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Above: N., a sex worker at a bar in Pattaya, Thailand. The sex trade has offered good-paying jobs for many people from rural areas who were facing a life of tending rice paddies and digging up cassava roots.

How The Pandemic Has Upended The Lives Of Thailand's Sex Workers

Many of them left rural areas to earn their living in the sex trade and send money home to help their families. COVID-19 restrictions have changed all that.

Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, at the White House Jan. 21. On Wednesday he urged Americans to limit their Super Bowl watch parties to household members.

'Lay Low And Cool It': Fauci Warns Against Super Bowl Parties Becoming Superspreaders

Dr. Anthony Fauci, the president's chief medical adviser and the nation's top infectious disease official, is urging Americans to limit their gatherings to household members on Super Bowl Sunday.

"Now, because of the rise of the dollar and the pensions people aren't receiving, there are two classes of people," says Saad Salman, the owner of a Baghdad sweet shop. "A poor class and a rich class."

In Iraq's 'Dire' Economy, Poverty Is Rising — And So Are Fears Of Instability

"Iraq's economic situation can probably best be described as being dire," says an International Energy Agency expert. Government revenues have plummeted and its currency has been devalued.

A health care worker administers the COVID-19 vaccine to a resident in Tampa, Fla., on Jan. 10. Seniors in Florida's Leon County have had trouble signing up for the vaccine and a local reporter tried to help them.

Vaccination Confusion: How A Florida Reporter Helped Anxious Seniors Get Their Shots

Sudden demand flooded a county website and its phone lines. So CD Davidson-Hiers found herself in the middle of the chaos, fielding calls from residents eager to get vaccinated against COVID-19.

To Boost The Economy, Biden Plans To 'Go Big,' Journalist Says

New York Times reporter Jim Tankersley discusses Biden's proposed $1.9 trillion economic stimulus/pandemic relief package — as well as his plans for infrastructure work and clean energy investment.

In this 2014 picture, the medieval portable altar of Eilbertus, a part of the Guelph Treasure, is displayed at the Bode Museum in Berlin. The precious collection of medieval Christian art was at the center of a complicated ownership dispute at the U.S. Supreme Court. The court sided with Germany on Wednesday.

Supreme Court Says Germany Can't Be Sued In Nazi-Era Art Case

The justices unanimously found that federal law bars suits against foreign governments accused of seizing their own citizens' property. The case now goes back to the lower court.

Do People Who Have Long-Term COVID-19 Symptoms Qualify For Disability Benefits?

Some people who survive COVID-19 have debilitating symptoms many months later. As scientists try to understand, advocates are trying to figure out if they qualify for disability benefits.

Former head of the European Central Bank Mario Draghi gives a press conference after a meeting with the Italian president, at the Quirinal Palace in Rome on Wednesday.

Mario Draghi, Credited With Saving The Euro, Tapped To Form A New Government In Italy

The former head of the European Central Bank agreed to form a government at the president's request after Giuseppe Conte resigned as prime minister, amid disputes over the handling of the pandemic.

A Philadelphia state correctional facility is pictured in June 2018. In Philadelphia, the concept of "felony murder" means someone can spend their life in prison if someone died during a felony act, even if that person did not intend to commit murder.

Life Without Parole For 'Felony Murder': Pa. Case Targets Sentencing Law

More than 1,000 people are serving life sentences in Pennsylvania, even though they never intended to kill anyone — 70% of them are Black. A lawsuit calls the concept cruel and unconstitutional.

Seniors and first responders try to snag one of 800 doses available at a vaccination site in Fort Myers, Fla.

'Just Cruel': Digital Race For COVID-19 Vaccines Leaves Many Seniors Behind

Glitchy websites, jammed phone lines and long lines outside clinics are complicating the vaccine rollout. And older Americans and those without caregivers and computer skills are at a disadvantage.

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