As It Is

2020-04-30 The Last Places on Earth without Coronavirus

Is there any place on earth not affected by COVID-19? The Reuters news agency found that 214 countries and territories…

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2020-04-28 Brussels ‘Love Bus’ Broadcasts Personal Messages of Hope

The streets of Brussels are mostly quiet as people stay home to guard against the new coronavirus. But one bus…

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2020-04-28 COVID-19 Brings Attention to Pangolins

The new coronavirus outbreak has brought attention to a little-known creature – the pangolin. In a recent report, the U.N.…

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2020-04-28 Drop in Tourism Makes Space for Rare Sea Creatures in Thailand

It is rare to see a dugong, a threatened sea mammal, in southern Thailand's shallow waters. But thanks to travel restrictions that…

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2020-04-30 Snow Leopard Conservation Efforts Endangered by COVID-19

Wild animal experts say increasing reports of snow leopard sightings in Pakistan show that conservation efforts there are working. But…

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2020-04-29 Stay-at-home Order Does Not Bring Down Mexico City’s Pollution

Government orders for people to stay home to halt the spread of the coronavirus have resulted in a sharp decrease…

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2020-04-29 US Tribe’s Battle against Climate Change

For several years, Fawn Sharp has seen her tribe on the west coast of the United States move from one…

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2020-04-27 Low-tech Japan Challenged while Working from Home during Pandemic

Japan's government declared an emergency to help limit the spread of the coronavirus earlier this month. As part of the…

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2020-04-27 Where Is North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un?

Many people are asking where North Korean leader Kim Jong Un could be. The secretive leader has not been seen…

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2020-04-27 Dutch Students Complete Atlantic Ocean Crossing

A group of Dutch high school students with little sailing experience completed a five-week trip across the Atlantic Ocean on…

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2020-04-25 Some Syrians Like Ruined Houses more Than Crowded Camps

Taher al-Matar's home in northwest Syria is in ruins, but he has returned there to live in it. He decided…

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2020-04-24 Teenage Engineers in Afghanistan Use Car Parts to Build Ventilators

Young female engineers in Afghanistan are using old car parts to develop ventilators to treat coronavirus patients. The girls - ages 14…

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2020-04-26 Medical Workers Get Masks from Vietnamese Volunteers

Vietnamese women in and around Seattle are making face masks for health care workers who face a shortage of protective…

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2020-04-22 Young Climate Activists Work Around Pandemic Limitations

American high school student Jamie Margolin had not expected to be in her bedroom right now. Before the coronavirus arrived…

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2020-04-23 Portugal’s Roma Communities Suffer Economic Harm from Coronavirus

Portugal has increased government efforts to support the country's struggling Roma communities during the coronavirus crisis. But rights groups say…

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