by Josephine Wong | 28 Apr 2020 | Health and Wellness
COVID-19 has made long-distance dating the new norm for many young couples. Experts share their tips on making relationships work in the time of corona. A mural of lovers embracing whilst wearing face masks, London, 7 April 2020 (AP Photo/Matt Dunham) Sacha Edwards,...
by Dylan Carlson-Sirvent | 24 Apr 2020 | Decoders, Donald Trump, Health and Wellness
Its mission is to protect the world’s health. But the WHO is beholden to its 194 member nations and lacks enforcement powers. By Dylan Carlson-Sirvent The COVID-19 pandemic has thrust the World Health Organization (WHO) onto center stage as nations around the...
by Tom Heneghan | 21 Apr 2020 | Health and Wellness
My students’ studies abroad were cut short when COVID-19 hit Paris. But they learned invaluable, life-long lessons. Ding Jiaqi’s meal on her flight from France to China, 18 March 2020 Ding Jiaqi had a luxury plane ticket home — a $5,000 business class seat from...
by Claire Wang | 20 Apr 2020 | Contest winners, Health and Wellness, School Year Abroad, Student Posts, Youth Voices
Complacency, denial, bigotry: In my journey around the world, I observed scant recognition of the shared danger of COVID-19 until home in China. Passengers from Wuhan, China’s epicenter, together with railway workers wearing full protective gear at the railway...
by Dylan Carlson-Sirvent | 17 Apr 2020 | Youth Voices
Harnessing social media, young people around the world are mobilizing resources in the fight against the new coronavirus. German teenager delivers groceries to older people, Osterode, Germany, 3 April 2020. (Frank May/picture-alliance/dpa/AP Images) Young people are...