Washington, D.C., is gradually easing out of its COVID lockdown as non-essential businesses start opening for locals and tourists. Keida Kostreci talked to D.C. residents and tourists to see how they feel about the cautious reopening
More people live in forced exile than ever before. The U.N. refugee agency says refugees account for nearly 30 million of the record-breaking 79.5 million uprooted by conflict and persecution. An overwhelming majority live in poor countries with fragile economies and health systems
As Malaysia’s economy start to reopen analysts say the movement restrictions the country took to limit the spread of the coronavirus should also help it recover from the financial downturn it now faces
The denunciation coincides with the request of the Indigenous Missionary Council (CIMI) which raised the alarm on the serious situation experienced by the native populations in Brazil. CIMI has released the data collected by the Association of Indigenous Peoples of Brazil (APIB) which are truly alarming: more than 5 thousand cases with about 300 deaths among the indigenous people
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to make life even more difficult for thousands of refugees in Indonesia who have no access to formal work or school. Many are awaiting resettlement to another country, while relying on relatives in other countries who are also dealing with business shutdowns. VOA’s Rendy Wicaksana spoke to several Afghan refugees in an independent refugee community in the province of West Java, Indonesia
Engineers at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, are developing new technology for health care workers on the front lines of fighting the spread of COVID-19. As VOA’s Kane Farabaugh reports from Chicago, an unexpected benefit of the current pandemic is technological innovation that could have a lasting impact
Thousands of Jews around the world are considering making what’s called Aliyah. It’s Hebrew for immigrating to Israel, partly to find shelter in a place that, as of Wednesday, has suffered few coronavirus deaths compared to other countries. While Israel has banned tourists from entering, it is allowing new immigrants
Confirmed coronavirus cases and deaths have been soaring in Latin America, including Brazil and Mexico. But the region faces another obstacle: Lockdowns have already taken a massive toll on its very large informal economy as laborers, street vendors and domestic workers struggle to survive through the shutdown
After two villages nestled in the Himalayas in India began to be counted among the world’s best paragliding destinations, local entrepreneurs set up a string of small hotels to accommodate the rush of tourists. But as the coronavirus pandemic deals a crushing blow to tourism-dependent businesses that brought jobs and opportunities to remote places, several hotels have shut down
The Fundación Teletón, which promotes an annual fundraising event to help the rehabilitation of hundreds of children from the San Juan de Dios clinic, puts itself at the service of all Peruvians in this situation. Therefore, the San Juan de Dios Foundation joins the Peruvian Episcopal Conference, through its initiative “Give them some food yourselves” (Mt 14,16), as part of the program