If the coronavirus were to spread in America, we would do well to remember the lessons, and victories, of the fight against HIV / AIDS. Thirty years ago this summer, we were in the HIV / Aids pandemic for a decade and more than 100,000 Americans had already lost their …
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With a projected Covid-shaped deficit, a collapsing oil and gas sector, and a province on the verge of bankruptcy over a botched energy project, Canada is at a crossroads. Is it striving for an ambitious “green” post-pandemic economic recovery plan that goes against the wishes of a number of influential …
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Japan’s recession comes just nine months after the world’s third-largest economy suffered a record-breaking decline in activity of nearly 8% in the second quarter of 2020. Falling household consumption was the main reason behind the shrinkage, with the postponement of the Olympic Games and the weak demand for Japanese manufacturing …
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Donald Trump has hailed New Zealand for its recent outbreak of Covid-19, saying that the places that have the world as a success story now face a “big turnout” in cases. ‘The places they used to stop now have a big turnout … they kept names of countries and now …
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In the most ambitious plan of its kind, Los Angeles Unified has announced plans to test its roughly 600,000 students and 75,000 staff as the nation’s second-largest school district prepares for the eventual return to instruction. Los Angeles Unified Superintendent Austin Beutner said in a statement that the program will …
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