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Senior Airman Julianne Showalter/USAF/Handout via REUTERS

Waste-to-Energy for U.S. Military Bases

by Ada Baser

A new technology that could replace burn pits in U.S. overseas military bases

Urbanization
Physician Assistant Cori Kostick demonstrates a booth used to administer tests for coronavirus at the Brigham and Women Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts, on May 5, 2020. The photo shows the worker behind a protective barrier with incorporated gloves, allowing her to work with patients on the other side. REUTERS/Brian Snyder

Coronavirus Testing in New York—Well Short

by Tsion Firew

A call to prioritize COVID-19 testing for first responders from a city ER doctor who can't get a test, even with a fever

A worker in protective suit sprays disinfectants in front of a dress shop at popular market following the outbreak of the coronavirus in Basra, Iraq on March 10, 2020. This is an interesting photo showing a colorful dress shop with a worker walking by outside in protective gear spraying disinfectant. REUTERS/Essam al-Sudani
Governance

Coronavirus in the Middle East

by Steven A. Cook

A look at COVID-19 in seven countries, some fragile or failed, which illustrates many of the problems the region faces