Getty Images The United States closed its borders with Canada and Mexico to all but “essential” traffic more than a month ago, on April 7, the day our book “North American Borders in Comparative Perspective” (University of Arizona Press 2020) was published. The … Read More
ROME (Reuters) – Italy’s coalition parties quarreled on Tuesday over a move to grant permits to irregular migrants working in farms and as carers, in a row that delayed the approval of a stimulus package for the coronavirus-hit economy. The … Read More
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany must help its European Union neighbors revive their economies after the coronavirus crisis, Chancellor Angela Merkel told a meeting of lawmakers from her conservative bloc on Tuesday, according to several participants. It is essential for Germany, … Read More
Sen. Rand Paul. Screenshot/US Senate Sen. Rand Paul criticized Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious-disease expert, during a Senate hearing on Tuesday and argued that many states could loosen social-distancing guidelines without seeing new surges in coronavirus infections. “As … Read More
Passengers wearing face masks travel on a London Underground Tube train, in the evening rush hour at Waterloo station on May 11, 2020 – ISABEL INFANTES/AFP via Getty Images Britons should wear face coverings in enclosed public places and workers … Read More
A researcher working on developing a vaccine in Brazil. Photo: Douglas Magno/AFP/Getty Images Hopes for a return to normal life after the coronavirus hinge on the development of a vaccine. But there’s no guarantee, experts say, that a fully effective COVID-19 vaccine is … Read More
Credit: CC0 Public Domain A large team of researchers affiliated with multiple institutions across the U.S. and one in Canada has found that the 2000-2010 drought in the Upper Missouri River Basin was the driest in the past 1,200 years. … Read More