19 May 2020
A nation of over a 1.3 billion people was given just four hours to prepare for one of the world's strictest lockdowns. The economic and health side-effects have been severe.
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19 May: With attention focused on the strategies of bigger countries, such as the United States and the United Kingdom, Belgium has been little talked about. Yet, on the face of it, the EU country has been one of the worst hit by coronavirus.... more
18 May: Academic experts claim Indonesia's Government is ignoring their modelling and scientific advice regarding the coronavirus pandemic, as the province of Bali looks to reopen in the coming months.... more
18 May: Even as Brazil's coronavirus count passes a grim new milestone, President Jair Bolsonaro greets hundreds of supporters gathered before the presidential offices to back his open-the-economy drive.... more
18 May: Police say two men shot dead a pair of girls aged 16 and 18 because the teenagers appeared in a 52-second mobile phone video in Pakistan, where about 1,000 women die every year in so-called honour killings.... more
18 May: Coronavirus has wreaked havoc on labour markets across the globe. A closer reading of the numbers shows it's impacting women more than men, reversing gains made towards workplace equality.... more
17 May: Protesters have demanded the removal of two district attorneys accused of dragging their feet in arresting two white men suspected in the shooting death of a young black jogger in a town in the US state of Georgia... more
17 May: Tricks used by magicians can teach us a lot about how our thoughts and feelings influence our experience, writes Felicity Braithwaite who researches pain.... more
