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Confinement: With sets & stages closed, stir crazy Russian actors take to Zoom
With Moscow's Bolshoi Theatre losing one million dollars a week and #Covid_19 threatening movie houses with extinction, stir crazy Russian actors are taking their act online. The Daily Beast Moscow…
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Turkey under lockdown: “Cats seem to be the new sultans of Istanbul”
Le Figaro correspondent Delphine Minoui describes an eerie "end of the world" feel as the Covid-19 lockdown hushes the normal bustle of Turkey's largest city Istanbul. Confinement in Istanbul is…
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Burkina Faso struggles to tackle terror threat
In West Africa, the nation of Burkina Faso is a weak link in the fight against terrorism in the Sahel region. In the north of the country, which suffers constant terror…
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Travel ban brings life to a halt in Kenya’s capital
Nairobi, at the epicentre of the Covid-19 crisis in Kenya has been cut off from the rest of the world since April 6, with authorities enforcing a strict travel ban.…
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Germany to oblige mandatory face masks from Monday
A harbinger of the new normal in Germany, Jena was the first city to impost obligatory mask-wearing in stores, public transport and the workplace. As of Monday, people will have…
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Ramadan 2020: Mosques in Pakistan remain open
"The power in #Pakistan resides with the clergy, not the government." Pakistan correspondent for The Diplomat Umair Jamal denounces the decision to leave mosques open during #Ramadan, even while in…
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Domestic violence victims fear for their lives in DR Congo
Human rights groups have raised concerns over the plight of women under lockdown in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Even so, the government is considering to extend the state…
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Covid-19 in Israel: Ultra-Orthodox communities face, and present, unique challenges
In Jerusalem, ultra-Orthodox communities face, and present, unique challenges in responding to the Covid-19 crisis. The rate of infection is up to eight times higher than in the rest of…
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Brazil’s military leaders deny risk of coup over government’s Covid-19 response
Protestors in Brazil are calling for the army to intervene over the government’s response to Covid-19. President Jair Bolsonaro on Sunday joined hundreds of demonstrators outside army headquarters in the…
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Meet the 19-year-old IT whizz who created an app to track people infected with Covid-19
In South Korea, parliamentary elections went ahead this week despite the threat of Covid-19. We meet a 19-year-old first-time voter and IT whizz Ryan Junseo Hong, who has created an…