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Venezuela's economy and health care systems collapsed long before coronavirus. Venezuelan refugees in Colombia have run out of cash and are returning home.

The Kalamazoo-area community has shown its appreciation of healthcare workers during the COVID-19 crisis by donating meals. Now, some nurses are giving…

In this lockdown, low-wage workers have been publicly declared "essential" — up there with doctors and nurses. But the workers say their pay, benefits and protections don't reflect it.

The End of October is about a mysterious virus that starts in Asia, sweeps across continents, cripples the health care system, wrecks the economy, and kills people worldwide.

Right-wing populists in Italy are battling more liberal politicians who want to give work permits to undocumented immigrants, who could fill seasonal labor shortages in the agriculture sector.

Dr. Helen Boucher, chief of the infectious diseases department at Tufts University Medical Center, talks about newly identified COVID-19 symptoms and takes listener questions.

Dr. Helen Boucher, chief of the infectious diseases department at Tufts University Medical Center, talks about the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's list of new symptoms for COVID-19.

Naturalist Michael Walker tells the BBC that he's gotten lots of videos of hedgehogs causing a commotion in people's yards. Males noisily pursuing females. Or huffing loudly as they fight.

The coronavirus pandemic has sidelined sports. Athletes scramble to find competition elsewhere, and fans struggle to find their fix.

New figures show the economy saw its worst slow down in growth since 2008. And, a NPR poll finds 50% of people surveyed say they or someone in their household lost hours or a job due to the pandemic.