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With access to medical care limited during the pandemic, patients in countries where abortion is legal, such as Colombia, the United Kingdom and the United States, are turning to telemedicine for a prescription for drugs like mifeprostone and misoprostol

Lockdown Limits Access To Legal Abortion in Colombia. Telemedicine Is Now An Option

1:57pm June 08, 2020

by Isabella Gomez Sarmiento

The pandemic has caused some abortion providers to close and made it more difficult for citizens to go out. Clinics are looking for alternatives.

Graffiti artist Eme Freethinker kneels in front of his portrait of George Floyd, which he painted on one of the last remaining sections of the Berlin Wall. "I remember when I came in [to paint it], some guy told me, 'You have to do it with the police over

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In Germany, George Floyd's Death Sparks Protests — And Artwork That Honors His Life

1:25pm June 08, 2020

by Rob Schmitz

Eme Freethinker wanted to commemorate George Floyd alive, rather than show his killing. "Some guy told me, 'You have to do it with the police over his neck,' and I was like: 'No, man. Not like that.'"

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U.K. Protesters Topple Slave Trader Statue During Anti-Racism Protests

11:55am June 08, 2020

by Frank Langfitt

In Bristol, England, protesters demonstrating against racism and police brutality pulled down the statue of Edward Colston, a prominent 17th century slave trader and dumped it in the harbor.

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Seasonal agricultural workers plant peanuts next to wheat fields in China's Henan province. With tens of millions of urban and factory jobs lost, many of the newly unemployed have returned to their rural villages.

With China's Economy Battered By Pandemic, Millions Return To The Land For Work

11:47am June 08, 2020

Measures to mitigate the coronavirus pandemic have devastated China's economy, shutting factories and urban jobs that millions of migrant workers depend upon. Many now seek jobs in their villages.

People wait for a bus in Mumbai, India, on Monday. India is reopening its restaurants, shopping malls and religious places in most of its states after a more than two-month lockdown even as the country continues to witness a worrying rise in new coronavir

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India Reopens Public Places Even As Coronavirus Cases Rise

5:19am June 08, 2020

by Sushmita Pathak

Shopping malls, restaurants and places of worship opened in much of India Monday, though some cities, such as the commercial capital, Mumbai, are keeping some restrictions in place.

Before the lockdown began, Paddy Screech moved his boat 20 miles north of London, into the countryside. In a separate boat, he runs a floating bookshop.

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For U.K. Canal Boat Dwellers, Lockdown Can Be Claustrophobic — But Also Offers Escape

1:43pm June 07, 2020

by Sophie Eastaugh

Boaters stress that it's not an easy way of life, with constant repairs, refills of water, gas and coal — and emptying toilets' holding tanks. But in the pandemic era, a moveable home has advantages.

What We Can Learn From The 1968 Hong Kong Flu Pandemic

8:01am June 07, 2020

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks with epidemiologist Ed Belongia about the Hong Kong flu that's still circulating today, and what it can teach us about the coronavirus pandemic.

Vatican Museums Reopen To Smaller Crowds Amid Pandemic

8:01am June 07, 2020

by Sylvia Poggioli

Imagine taking in the splendor of the Sistine Chapel without packs of tourists. That experience can be had now for those who set aside COVID-19 fears to visit the reopened Vatican Museums.

Newly elected prime minister Avdullah Hoti (center) walks out of the parliament building in the capital Pristina, on Wednesday.

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After Unprecedented Strains With Longtime Friend U.S., Kosovo Has A New Government

10:55am June 06, 2020

by Joanna Kakissis

Albin Kurti, ousted as prime minister in March, clashed with the U.S. envoy who is tasked with encouraging peace talks between Kosovo and Serbia. Kurti refused to drop tariffs on Serbian goods.

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Frontman Behind Sweden's Coronavirus Strategy Regrets High Death Toll

8:01am June 06, 2020

by Maddy Savage

When the coronavirus hit Europe, Sweden did not lock down its economy. With the death toll exceeding that in neighboring countries, the epidemiologist behind Sweden's strategy is expressing regret.

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