By Khor Ho Ee and Rolf Strauch SINGAPORE/LUXEMBOURG CITY — COVID-19 has claimed more than 700,000 lives, infected over 19 million people, and decimated rich and poor economies alike.

By Vali Nasr and Ariane TabatabaiWASHINGTON, DC — Earlier this month, Iran announced that it is negotiating a 25-year agreement with China encompassing trade, energy, infrastructure, telecommunications and even military cooperation.

Luis Alberto Moreno and Henry M. PaulsonWASHINGTON, DC — While lockdowns have slowed the spread of the coronavirus in many countries, their economic impact has been devastating.

By Lisa A. Gennetian and Jeff MadrickDURHAM/NEW YORK — Children are generally believed to be less susceptible to COVID-19 than adults, especially the elderly. But they are far from safe from the crisis.

By Cecilia Tortajada and Asit K. Biswas SINGAPORE/GLASGOW — The COVID-19 pandemic is likely to transform our behaviours, attitudes and policies in many areas.

By Bertrand Badré, Ronald Cohen and Bruno RochePARIS — With multilateralism in peril, so, too, is financial capitalism.

By Abdourahmane Diallo, Lucica Ditiu and Winnie ByanyimaGENEVA – As the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa surpasses 500,000, the new coronavirus is at the forefront of the public consciousness.

By Seth Berkley , Richard Hatchett and Soumya SwaminathanGENEVA — Every day, the COVID-19 pandemic costs the world thousands more lives and billions more dollars.

By Kailash Satyarthi and Prince Ali Bin Hussein NEW DELHI/AMMAN — Taima’a al-Hariri, a 17-year-old Syrian refugee living in the Zaatari refugee camp in Jordan, had been regularly attending school before the Jordanian authorities introduced a necessary lockdown to combat the