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Coronavirus has led to hallowed traditions such as the pope's messages to the faithful on Saint Peter's Square being replaced by livestreamed prayers
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20.08.2024
Pope to livestream Easter mass to locked down world
Many migrant workers in China have been forced to head back to rural areas after losing their jobs in cities
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20.08.2024
Rising unemployment from virus fight threatens China's poverty targets
Map of Mozambique, showing districts of Cabo Delgado province affected by the Islamist insurgency
World
20.08.2024
Extremists in northern Mozambique declare goal of caliphate
Istanbul's Taksim Square is deserted on April 12, 2020, during a two-day curfew to prevent the spread of COVID-19 -- Turkey's parliament approved a law that allows tens of thousands of prisoners to be freed as another safety measure
World
20.08.2024
Turkey MPs back law freeing thousands of prisoners over coronavirus
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A mound of ashes is seen in the recently attacked village of Aldeia da Paz outside Macomia, Mozambique, on August 24, 2019
World 20.08.2024
EU concerned over worsening jihadist violence in Mozambique
Putin used full protective gear during a visit last month to a hospital treating coronavirus patients
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Russia's Putin orders bonuses for 'frontline' virus medics
France's animal shelters fear overcrowding, so the government has agreed to a confinement exemption to allow adoptions
World 20.08.2024
French to be allowed outside to adopt a pet
With a nationwide lockdown in place to curb the spread of COVID-19, Spaniards are finding ways to mark Holy Week from their homes
World 20.08.2024
Locked-down Spain celebrates Holy Week with music and humour
India's poorest have been hit the hardest by the coronavirus lockdown
World 20.08.2024
India's poor hit hardest by virus lockdown
US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad said an initial prisoner exchange between the Taliban and the Afghan government was an 'important step' toward peace
World 20.08.2024
US envoy calls Afghan prisoner releases 'important step'
Lagos is deep into the second week of a lockdown that has left it a shadow of its usually frenetic self
World 20.08.2024
Nigerians struggle as virus lockdown hits supply chains
WTO chief Roberto Azevedo gave the warning during a virtual news conference
World 20.08.2024
Global trade will plunge by up to a third in 2020: WTO
A Yemeni volunteer sprays disinfectant in a poor district of the capital Sanaa amid fears of a coronavirus outbreak
World 20.08.2024
War-torn Yemen reports first coronavirus case
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