Nurith Aizenman
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Both countries are huge suppliers of grains and other essential foods. And with widespread hunger and high food prices already, the war couldn't have come at a worse time.
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The war in Ukraine is pushing up already record-high food prices around the world — threatening the lives of millions of people in poor countries struggling with hunger. Here's why it's not hopeless.
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Pharmaceutical companies Pfizer and Merck have agreed to allow generic manufacturers to make inexpensive versions of their anti-viral pills to treat COVID-19.
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She's had to flee Afghanistan for her life. And she's one of many whose experience offers a window into what the Taliban takeover may hold for the country's women.
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She's one of 110 girls in a boarding program run by the Veerni Institute in India. When lockdowns hit, they were sent home to their villages, where child marriage is rampant.
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The World Health Organization has reported a downturn after 8 weeks of increasing cases. But the good news comes with a large dose of caution.
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Vaccines may not be as effective for those who are immuno-compromised. Protecting them needs to be made a top priority, says researchers — to keep them safe and to slow the emergence of variants.
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African nations had been counting on Serum Institute of India for nearly all their COVID vaccines. Now the company says it won't be sending any more for months. And African officials are scrambling.
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How the chaotic system for distributing the world's vaccine supply is wreaking havoc in places that can least afford it.
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One of the hottest areas of research right now: studies to determine how well current vaccines work against emerging coronavirus "variants of concern."