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Empty seats are seen in the Signal Iduna Park without spectators during the German Bundesliga soccer match between Borussia Dortmund and Schalke 04 in Dortmund, Germany on Saturday

'Better Than No Football At All': Germany's Bundesliga Restarts Season

12:13pm May 17, 2020

by H.J. Mai

It became the first top international soccer league to resume after suspending play due to the coronavirus pandemic. But the decision to continue the tournament without fans remains controversial.

A shopper buys vegetables last month in Vientiane, Laos. The government announced that some offices and businesses will resume normal operations on Monday. The country has confirmed 19 COVID-19 cases and no deaths.

With 19 Confirmed COVID-19 Cases And No Deaths, Laos To Loosen Lockdown

8:01am May 17, 2020

by Ashley Westerman

Starting Monday, the Southeast Asian country will open some schools and more businesses. It will also allow its citizens to travel domestically.

Former U.S. Diplomat Reacts To Removal Of State Department IG

7:41am May 17, 2020

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks to Bill Richardson, former ambassador to the UN, about the recent firing of State Department inspector general Steve Linick.

Taiwan Likely To Remain Off WHO's Invite List Despite COVID-19 Successes

7:41am May 17, 2020

by John Ruwitch

Taiwan has reported fewer than 500 cases of COVID-19 and six deaths, but a push to get the country invited to the World Health Organization's annual meeting is expected to fail.

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COVID-19 Cases Spike In Mexico

7:41am May 17, 2020

Mexico's president says the country must adapt to the "new normal" and will reopen businesses this week, despite the fact that coronavirus cases are surging, taxing hospitals and funeral homes.

How Iceland Handles Contact Tracing

7:41am May 17, 2020

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with Aevar Palmason, who lives in Iceland, about an app the country is using to track people who may have been exposed to COVID-19.

Ambulante En Casa Festival Moves Online

7:41am May 17, 2020

A documentary film festival in Mexico has been streaming. NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks to co-founder and actor Diego Luna as well as director Paulina Suarez.

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Trump Slams China Over Coronavirus, Ratcheting Up Hostilities

5:37pm May 16, 2020

NPR's Michel Martin speaks to Bob Davis, senior economics editor for The Wall Street Journal about U.S.-China relations amid the current global health and economic crisis.

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Pandemic Upends World's 2 Largest Economies

5:37pm May 16, 2020

by Jackie Northam

The coronavirus has crushed both the U.S. and China economies. Whichever emerges in better shape at the end of the pandemic might shape how global power shifts, perhaps for many decades to come.

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Despite Pandemic, Hong Kong Protesters' Demands Remain

5:37pm May 16, 2020

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Alvin Yeung, a member of Hong Kong's Legislative Council, about the status of protests there amid the coronavirus outbreak.

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