India’s Steps to Contain Covid-19 Have Failed to Curb Anti-Muslim Rhetoric
Men wait for a bus that will take them to a quarantine facility in the Nizamuddin area of New Delhi, India, March 31, 2020.
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The Fastest Ways To Help Manage Fear & Anxiety During Challenging Times
Amidst these unprecedented times an increasing number of us are regularly dealing with fear and anxiety.Thankfully there are some simple tools to help potentially manage both of them.
Cambodia: Reporter Jailed for Quoting Hun Sen on COVID-19
A screenshot of TVFB journalist, Sovann Rithy, at the General Commissariat of National Police in Phnom Penh, Cambodia on April 8, 2020.
Coronavirus Fact-Check #3: Covid19 is 20x DEADLIER than the flu
One of the buzz-stats doing the rounds says this novel virus is far more dangerous than influenza, does the science hold up?
COVID-19’s Devastating Impact on Children
Kids talk about the effects of the COVID-19 crisis on children.
Myanmar: 3 Charged for COVID-19 Street Art
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Screenshot of the mural painted by three artists charged with "insulting religion" in Myitkyina, Kachin State, Myanmar (undated).
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(Bangkok) – Myanmar’s government should immediately drop all criminal charges against three street artists arrested for painting a mural that raises awareness about the coronavirus pandemic, Human
Blanket Visitor Ban under COVID-19 Will do More Harm Than Good
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Every day for more than two years, Mae has brought breakfast and dinner to her husband, Dean, 75, (not their real names) in his aged care facility in their town in Northern Queensland. Dean has dementia and Mae sits with him for hours, encouraging him to eat each
Joint Civil Society Statement: European governments must ensure safe and timely access to abortion care during the COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic and public health crisis is presenting grave challenges for health care systems across Europe.
Europe: Abortion Curbs Endanger Women, Girls in Pandemic
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One of the gender-based impacts of COVID-19 is the creation of further barriers to abortion healthcare for girls and women. Concerns about access to legal abortion and reproductive health rights, are among the issues highlighted by Women's Day marches, such as the one pictured here in Warsaw, Poland on
Lebanon: Direct COVID-19 Assistance to Hardest Hit
A street vendor pushes his cart in Shatila Palestinian refugee camp, wearing a face mask to try to protect against the spread of COVID-19, in Beirut suburbs, Lebanon, March 30, 2020.
Soap: Refugees Need it Too
People in the Moria refugee camp on the Greek island of Lesbos wait to use one of the few overcrowded water stations in the camp.Soap, now more than ever, is a central part of our daily lives.
Asia: Reduce Prison Populations Facing COVID-19
Indonesian prisoners approaching the end of their sentences are released to avoid a coronavirus outbreak in overcrowded prisons in Depok, near Jakarta, Indonesia, April 2, 2020.
US: Ease Sanctions on Iran in COVID-19 Crisis
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Paramedics work in a laboratory that tests samples taken from patients suspected of being infected with the new coronavirus, in the southwestern city of Ahvaz, Iran, March, 10, 2020.
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Paramedics work in a laboratory that tests samples taken from patients suspected of being infected with the new
Cambodia: Prisons Potential COVID-19 Epicenters
Members of the dissolved opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party are brought in a police vehicle to the appeals court in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, May 10, 2018.
Black Seed: The Ultimate Mediterranean Powerhouse
Black seed or Nigella sativa, the seeds from a plant of the buttercup family, has been used since ancient times as both food and medicine.