“COVID-19 has killed 5 million people—and the pandemic is far from over”, National Geographic
As the world confronts another tragic milestone, experts say the death toll and… Continue reading
“A Farewell to Readers, With Hope”, The New York Times
Opinion, Guest Essay, Oct. 28, 2021
Mr. Kristof was a Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist and reporter… Continue reading
“FDA advisory panel recommends Pfizer vaccine for kids ages 5 to 11”, NPR
Joel Neel, The Coronavirus Crisis, October 26, 2021
A panel of independent advisers to the Food and Drug Administration is… Continue reading
“Sudan coup: Why the army is gambling with the future”, BBC News
By Alex de Waal, Africa analyst, London, 27 Oct. 2021
Sudan’s coup leader General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan has taken… Continue reading
“Africa tries to end vaccine inequity by replicating its own”, Associated Press
By Lori Hinnant, Maria Cheng and Andrew Meldrum, Cape Town, London, Paris, October 24, 2021
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP)… Continue reading
“Colin Powell, Who Shaped U.S. National Security, Dies at 84”, The New York Times
A former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, secretary… Continue reading
“The Battle of High Hill”, The Atlantic Magazine
By Jeffrey E. Stern, photographs by Ian Allen for The Atlantic, October 2021 Edition
When two megafires converged on… Continue reading
“Swimming’s dark secret”, ABC Investigations (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
Exclusive by Lorna Knowles, ABC Investigations, and Nikki Tugwell, 5 Oct 2021
Australian swimming legend Lisa Curry fights back… Continue reading
“What Congress learned from the Facebook whistleblower”, Politico
By Alexandra S. Levine, 10/05/2021
Lawmakers of both parties say their shared anger over Facebook’s approach to children and… Continue reading
“Education Cannot Wait Annual Results Reveals the Devastating Impact of COVID-19 on Learning for Children in Emergencies and Protracted Crises”, Inter Press Service
By Alison Kentish, News and Views from the Global South, Rome, Oct 5, 2021