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  • Covid-19 is ravaging black communities. A Milwaukee neighborhood is figuring out how to fight back.

    In Wisconsin, the coronavirus pandemic is disproportionately impacting black communities, but local residents are finding ways to help their fellow neighbors in times of crisis. Tactics including increasing testing in black communities, reframing rhetoric about the pandemic as acts of crime, and forming a local community group to solicit and deliver food donations, are helping this Milwaukee County step in to address concerns where the federal government hasn't.

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  • ‘코로나' 때문에 봉사활동 못 한다고요?

    코로나 시국' 장기화로 시민들의 대면 봉사활동이 어려워지자 각 단체들이 원격 봉사 환경을 마련하고자 나섰습니다. 취미 활동부터 진로 상담까지 다양한 분야의 재능 나눔이 비대면으로 이뤄지고 있습니다.

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  • Sladké plody chilské války s cukrem

    Chile je nejobéznější zemí Jižní Ameriky a po Spojených státech druhou nejobéznější zemí světa. Tamní vláda proto přistoupila k svéráznému řešení - zavedla černé výstražné nálepky na obalech nezdravých potravin. Ty upozorňují zákazníky na vysoký obsah cukru, nasycených tuků, sodíku či kalorií. Na vládní strategii zareagovali vedle spotřebitelů, kteří novému řešení přizpůsobili své nákupní návyky, také místní potravinářské firmy. Zatímco některé z nich opatření kritizovaly, jiné pozměnily recepturu svých produktů tak, aby se varovným štítkům vyhnuly.

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  • Alcoholics Anonymous members find support online during coronavirus pandemic

    Social connection and support are crucial for people in the Alcoholics Anonymous program, so the social distancing mandated by COVID-19 has been particularly stressful. To try to recreate the same atmosphere and safe space, AA groups are moving their meetings online with Zoom. Participants describe it as a "godsend" and say that it helps fill that void during the crisis-filled time of a pandemic.

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  • In coronavirus-stricken Italy, a new field hospital quickly rises with volunteers' help

    Collective efforts between Italy's mountain infantry, the local community, and contractors, electricians, and other specialists helped the town of Bergamo convert part of a convention center into a field hospital for coronavirus patients. The facility, which is planned to be operational for at least six months and includes enhanced safety measures, was made possible largely because of the regional relationships and resilience that exist because of that.

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  • In Czech Republic, cryptocurrency mining boosts agriculture

    Using cryptocurrency mining, technological innovation, and entrepreneurial thinking, Parallel Garden, a Czech-based initiative, is tackling unsustainable agricultural practices. The project seeks to increase local food production and reduce waste, while sharing best practices with other communities through open-sourcing.

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  • Coronavirus opens up the NHS for health tech entrepreneurs

    Health technology start-ups across the UK are helping to digitally transform hospital care and the healthcare system as a response to the coronavirus pandemic. Working with the National Health Service, start-ups are implementing systems in hospitals that allow for mass messaging to patients as well as tools for remote consultation.

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  • Finland, ‘Prepper Nation of the Nordics,' Isn't Worried About Masks

    This article compares Finland to the other Nordic countries in terms of their preparedness for the coronavirus pandemic. After the Cold War, FInland started building up an emergency supply of medicine, food, and more. When the virus hit Finland, the stockpiles easily and quickly distributed the supplies amongst a network of facilities spread across the country. This article focuses especially on Stolkholm and how the two countries' responses differed.

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  • Coronavirus lockdown is bringing back the live DJ battle

    The COVID-19 pandemic has routinely been disregarding norms and forcing us to redefine systems of living. One such response is the democratization of music via artists performing on Instagram Live for literally anyone to tune in. It has kicked off an old-school rap battle vibe with artists dueling like Swizz Beatz vs. Timbaland and Mannie Fresh vs. Scott Torch, and hundreds of thousands of viewers now tune in.

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  • To combat COVID-19 information gaps, Latino leaders and Spanish media ‘work double'

    In North Carolina's Mecklenburg County, Spanish is more commonly spoken than English, yet information about the ongoing coronavirus pandemic wasn't being translated from English before being distributed. To address this "information gap," community leaders and media organizations stepped in and launched a hotline and public safety campaigns to help residents access information in a more timely fashion.

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