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July 13, 2023

COVID-19
Judging How U.S. States Performed in the COVID-19 Pandemic Depends on the Metric

The United States struggled with COVID-19, but some states managed to keep deaths and infections relatively low without shutting society down or ignoring the crisis.

A highway sign promotes vaccination in the background. A discarded mask hangs off a branch in the foreground.

September 10, 2021

Noncommunicable Diseases
Noncommunicable Diseases Kill Slowly in Normal Times and Quickly in COVID-19 Times

Why addressing chronic diseases is crucial for future pandemic preparedness

Marcelo Louzada stands in a blue room, holding his cell phone, which features a photo of his brother Valdemar Louzada, thirty-eight, in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Valdemar suffered from obesity and died from COVID-19 in May 2020.

May 14, 2019

Rwanda
See How Much You Know About Rwanda

Test your knowledge of Rwanda, from its colonial history to the aftermath of its genocide.

Women in the Rwandan countryside.

April 30, 2019

South Africa
See How Much You Know About South Africa

Test your knowledge of South Africa, from its apartheid era to its economic heft.

South African revelers in Pretoria

February 12, 2019

Nigeria
See How Much You Know About Nigeria

Test your knowledge of Nigeria, from its economic heft to its struggle against Boko Haram.

Nigerian street scene