Family members who lost a loved one in the early months of the pandemic, at the height of the restrictions, are now demanding a national day of mourning.
Author: Sophie Gorman
In this era of plenty (even in the midst of a pandemic), humanity faces a key question: How can we cope with excess without sinking into decline?
The French have been under a strict curfew for months. Now they’re being ordered back into lockdown, but with little evidence that these Draconian measures even work.
Whether governments exercising control or protest movements needing a boost, upstart social media platforms matter in places like Russia, Poland and India.
Delays, reluctance, shortages… the rollout of the coronavirus vaccines across the world has been beset by some recurring obstacles.
When Mohamed Bouazizi set himself on fire in December 2010, it first triggered a wave of revolts, then hopes of a historic liberalization in Arab countries. But the doors of democracy, barely half-opened, have been shut ever since.
The COVID-19 pandemic has reached every corner of the planet, and we remember those we lost from more than 20 different countries.