Covid-19

Here are the key facts of this story, as agreed upon by ¹Al Jazeera, ²Wirefan, and ³Bangkok Post. According to an Al Jazeera report, homelessness is soaring in Hong Kong and even rising to ‘emergency’ levels according to charity ImpactHK. ¹ The pandemic has worsened the homelessness problem in Hong…

Here are the key facts of this story, as agreed upon by ¹Associated Press, ²NBC, ³The Hill, and ⁴Daily Mail. Republicans on the US House Oversight Committee and Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic, fulfilling a promise they made before taking the majority in the 2022 midterm elections, have begun an…

How Systems Thinking Can Help Businesses Address Social and Environmental Issues — This article by Ju Young Lee is part of “The Basics” series by the Network for Business Sustainability (NBS) that provides essential knowledge about core business sustainability topics. More than 25 years ago, General Motors introduced the first electric vehicle, the EV-1. After producing the car from 1996 to 2003…

As Japan prepares to leave masking to individual discretion, some people say they fear being judged for keeping up the practice. — By Jay Allen In March, Japan will officially change its policy on masking. And that has some worried that continuing to mask will subject them to harassment. The change

No ***king way — One of many memorable scenes in the Titanic movie begins with Rose’s mother worrying that the lifeboats won’t be seated by class. Rose’s response: “Oh mother, shut up! Don’t you understand? The water is freezing and there aren’t enough boats. Not enough by half. …