The scavengers who make a living picking plastic, metal and even bones from a huge landfill face additional misery as the global economic slowdown closes the recycling centers they count on.
Tag: Coronavirus (2019-nCoV)
Britain’s Boris Johnson, Recovered From Coronavirus, Returns to Work
The British prime minister, newly recovered from the coronavirus, says easing social-distancing rules too quickly would be dangerous.
Comic Insults Aside, Mayors Act as Sentinels in Italy’s Coronavirus Tragedy
They have launched insult-armed drones. They have confronted scofflaws on the streets. They have gone incognito. And now they will enforce the rules for how Italians can resume their lives.
To Pressure Iran, Pompeo Turns to the Deal Trump Renounced
The secretary of state is preparing an argument that the U.S. remains a participant in the Obama-era nuclear deal, with the goal of extending an arms embargo or destroying the accord.
Stocks Rise as Oil Prices Plunge: Live Markets Updates
The latest on stock market and business news during the coronavirus outbreak.
Boris Johnson Returns to Work After Coronavirus Battle: Live Updates
Even as the global death toll passed 200,000, countries are mapping out a return to public life. New Zealand will loosen restrictions on Tuesday, and Italy next week.
Can Antibody Tests Help End the Coronavirus Pandemic?
The tests are not reliable enough to guide policy on lockdowns and reopenings, experts said. But they can help model the spread of the virus.
As Coronavirus Strikes Prisons, Hundreds of Thousands Are Released
The virus has spread rapidly in overcrowded prisons across the world, leading governments to release inmates en masse.
UK, Italy, Prisons: Coronavirus Live World News Tracker
Boris Johnson is back at Downing Street and will return to work Monday after recovering. Cuba is sending doctors around the world.
‘A Perfect Storm’ in Brazil as Troubles Multiply for Bolsonaro
President Jair Bolsonaro was already struggling to govern effectively when his star minister resigned and accused him of criminal conduct. Whether he can overcome the latest challenge remains unclear.