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Flamingos fly in Narta Lagoon, south-west of the Albanian capital of Tirana this month. AP Photo

Want to rediscover the little things in life? Listen to the birds

May 29, 2020
Members of the Muslim community attend the opening of the first mosque built on the Western Isles on May 11, 2018, Stornoway, Scotland. The former derelict building was converted into the UK's most northern mosque. Jeff J Mitchell / Getty

A British mosque is testing the boundaries of Covid-era group prayer

May 29, 2020
The UAE plans to establish the first human colony on Mars in 2117. Courtesy Dubai Media Office

There could be a city on Mars within 100 years

May 29, 2020
Workers on the Iranian ship Fortune with gasoline in Puerto Cabello, Venezuela, 25 May 2020. EPA / Venezuelan Ministry of Communication and Information handout

Venezuelans may soon suffer the bad fortune of closer ties to Iran

May 28, 2020
Syrian children pose for a picture at a makeshift playground while celebrating Eid al-Fitr, the Muslim holiday which starts at the conclusion of the holy fasting month of Ramadan, in Ariha in the rebel-held northwestern Syrian province of Idlib on May 26, 2020. / AFP / OMAR HAJ KADOUR

People halfway around the world are hungry and it is our problem

May 28, 2020
(FILES) In this file photo taken on September 30, 2009, US President Barack Obama (R) speaks with Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Dr. Francis Collins (L) before making a major announcement regarding the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act at NIH in Bethesda, Maryland. If the US is the first to develop an effective vaccine against the novel coronavirus, it has to quickly share it with the world, the head of the National Institutes of Health, Francis Collins, told AFP in an interview. President Donald Trump's administration has suggested that while it would share its scientific knowhow, it would prioritize the production of doses for the US population from the get-go. / AFP / Jim WATSON

From Ardern to Merkel: pandemics need positive leaders

May 28, 2020
Sheikh Zayed and UAE Minister of State Zaki Nusseibeh covered in petals during a trip to India, 1975. Courtesy of the Personal Archive of Zaki Nusseibeh

Culture must lie at the heart of our response to the Covid-19 crisis

May 28, 2020
A Glasgow sign referencing Chief Advisor to Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Dominic Cummings' visit to Durham. Getty Images

Dominic Cummings is wrong, but the popular assault on him is becoming poisonous

May 27, 2020
Muslims greet each other as they attend a morning prayer session to celebrate Eid Al Fitr, Jalalabad, Afghanistan, May 24. Ghulamullah Habibi / EPA

Why blackouts are so common in Afghanistan

May 27, 2020
Chinese paramilitary police officers guard a portrait of former Chinese leader Mao Zedong in Beijing, China, on May 26. Wu Hong / EPA

What does 'One China' really mean?

May 27, 2020
In this picture taken on February 23, 2020, dead locusts are seen on the ground at a farm in Pipli Pahar village in Pakistan's central Punjab province. Pakistan's farmers are struggling to combat the worst locust plague in nearly three decades as insect swarms decimate entire harvests in the country's agricultural heartlands and send food prices soaring. - To go with Pakistan-agriculture-climate-weather-locusts, FOCUS by Kaneez Fatima / AFP / ARIF ALI / To go with Pakistan-agriculture-climate-weather-locusts, FOCUS by Kaneez Fatima

Locusts and coronavirus: when two plagues collide

May 26, 2020
Depeche Mode perform live at Letzigrund Stadion in Zurich. Singer and songwriter Dave Gahan on stage with guitarist Martin Gore, Switzerland, June 2017. Getty Images

Whether you heard it or not, the lockdown has had a soundtrack

May 26, 2020
'For many women and girls, the threat looms largest where they should be safest. In their own homes,' UN head Antonio Gutteres. AP

Why domestic violence has risen with worldwide lockdowns

May 26, 2020
The Seychelles relies on tourism to boost its economy. Courtesy The Luxury Collection

Nature is our best protection against more pandemics

May 25, 2020
French Gendarmes and police assist migrants, including five children and a baby, who tried to reach England by crossing the Channel, and who were rescued off the French port city of Calais on May 16. Bernard Barron / AFP

Migrants risking their lives crossing illegally from France to the UK need help not blame

May 25, 2020
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Men gather to fish at the creek in the Gulf city of Dubai, after the Emirati authorities eased some of the restrictions that were put in place in a bid to stem the spread of the novel coronavirus, on May 27, 2020. The Emirati / AFP / Karim SAHIB

UAE return-to-work plans, 883 new cases - The Daily Update

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Workers spray disinfectant in front of the MADE, a major club in the international tourist district of Itaewon, in Seoul, South Korea, on May 12, 2020. As South Korea significantly relaxes its rigid social distancing rules as a result of waning coronavirus cases, the world is paying close attention to whether it can return to something that resembles normal - or face a virus resurgence. Already, a mini-outbreak linked to nightclubs in Seoul has tested South Korea’s widely praised method for dealing with the disease _ essentially a combination of rapid tracing, testing and treatment, along with stringent social distancing practices. (Lim Hun-jung/Yonhap via AP)

Dubai lifts restrictions, 779 new UAE cases - The Daily Update

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The key to building a more diverse set of income streams is learning difficult skills that are valuable. Getty Images

How to make extra money to help your finances survive the pandemic

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