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In normal times, millions of small financial transactions take place daily worldwide when immigrants wire a portion of their earnings to loved ones back home. This year, the economic crisis is wrecking that cash flow.
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Despite the box office slump during the pandemic, South Korea’s drive-in theaters have experienced a recent surge in customers.
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So many rules about preventing the spread of the coronavirus warn against touching other people. What kind of effect does this lack of human touch have on people?
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Today, thanks to the internet, we’re not so alone during our lives in lockdown. Numerous international art projects are harnessing the crowdsourcing power of the internet to curate art about life in quarantine.
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Denmark’s opening of schools faster than most others in this time of COVID-19 has not been welcomed by all. Many parents refuse to send their children to school.
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Russia's Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin has been one of the main coordinators of the Russian response to the pandemic. The World speaks with political scientist Ekaterina Shulmann about what that might mean for Russian politics and the fight against the coronavirus.
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Thomas Piketty's new book, "Capital and Ideology," which came out in March, examines the history of policies and political systems that have sustained economic inequality and how the world might move toward a fairer economic system. His message is prescient at a time when the pandemic has thrown the global economy into disarray.
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The archbishop of the Church of Uganda has broken with tradition to publicly urge women to use birth control to avoid getting pregnant during the pandemic.
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On Easter Sunday, dozens of tornadoes tore across Southeastern US, killing more than 30 people. The deadly cluster of storms coincided with waters in the Gulf of Mexico that were three degrees Fahrenheit warmer than the long-term average.
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The death of a tribesman in northwest Saudi Arabia has raised alarms about the government's plans to forcibly remove locals from their land in order to build a $500 billion futuristic city called NEOM.
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With borders closed and entire countries on lockdown because of the coronavirus pandemic, some 2,000 migrants — many of them children under age 5 — have been detained for months in Panama, near the rainforest separating South and Central America.
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The news media has become a vital resource during the coronavirus pandemic — especially outlets serving immigrant communities. But those organizations are suffering from the same financial crisis bigger media outlets are experiencing.
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Lines to buy fuel have been common in parts of Venezuela for years. But in recent weeks, the problem has arrived in the capital, where drivers are now waiting hours to fill their tanks.
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Hundreds of wind and solar co-ops have taken on big utilities and shown they can reliably power the grid — and hugely reduce emissions.
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Swedish gardeners are turning to chicken manure to dissuade would-be revelers from gathering in Lund for Walpurgis Night.
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Some Americans in Lebanon are looking at the US and say they feel safer staying in Beirut, despite the challenges there.
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Former Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders had been a hugely popular candidate among young people and Latinos. Recent polls suggest Latino voters are not confident Biden is the right person for the job — at least, not yet.
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Bolsonaro’s ‘so what’ response to coronavirus deaths is the latest in his spiraling political crisis
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On Monday, the Supreme Court ordered an inquiry into Bolsonaro’s alleged interference with police investigations.
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The trend of rising food costs is playing out across the world because of a combination of disrupted supply chains, natural harvest cycles, plummeting currencies and limits on key exports. Experts worry that the longer the coronavirus crisis lasts, the bigger the food problem will grow.
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Dozens of French dentists have taken pictures of themselves naked in their offices and posting the photos online with the hashtag #dentisteapoil — or, dentists in the buff. The dentists aim to show how vulnerable they feel seeing patients without enough protective gear as lockdowns lift.
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Chile's push for so-called “immunity passports" — an all-clear card of sorts issued to people who have already had the illness — has sparked controversy due to the lack of evidence that immunity is guaranteed after the first bout.
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The Nth Room online sex trafficking case is the latest in a series of high-tech sex crimes online. Activists worry that at least 74 victims — all women and children — will not receive justice for these crimes.
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If you think the war metaphor is being overused, you’re not alone. But why is this kind of rhetoric such a go-to for world leaders? And should we consider other metaphors?
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In the time of the coronavirus, Ghana's dancing pallbearers appear to have struck an especially popular — albeit macabre — chord.
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More than a month after the coronavirus pandemic shut down US universities, international students continue to face uncertainty over what the coming school year will look like — some aren't sure if they would be able to come back to campus. What kind of financial hit could US universities expect if there's a drop in enrollment among international students?
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The coronavirus pandemic is creating an insatiable demand for medical and personal protective equipment (PPE) that has overwhelmed the world market. China has ramped up the production of needed supplies by bringing new manufacturers online. In an international marketplace where companies, federal and state agencies are fighting for equipment, Harvard business student Sophie Bai and her colleagues are creating a new supply chain.
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On April 26, children 14 and under in Spain left their homes for the first time since mid-March as a reward for numbers of new cases of the coronavirus falling substantially across the southern European country.
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Shutting down economies is giving us a glimpse of what the world could look like if less fuel was burned. One clear, immediate benefit? Less air pollution.
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With much of the world still under lockdown because of the coronavirus pandemic, many are turning to their diaries to document this incredible time. Now, fellows from Harvard’s Nieman Foundation for Journalism have teamed up with a sound artist and developer to create the "Corona Diaries" — an open-source audio project where anyone can contribute their audio story.
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Thousands of women may lose out on their chance to have a baby as fertility clinics across Britain shut their doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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A cluster of COVID-19-related deaths at a Canada nursing home last month was an early sign of what was to come in similar facilities around the world.
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The Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas has become an intriguing puzzle piece of the pandemic's spread after new Bay Area COVID-19 deaths indicate the virus' presence in the United States earlier than thought.
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As we continue to fight the coronavirus, is there a safe way to reopen sections of society?
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Large-scale migration from Morocco to the Netherlands started in the 1960s under a guest worker program. But when Dutch officials realized that families from Morocco and elsewhere weren’t returning to their homelands, they tried to get them to learn Dutch. When that only partially worked, attitudes hardened.
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As the coronavirus continues to upend the lives of people around the world, many are using the simulation game to live out experiences and routines disrupted by the pandemic — and for a sense of normalcy and connection.
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Ghana is the first African country to ease its lockdown in response to the coronavirus. The country is using drones to deliver samples collected in more than 1,000 health facilities across the country.
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The recent escalation in fighting has dashed hopes that the pandemic might succeed where previous attempts at diplomacy and sanctions had failed.
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To celebrate the holy month of Ramadan, many Muslims typically fast during daylight hours and gather together to break the fast every evening. But this year, many are adapting to social distancing measures and stay-home orders.
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For those living in camps or sleeping rough in Greece, the country's lockdown poses many challenges. In the absence of much government help, refugees are turning to each other for support.
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The pandemic has led to delays for many cases across the country, but the court deemed the first criminal trial worldwide on Syrian state torture too urgent to postpone.
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Former US Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power was part of the US effort to fight the Ebola outbreak in West Africa in 2014. Power spoke with The World's Marco Werman about how lessons from that experience apply to the pandemic the globe is facing today.
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The novel coronavirus is more deadly in areas with many years of high air pollution, researchers are now saying.
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The coronavirus pandemic appears well-managed in countries that moved swiftly with science as their guide. Countries that initially downplayed the threat, such as Italy and the United States, have seen spiking death rates as health care systems are overwhelmed.
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Ever since the US started its "Remain in Mexico" policy, many migrant families have sent their kids over the border alone to seek asylum. Now, even that door has closed. On March 21, citing the coronavirus, the US began summarily expelling children from the country.
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Prickles was just a little lamb when she disappeared seven years ago in a devastating Australian bushfire. She recently returned to her owners as a grown sheep sporting an impressive fleece.
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Professor Erika Lee speaks with The World's Marco Werman about how the US has responded with changes to immigration policy and increased xenophobia during times of war, economic hardship and disease throughout history.
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Stephan Lewandowsky, a cognitive scientist at the University of Bristol, speaks with The World's Marco Werman about how societies can combat misinformation — particularly around the coronavirus and climate change.
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Two novels published in English this spring show the broad landscape of Mexican literature today.
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The 93-year-old Holocaust survivor shared her story with The World on Holocaust Remembrance Day.
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The Wa, a people governed by one of the world’s largest armed groups, faces a new invader ― one that is both invisible and fearless: COVID-19.
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