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In one of the most religious countries in the world, Nigerian churches and mosques have joined the fight against the coronavirus

28th May 2020 Equal Times 0

On a Sunday morning in April, the rising sun casts shadows over St Dominic’s Catholic Church in Yaba, a lively neighbourhood in the biggest city […]

Can the EU’s COVID recovery formula save Europe’s workers from poverty?

26th May 2020 Equal Times 0

Millions of people have already lost their jobs as hundreds of thousands of shops, offices, restaurants, cafés and businesses throughout the world have had to […]

With the world in lockdown, for some, being at home is as dangerous as being outside

25th May 2020 Equal Times 0

With a third of the world’s population under some form of government-mandated lockdown during recent months, hundreds of millions of people have been cooped up at home […]

Across the Americas, prisons are hothousing the coronavirus

20th May 2020 Equal Times 0

Since quarantine for the COVID-19 pandemic began (and as of writing this article, in the first week of May), more than 1,000 people have escaped […]

Aid workers face new tests and challenges from the coronavirus

19th May 2020 Equal Times 0

On the small Greek island of Lesvos (also known as Lesbos), 21,000 people are crowded into the Moria camp, which was originally designed for 3,000 […]

Fuelled by social media, in India Muslims are “a convenient scapegoat” for the coronavirus

11th May 2020 Equal Times 0

At the end of March this year, a new trending hashtag emerged on Twitter. #CoronaJihad, which blames Muslims for the spread of COVID-19 in India, […]

The ‘white coat’ brigades: Cuba’s international bid to combat COVID-19

8th May 2020 Equal Times 0

An army of Cuban doctors and health specialists has become one of the most active frontline forces in the global fight against coronavirus. Its rapid […]

Impact of school closures on education outcomes in South Africa

5th May 2020 the conversation 0

By mid April about 1.725 billion students globally had been affected by the closure of school and higher education institutions in response to the coronavirus […]

In Tunisia, Black Africans face “the harshest exploitation”

4th May 2020 Equal Times 0

Jérémie*, an Ivorian in his early thirties who arrived in Tunisia in early 2016, is reluctant to speak out. He says he suffered reprisals after […]

Across the world, construction workers are caught between coronavirus risk and joblessness

28th April 2020 Equal Times 0

A daily commute of two-and-a-half hours each way would take a toll on anyone, but for Özkan, a construction worker in Istanbul, the hardest part […]

Coronavirus pandemic: why a flu jab is a good idea in countries heading into winter

27th April 2020 Marietjie Venter 0

As the southern hemisphere moves closer to winter, virologists are concerned about the upcoming influenza season. This may result in more people needing medical care […]

Why heavy-handed policing won’t work for lockdowns in highly unequal countries

16th April 2020 the conversation 0

Many African countries have imposed lockdown measures stricter than countries in Europe and Asia in a bid to contain the spread of the new coronavirus. […]

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