The COVID-19 pandemic, caused by the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, began in late 2019 in Wuhan, China. The first case of the virus was identified in December 2019 and was linked to a seafood market in ...

A European Parliament member from Slovenia says he nominated tech giant Elon Musk for a Nobel Peace Prize for his free speech advocacy. “The proposal that Mr. Elon Musk, for his consistent ...

“Few people understand how endowments work and the public benefits they create,” Eisgruber wrote in his annual “State of the ...

When teenager Caitlin Bird died unexpectedly during the coronavirus pandemic, her parents vowed they would one day find a way to properly celebrate their daughter's life. Caitlin, from Tibshelf ...

TAIPEI, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Taiwan and China need to talk to each other to achieve peace given the "multifold changes" in the international situation, Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te said on Monday ...

a former US State Department who now works for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, told The Times. Trump has been a staunch supporter of Israel, but has also pledged to end wars in ...

Elon Musk has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. Norwegian libertarian ... for his “extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples,” even ...

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During the first 9 months of the pandemic, Americans reported rates of depression and anxiety six times higher than in 2019, Boston College researchers find Confirming anecdotal evidence that the ...

In his annual State of the University letter published on Jan. 29, University President Christopher Eisgruber ’83 defended the University’s endowment, its diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) ...

Demonstrators wearing white shirts waved signs, chanted "We want peace!" and burned effigies ... welcome help from the U.S., Europe, or any international body that could stop the bloodshed.

The UN General-Assembly, in its resolution 72/130, declared 16 May the International Day of Living Together in Peace, as a means of regularly mobilizing the efforts of the international community ...