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The United States are slated to hold presidential and federal legislative elections on November 3, 2020. As President Trumps first term comes to an end, questions about holding the elections amid the country-wide Corona virus crisis have resurfaced in recent days. In an interview with Time Magazine, White House senior [...]

While countries around the world are contemplating how to “reopen” after the Corona-induced lock downs, this week saw a two-day virtual climate summit in which world leaders called for solutions to the pandemic that address climate change. Known as the "Petersberg Climate Dialogue", the event took place for the 11th [...]

The Corona virus outbreak has been accompanied by conspiracy theories since the beginning. Recently, the hoax that 5G wireless technology allegedly caused Covid-19 has gained traction both in social media and in real life, with people attacking cell phone towers. Where does this kind of disinformation come from? According to [...]

As we receive more reliable statistics on the deathly impact of the virus across the world, we see the devastating impact not only along age lines, but also along race, with black Americans being killed at high rates. That is not because of some disposition, but the result of race [...]

Spain is one of the countries hit hardest by the outbreak of the Corona virus. To date, it has recorded close to 15,000 deaths related to Covid-19, one of the highest death rates per capita in the world. In addition to the public health consequences, the virus has also had [...]

The Coronavirus pandemic and its social, political and economic consequences have triggered numerous pessimistic predictions about what the world will look like once this crisis is behind us. Some of the facts are terrifying, indeed. For example, on Monday, Hungary’s Prime Minister Victor Orban pushed a law through parliament that [...]