As It Is

2020-05-07 Some Governments Encourage Bicycle Use As Lockdowns End

Some governments are urging people to avoid unsafe crowding on trains and buses by riding bicycles. The suggestion comes as…

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2020-05-07 High-Speed Internet Ban Keeps Kashmir in Dark, Journalists Say

High-speed internet service is helping people to guard against COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus. Many people have…

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2020-05-06 Fashion Designers Suffer as Coronavirus Halts Business

Felicia Lynch started her job as an assistant designer for a fashion company last November in New York City. But, like many…

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2020-05-06 Isolated by Oceans: Hawaii, Other Islands Hold Down Virus

Pacific islands like Hawaii usually depend on their beauty and beaches to draw in visitors to keep their economies strong.…

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2020-05-05 Hairstylist Provides Free Haircuts to Thai Health Workers

Thai hairstylist Pornsupa Hattayong is making medical workers fighting the new coronavirus feel just a little better. She is providing…

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2020-05-05 Giant Hornets Arrive in United States

Hundreds of large Asian hornets, sometimes called "murder hornets," have been found in the American state of Washington. Agriculture officials…

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2020-05-05 Medical Workers Risk Lives at Work, Face Attacks on the Way Home

Every night at seven o'clock, New Yorkers step outside their homes to cheer for the medical workers who are treating…

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2020-05-04 How Vietnam Contains the Coronavirus

Students across Vietnam returned to their classrooms Monday. The classes had been closed for three months to prevent the spread…

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2020-05-04 Batter Up! How Taiwan’s Baseball Season Opened This Year

Taiwan's baseball season opened on April 11, at a time when many governments had ordered businesses to close because of…

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2020-05-04 Farms Look for Answers As Coronavirus Threatens Workers

In normal times, farmers worry about the economy, the weather and being able to sell their crops. Now add the…

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2020-05-03 Study: World’s Insect Population Has Been Shrinking for 30 Years

Researchers say the world has lost more than one fourth of its land-based insects over the past 30 years. The…

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2020-05-03 Lockdown Leads to More Abuse in Latin America

Like many other parts of the world, countries in Latin America have enforced lockdowns to slow the spread of COVID-19. These lockdowns,…

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2020-05-02 Health Crisis Is Damaging Press Freedoms

The working conditions for news reporters around the world have worsened during the coronavirus pandemic. The finding comes from recent…

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2020-05-01 After 100 Years, Victory Gardens Connect Americans Again

During World War I, posters saying "Food will win the war" urged Americans to grow their own food in what became known…

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2020-05-02 High School Students 3D Print Face Shields for Medical Workers

Students across the United States are using three-dimensional, 3D, printing equipment to make face shields for medical workers. Some of the students are attending…

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