Is Global Food Crisis Looming as Pandemic of COVID-19 Continues?
Disruption to global food supply caused by rising export controls and a labor bottleneck will fall much more heavily on the shoulders of poorer nations.
Trump’s Lasting Legacy Could be the End of US Global Leadership
Donald Trump’s domestic response to the novel coronavirus has long come under-fire for being unprepared, ill-informed and at times dangerous. But just as problematic for the president has been the invisible presence of the United States from global efforts to supress the spread of COVID-19.
How COVID-19 Could Change the World
When the pandemic has passed, will we labour intensively in an attempt to resuscitate dead ideas of the past; or worse still, descend into a world of paranoid and hostile tribes? Or, will we instead act as a cooperative family of nations striving together for peace, equality and the betterment of mankind? History will surely judge us.
Scientists Question Whether Age Is Truly a Barrier to Coronavirus
Early reports from authorities in China suggest the viral load is higher in patients with more severe disease, which is also the case for SARS and influenza.
China’s Medical Aid to Be Blamed? See What the Recipients Have Said
Despite allegations of gaining control and tales of information warfare, many leaders have expressed sincere gratitude to China for their unparalleled support during the current global crises.
Why Use of Face Masks Shouldn’t Be in Question
As coronavirus cases in Europe and America continue to outstrip Asia, with the number of confirmed-cases in the U.S. alone more than three times the amount in China, it appears the use of face masks may now start to play an important role in their battle with the virus.
World Braced for Coronavirus Recession
How long the metaphorical trench lasts for, or indeed, how deep it goes, will ultimately be decided by the length of time it takes world leaders to bring the pandemic under control. A look to China offers some hope. COVID-19 can and will be beaten.
UK Unprepared to Fight Coronavirus
Hospitals across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, are suffering an acute shortage of respirator masks, eye masks, basic hygiene products and other essential private protective equipment.
Cooperation is a Must to Defeat COVID-19 and Its Impacts
There are positives signs for closer international cooperation on fighting against the COVID-19 pandemic as the G20 video summit was convened and Chinese and US leaders had a phone call.
Coronavirus: As Schools Close Across the World, How Has China Kept Students Learning?
Despite these challenges, for students, online learning is offering them a chance to resume their education and to return to a state of normality that they haven’t experienced for many weeks.
Coronavirus Exposes Flaws of Capitalism
It is not only the world of politics which has been rocked by the coronavirus, the world of business has been shaken from its ideological center as well.
The New York Times: Infected with Anti-China Bias?
It is indeed strange that in the eyes of the New York Times, the coronavirus poses a test to only the leadership of the Communist Party of China, and its spread across the country is exclusively the fault of the Chinese system of government. What about the spread across Europe?
