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An all-female group of robotics students in the Afghan city of Herat has developed a prototype ventilator for COVID-19 patients based on a design by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The Afghan Robotics Team hopes to get approval from the authorities to produce the machines
Afghan mothers are waging a battle to get their names on their children’s national ID cards. Despite giving birth, they are not recognized as legal guardians of their own children. As part of a campaign called “Where Is My Name,” female lawmakers and activists are challenging Afghanistan’s staunchly patriarchal society where only the father’s and grandfather’s names appear on national IDs
Artist Dominick Cocozza is only 18 years old. But his painting of two migrant children holding a sign that reads “Bring Our Mom Back” is already being displayed at the U.S. Capitol
Every June or July, giant schools of sardines ply South Africa’s east coast, swimming north after spawning. The annual migration of these tiny fish, called the sardine run, delights fishermen and women – in part because it also draws in larger marine predators
Spain was the epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic in April but after imposing one of Europe’s strictest lockdowns, the infection and death rates dropped. However, that trend is taking a turn for the worse. As Alfonso Beato reports from Barcelona, the cases have risen threefold in July and now restrictions are being re-imposed
Indian cities, long a magnet for migrant workers, may be losing their lure for the millions who have joined the exodus back to their villages during the COVID-19 pandemic in the biggest reverse migration witnessed in India. As cities continue to grapple with rising infections and millions lose jobs, many are opting to start life all over again in the safer environment of their villages
After the outbreak of coronavirus in the Kurdistan region of Iraq, the regional government ordered lockdowns across the region and is asking everybody to stay at home. While the lockdown is impacting thousands, some people who used to depend on daily incomes are facing serious challenges providing food for their families
Kurdish forces say a planned joint counterterrorism raid with Iraqi forces against Islamic State militants was called off following a flag brawl with their Iraqi counterparts at a checkpoint in the north
A UNICEF-sponsored COVID-19 Innovation Challenge saw some 80,000 young Nigerians submit community-based solutions to the coronavirus pandemic. The award-winning entries, from Nigerians aged 14 to 35, included one man who pitched the use of solar panels to create a sustainable water supply system to help combat the virus
Global tourism revenues are expected to fall by up to $3.3 trillion due to COVID-19 restrictions, according to a U.N. study published this month. When the coronavirus outbreak hit Japan, a tourism start-up built by an Indonesian man in Tokyo, was also hit hard. David John lost his main income in the blink of an eye