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Migrant Workers In India Desperate After National Shutdown Leaves Them Stranded

4:43pm March 30, 2020

by Lauren Frayer

Indian highways are lined with migrant laborers trying to walk hundreds of miles home to their villages. Left without work or transport, they're vulnerable to starvation — and coronavirus infection.

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A Socially Distanced Walk Along The River Thames

4:43pm March 30, 2020

by Frank Langfitt

Despite the near-total lockdown in the U.K., people are out walking along the River Thames — but they are keeping a safe distance from each other.

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Checking In With A Wuhan Resident, Months After The Epidemic Began

4:43pm March 30, 2020

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly checks in with Wuhan resident Pisso Nseke, a Cameroonian business consultant who has been under lockdown in the city for over two months.

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While The Coronavirus Pandemic Is Devastating Iran, The U.S. Has Added More Sanctions

4:43pm March 30, 2020

by Jackie Northam

The rampant outbreak of the coronavirus in both countries hasn't stopped the United States from slapping tougher and tougher sanctions on Iran in a cold war that keeps simmering.

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A man donates food to an elderly woman during a government-imposed nationwide lockdown as a preventive measure against the new coronavirus in Islamabad on Sunday.

As The Coronavirus Spreads In Pakistan, Volunteers Rush Out To Help

2:14pm March 30, 2020

One Pakistani entrepreneur is making protective gear. A Pakistani lawyer raised thousands of dollars and converted his office into a food storehouse for people in need.

A security guard and pedestrians stand at a closed cherry blossom viewing spot in Tokyo's Ueno Park on March 28. Japan has so far avoided the explosion of cases that China and South Korea have seen.

Japan 'On The Brink' But Government Resists Declaring Coronavirus State Of Emergency

1:32pm March 30, 2020

by Anthony Kuhn

Japan has so far avoided the explosion of cases that China and South Korea have seen. The Japan Medical Association has called for declaring an emergency that could lead to a three-week lockdown.

The International Olympic Committee has set firm dates for the delayed Tokyo 2020 Olympics, which are now set to start in July 2021. Here, a man walks past a banner promoting the Tokyo 2020 Olympics on Sunday, after a late-season snow in Tokyo.

Tokyo 2020 Olympics Have A New Start Date: July Of 2021

1:27pm March 30, 2020

by Bill Chappell

Despite the rescheduling, the next Olympics will still be known as the Tokyo 2020 games, the International Olympic Committee says.

Military police patrol the streets in Budapest on Monday.

New Law Gives Sweeping Powers To Hungary's Orban, Alarming Rights Advocates

12:24pm March 30, 2020

by Joanna Kakissis

Hungary's nationalist government has granted sweeping emergency powers that Prime Minister Viktor Orban says are necessary to fight the coronavirus pandemic. Critics say he's simply grabbing power.

Facebook says it's dedicating $100 million to prop up news organizations pummeled by the financial effects of the coronavirus pandemic.

Facebook Pledges $100 Million To Aid News Outlets Hit Hard By Pandemic

11:08am March 30, 2020

by David Folkenflik

Facebook says it will give $25 million to help smaller U.S. newsrooms cover the coronavirus. It's pledging $75 million to buy ads in publications in the U.S. and pandemic hot spots in Europe.

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U.S. Continues To Point Out That China Is Where Coronavirus Began

7:58am March 30, 2020

The U.S. and China have clashed over the handling of the coronavirus outbreak. China is using its soft power to compete with the U.S. for influence during the pandemic.

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