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The Edge of Night in Texas
Light pollution is the easiest to stop and even reverse. Why aren't we doing more to achieve it?
When we set out to climb Enchanted Rock, the setting sun turns the 425-foot granite dome...
Especially in a year when so many of us can’t see family, holidays and holiday shopping...
Global
Japan’s robot covid police; infection rates rise in Russia; Nunavut no longer COVID-free
A look at how COVID-19 is impacting life around the world.
Japan A robot that is being trialed in a store in Osaka, Japan, this month identifies...
Global
Mink cull ordered in Denmark due to coronavirus mutation; Naples hospital gives oxygen to COVID patients in their cars
A look at how COVID-19 is impacting life around the world.
Denmark The Danish government ordered all farmed minks to be culled after scientific evidence showed a...
Global
Slovakian PM introduces nationwide testing; Australia’s day without COVID; Bolsonaro’s views on lockdown
A look at how COVID-19 is impacting life around the world.
Slovakia More than 3.6 million people in the Slovakia were tested for the coronavirus. The move...
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Nigeria #EndSARS protestors urged to stay at home due to pandemic; Belgium army deployed to assist in COVID-19 fight.
A look at how COVID-19 is impacting life around the world.
Nigeria Feminist Coalition, a Nigerian nonprofit that spearheaded support for the #EndSARS campaign against police brutality...
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Spain first in Europe with 1 million COVID infections; India’s anti-maskers; Canada’s coronavirus-free territory.
A look at how COVID-19 is impacting life around the world.
Netherlands Despite Dutch prime minister Mark Rutte urging residents of Holland to minimize travel as part...
Global
The chef feeding 50 million people in India, a locust plague, and Ethiopia’s food crisis
A look at how COVID-19 is impacting life around the world.
Northern Ireland Northern Ireland is closing schools for two weeks and banning dine-in service at bars...
Global
A drive-in wedding in England, Argentina’s rise in COVID cases, and Turkey’s cruise ship graveyard
A look at how COVID-19 is impacting life around the world.
Taiwan More White House officials tested positive for the coronavirus than the total number of cases...
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COVID after-effects in Korea, fines in the UK, and health worker deaths in Venezuela
A look at how COVID-19 is affecting life around the world.
Israel Synagogues in Israel closed for Yom Kippur after record high coronavirus infection rates forced nationwide...
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An outbreak on Greece’s Lesvos Island, The Taj Mahal reopens, and pubs are closing early in England.
A look at how COVID-19 is impacting life around the world.
Greece 243 people at a camp for refugees and migrants on Lesvos island have tested positive...
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Every new disease has been politicized, a historian explains why.
What we can learn from the history of disease.
Dr. Christopher Rose is a social historian of medicine focusing on Egypt and the Middle East...
