Germany - Europe’s largest economy - shrinks by 2.2%, the worst since 2009 and the financial crisis US retail figures plunge by 16.4% - the biggest two-month decline on record Slovenia becomes..

People wait in line to file for unemployment in Fayetteville, Arkansas, on 6 April. Photograph: Nick Oxford/Reuters   More than 20 million people in the US lost their jobs in April and..

As many as 190,000 people across Africa could die in the first year of the coronavirus pandemic if crucial containment measures fail, the World Health Organization (WHO) warns. The new research..

     I  was born in New York City on a cold January night when the water pipes in our apartment froze and burst. Fortunately, my mother was in the hospital rather..

Buddha Jayanti: Buddhists in Nepal celebrate Buddha Jayanti on the full moon day in the Buddhist month of Baishakh. This is normally in May on the Gregorian Calendar. In Nepal, the birthday..

Kimberlee Hurley Today is the 50th anniversary of Earth Day. Started in 1970 in the wake of a number of environmental disasters, particularly the Santa Barbara, CA oil spill and burning..

Coronavirus is actually having a really positive impact on the environment. Every day we are flooded with negative news about the coronavirus, which is understandable in times of a crisis. But..