lifted a three-day lockdown that the government had introduced...
Global
Spain launching vaccination certificate; Iceland sequences all its COVID cases; 10 positive at Australian Open
A look at how COVID-19 is impacting life around the world.
Spain Spain is planning to launch a vaccination certificate in order to bolster its beleaguered tourism...
Global
South Africa bans alcohol (again) as COVID cases spike; Israel bolts ahead in race to inoculate; world’s largest vaccine maker dedicates supply to developing countries
A look at how COVID-19 is impacting life around the world.
South Africa South African president Cyril Ramaphosa banned the sale of alcohol — again — following...
Global
North Korea tightens restrictions; Fire in Indian COVID hospital; Korea bans end-of-year parties
A look at how COVID-19 is impacting life around the world.
Since March we’ve been tracking the coronavirus pandemic around the globe, and while we’ve seen some...
“Is it okay to wear shorts in Calicut?” I recently typed into Google. I was already...
India
Are Delhiites being taken for a ride?
The Delhi government’s pink ticket scheme lets women ride for free—but not everyone is pleased
“Think it’s going to change anything?” a friend asked me when news of the Delhi government’s...
It is impossible to thread your way through Mumbai without glimpsing at least one or two...
Gamers are everywhere. Earphones in; heads down with their phones clasped in their hands. They tend...
Dharavi is Asia’s second largest slum. About one million people live in just over about a...
