Mike Davis

Reopening the US economy while the virus is still freely circulating will cost lives, writes Mike Davis.

COVID-19 is finally the monster at the door. Researchers are working night and day to characterise the outbreak, but they are faced with huge challenges, writes Mike Davis.

Police patrol the Rocinha favela in Rio de Janeiro.

Huge, angry protests have broken out in Brazil over public transport fare rises and poor services. The largest protests in years in Brazil come as large amounts of money is spent in preparation for the 2014 World Cup and 2016 Olympics, which is helping drive up prices and causing wide spread anger

The hordes of US students on spring break returned from Cancun this year with an invisible but sinister souvenir.