COVID-19 diaries from Wuhan: Restrictions tighten (sam., 04 avril 2020)
"From the city lockdown to the community lockup, restriction on our activities has become stricter and stricter, and we are deprived of our power little by little."
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As Russia goes into lockdown, feminists fear an epidemic of domestic violence (Fri, 03 Apr 2020)
Russia is seized by fear of the coronavirus epidemic. But for some Russian women under lockdown, the priority is to survive the epidemic of domestic violence.
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The most critical lesson we've learned from the COVID-19 outbreak is the importance of free speech (Thu, 02 Apr 2020)
As COVID-19 continues to spread, there is pressure in Hong Kong to silence discussion of the disease and punish doctors who are raising the alarm about its origins.
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Fans and colleagues pay respects to late Italian comics author Giovanni Romanini (Wed, 01 Apr 2020)
Romanini was acclaimed as a life-long collaborator of the late comics legend Magnus.
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Cambodian garment workers strike over unpaid wages amid COVID-19 outbreak (Mon, 30 Mar 2020)
"We cannot let the employers give excuses to delay paying workers’ wages, because workers are in debt and they cannot make an excuse to delay their expenses."
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Global economy in sharpest reversal since Great Depression  (Fri, 03 Apr 2020)
IMF head warns downturn is steeper than financial crisis as data reveal job losses
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Coronavirus latest: Outbreak threatens Mumbai area as Thailand bans flights (Sat, 04 Apr 2020)

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Threat of catastrophe stalks developing world (Fri, 03 Apr 2020)
Governments are fighting to keep the coronavirus pandemic at bay and their economies afloat
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Fifteen years after Katrina, New Orleans battles virus storm   (Fri, 03 Apr 2020)
City that lost more than 1,000 people in the hurricane has become a Covid-19 hotspot
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Putin ducks tough coronavirus decisions as aides step up (Sat, 04 Apr 2020)
The Russian president is allowing his senior lieutenants to jostle for influence
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C.W. Nicol, a committed environmentalist with deep humanity (Sat, 04 Apr 2020)
Author and environmentalist C.W. Nicol died on Monday after being diagnosed with cancer in 2016. As a long-standing contributor to The Japan Times, we asked ...
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Daily infections reported in Tokyo top 100 for first time (Sat, 04 Apr 2020)
The daily number of reported cases has topped 200 for four straight days through Friday, bringing the four-day total to over 1,100.
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LPGA postpones five tournaments including U.S. Women’s Open (Sat, 04 Apr 2020)
The LPGA on Friday announced the postponement of its next five tour events, including the U.S. Women's Open, in response to the coronavirus crisis.LPGA commissioner ...
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