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The shortlist for the 2020 Sony World Photography Awards is full of gobsmacking photos Orangutan

The shortlist for the 2020 Sony World Photography Awards is full of gobsmacking photos

Sony's annual photography awards are always a superb excuse to drink in some absolutely unbelievable photographs, spanning all sorts of categories and subject matters, and the 2020 shortlist is no exception to that rule.57 stunning photos from the National Sony World Photography Awards 2020 That list of contenders was recently…
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April 16, 2020
Same as It Ever Was: China’s Pandemic Opportunism on Its Periphery China's Strategy

Same as It Ever Was: China’s Pandemic Opportunism on Its Periphery

While Washington and Beijing’s overheated rhetoric and mutual recriminations amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic are grabbing headlines, equally important is what has been playing out across China’s eastern and southern peripheries over the past several weeks. At a moment when the Chinese Communist Party has been touting the generosity of…
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April 16, 2020
Coronavirus lockdown gives animals rare break from noise pollution Mecca

Coronavirus lockdown gives animals rare break from noise pollution

The COVID-19 lockdown could become an unprecedented natural experiment in noise pollution. Some of the world's most vocal animals — birds and whales — might already be benefiting from a quieter environment. While a drop in transportation during the coronavirus lockdowns has led to lower pollution levels across the world, the slowdown…
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April 16, 2020
Ukraine and Russia-backed separatists begin prisoner swap Ukraine

Ukraine and Russia-backed separatists begin prisoner swap

Prisoners of war (POWs), wearing protective masks amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, line up during the exchange of prisoners between Ukraine and the separatist republics near the Mayorsk crossing point in Donetsk Region, Ukraine April 16, 2020. Ukrainian Presidential Press Service/Handout via REUTERS KIEV (Reuters) - Ukrainian government forces…
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April 16, 2020