Trelvis Randolph wakes up and does the same routine before work practically every morning. The 51-year-old lawyer and former public defender takes his early-morning jog through various Miami neighborhoods and along the ocean. “I get lost in my thoughts and the beauty of my surroundings. I think about my timing. I think about my pace. […]
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Nation’s Smallest Small Businesses Get Left Behind During COVID-19
For cafe owner Gloria Rivera, not knowing is the worst part. It’s been weeks since she applied for a $10,000 loan through the federal government’s COVID-19 relief program, and yet her bank account remains empty. The bills are piling up; her landlord is breathing down her neck. After more than two decades as a sole […]
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Indonesian Leader In ‘Trump-Like’ Fight With Governors
JAKARTA, Indonesia—The tug-of-war as to who calls the shots during the coronavirus outbreak is raging not only in the United States. In Indonesia, President Joko Widodo and the provincial governors too are engaged in a similar turf war. But while it is states’ governors and not President Donald Trump who have the final say in […]
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Algerians Find Smartphones Are A Lockdown Essential
Since the onset of the global coronavirus pandemic, smartphones have become increasingly popular in Algeria, as many people across the country use their time in lockdown to connect with each other and the outside world, new research shows. Others are using smartphones to carry out their work remotely, especially since internet cafes have been closed. […]
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Popcorn With Zenger: No One To Root For In ‘All Day and A Night’
Hollywood loves to make movies depicting “the black struggle.” But black audiences may be tired of the same stories of people who look like them trying to make it in America. While “All Day and a Night” won’t have box office receipts to offer an answer, the lukewarm reaction to its concept may suggest they […]
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VIDEO: Truckers in 21-Mile Traffic Jam for COVID-19 Testing Without Food or Water at Kenya/Uganda Border
A 21-mile-long (35 km) column of trucks lined a major highway between Kenya and Uganda on Saturday, a sea of diesel engines and goods headed west but stopped at the border for time-consuming coronavirus tests. The drivers, stuck on portions of highway between Eldoret, Kenya and the border town of Malaba, told Zenger News that […]
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Zenger Tests Your News Knowledge: Disney’s Next Big Thing
What book series is being adapted into a series for Disney+? Qin Linlin on CC 2.0 License Percy Jackson & the Olympians A Wrinkle in Time The Mortal Instruments Let the Sky Fall Correct! Wrong! The live-action show is in early development, series author Rick Riordan revealed. Which U.S. university announced it will eliminate men’s […]
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No health minister in Brazil as coronavirus infection spreads
Less than a month after taking the position, Nelson Teich is no longer Brazil’s minister of health. A week later, the position remains vacant as coronavirus cases in the country continued to climb. Army Gen. Eduardo Pazuello, the deputy health minister, is the interim minister. An oncologist, Teich was sworn in on April 17 following […]
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Migrant street vendors band together in Spain
Before the coronavirus outbreak, people visiting the crowded streets in the city center of Barcelona used to see street vendors trying to make a living by selling everything from beer to beach towels. African migrants produce masks to protect against COVID-19 in Barcelona, Spain on March 26, 2020. (Photo Courtesy: Sindicato Popular de Vendedores Ambulantes […]
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Human Rights Group: Hungry Zimbabwe Refugees Forced Out By Botswana
GABORONE—A human rights group said hundreds of refugees from Zimbabwe are being forced back home from neighboring Botswana and the refugees haven’t had access to food during COVID-19 restrictions in Botswana. Botswana has 24 confirmed cases of COVID-19, and its government has restricted travel, prohibited gatherings of more than 100 people and implemented distance guidelines […]
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VIDEO: Malaysian Immigration Police Raid Apartments during COVID-19, arrest 200
Malaysian immigration authorities raided apartment buildings in Petaling Jaya Old Town on Wednesday morning, arresting about 200 people who had emigrated to the southeast Asian country. Video by Samsul Said/Zenger Malaysian Immigration Department director-general Datuk Khairul Dzaimee Daud speaks to the media after arresting 200 alleged illegal immigrants in Petaling Jaya Old town, Malaysia on […]
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COVID-19 Forces Cultural Shift in West Africa Weddings
When Micheal Omoh and Godiya Mamza were planning their wedding, they did not know that circumstances would force them to forgo their cultural traditions, as well as much of what they had paid to accommodate hundreds of guests on their special day. Omoh, a realtor, and Mamza, a microbiologist, had set the date for April […]
