Trapped By India Travel Bans: Workers, Expats, Families ... An Aussie Cricket Team
Mounting COVID-19 travel restrictions are meant to contain the Indian variant. But citizens and visitors alike are feeling frustrated.
Global Health
One Of The World's Poorest Countries Has One Of The World's Lowest COVID Death Rates
As of the end of April, only 254 deaths were attributed to COVID-19 in Haiti over the course of the entire pandemic. Why has the death rate been so low?
For Kurdish Americans In Nashville, A Beloved Leader's Death Prompts Vaccine Push
Some immigrant groups are closing the ethnic gap on COVID-19 shots. For many Kurdish Americans, their fears about vaccination are entangled with their experiences in refugee camps after fleeing Iraq.
India Crosses 20 Million COVID-19 Cases As Critical Shortages Worsen
In just the past week, India has seen its COVID-19 cases jump by 2,646,526 — a figure that, if it stood alone, would make India the 14th worst-hit nation in the world.
Low Global Vaccination Rate Sparks Fears Of COVID-19 Surges
As the world watches India battle a crushing COVID-19 surge, many countries fear they could be next. Most of the world is struggling to get even a small percentage of their population vaccinated.
For This Family, India's COVID-19 Surge Was Personal
One family describes racing against time to try and find an intensive care unit bed during India's COVID-19 surge.
Countries Are Sending Aid To India — But It's Been Slow To Reach Patients Who Need It
Other countries are donating oxygen to India after hospitals ran out. How quickly can supply chains be fixed, to rush this aid to COVID-19 patients in need?
Amid Nationwide Protests, Colombia's President Withdraws Controversial Tax Hike
President Iván Duque had argued that the tax overhaul was needed to raise badly needed revenue. But ordinary Colombians who are suffering amid COVID-19 turned out by the tens of thousands.
Can't Help Falling In Love With A Vaccine: How Polio Campaign Beat Vaccine Hesitancy
This isn't the first big vaccine rollout, and the past holds lessons for the pandemic present. Here's a look at how the polio vaccine overcame U.S. hesitancy.
Want To See Inspiring Pix? Check Out These Award-Winning Photos
This year's Leica Women Foto Project highlights girls defying cultural taboos and learning to swim in Zanzibar and a young Native American runner who triumphed despite a coach's lack of faith.