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Farmhands are back at work in Gijon, Spain, with some allowances for the coronavirus. (Claudia Núñez / Los Angeles Times)It's a perilous reawakening.For billions of people across the globe, the onset of the coronavirus pandemic brought weeks of stringent lockdowns and stay-at-home orders. Now that those measures are easing, many…

Here are the latest developments from Asia related to the novel coronavirus pandemic:- India extends lockdown -The world's biggest virus lockdown is taking place in India, and it will be extended for two weeks beyond May 4, the government said Friday.The measures have spelled misery for millions of workers in…

The urge to predict the post-pandemic future is irresistible and it seems to often accompany major outbreaks. As scholarly and literary works on plagues are making a massive comeback these days, I decided to open up Daniel Defoe's A Journal of the Plague Year. At some point Defoe takes aim…

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Why do we need trees? What happens if you cut down all of a city’s trees? Learn why trees are so important to our growing cities, our climate, and our mental health, as well as how successful urban life throughout our planet’s history has relied on trees, parks, and other…

PETALING JAYA: Malaysians who went back to their hometowns prior to the movement control order (MCO) and now want to return to their cities of residence will need to apply online or at the nearest police station starting April 25, says Senior Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob.He said the…

ATLANTA (AP) — Even with many former virus hotspots seeing a reduction in new deaths and hospitalizations, a flurry of cancellations of major events made it clear Wednesday that efforts to return to normal life could still be a long and dispiriting process. In just the past day, the U.S.…

There are a lot of ways to size up buildings, whether by measuring their height, comparing styles of architecture or dissecting their histories. But in the era of climate change, more and more emphasis is being placed on a building's "green" credentials, as e… Read More

If and when lockdown restrictions are lifted in the US, would you agree to let the government anonymously track your interactions with people within a 6-foot radius to control the spread of Covid-19? That’s an increasingly urgent question as President Trump and state governors debate how and when to safely…

The tourists know it, the locals know it, and the gondoliers certainly know it: Don’t swim in the Venice canals. Venice’s waterways may look pretty, but they are actually a sewage system for the Italian city. But in an unexpected silver lining to the new coronavirus, things are looking up…