March 11 marks the fourth anniversary of the World Health Organization’s declaration that the COVID-19 outbreak was a pandemic. COVID-19 hasn’t gone away, but there have been plenty of actions that ...

As the parts of the U.S. experience a surge in new COVID-19 cases, other countries are also seeing a spike in infections. The State Of The Pandemic In France, Iraq, India MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: While ...

Arbaeen pilgrimage commemorates death of Imam Hussein Up to 20 million usually converge on holy city of Kerbala Iraq bars foreign visitors to limit spread of COVID-19 Tens of thousands of Iraqis take ...

In Iraq, a national lockdown to halt the coronavirus pandemic has found some unexpected fans: local businesses who no longer have to compete with Turkish, Iranian or Chinese imports. Iraqis walk ...

As a health journalist, I've written the phrase “the COVID-19 pandemic” more times than I care to count in the four years since the World Health Organization (WHO) first used that term on March 11, ...

Foreign minister Fuad Hussein said Iraqis were eager to welcome Francis’s ‘message of peace and tolerance’. Pope Francis has arrived in Iraq to urge the country’s dwindling number of Christians to ...

Five years ago, on March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic. Whether it still is depends on who you ask. There are no clear criteria to mark the end of a pandemic, ...

When “How are you doing?” is also a question of politics and the world. In the pandemic year, artists from 30 countries have created posters reflecting the defining crises of our time.(Collage: ...

Their lives have not gotten any easier over the years; on the contrary, with the devastating impact of COVID-19, 2021 could prove to be the most difficult year for them so far. A lot of the past ...