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Coronavirus: Migrants struggle to send money home

Remittances are a lifeline for tens of millions of families around the world. But as the coronavirus pandemic limits the ability of migrants to work and send their wages back

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Coronavirus: Does obesity increase the risk?

Being obese is known to increase the risk of a number of diseases, including heart disease, cancer and type 2 diabetes. Early research suggests it may also make people more

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Coronavirus: How India’s lockdown sparked a debate over maids

At the weekend, India extended the nationwide coronavirus lockdown by another fortnight, but said that domestic helpers can now return to work. The decision has had millions of middle-class homes

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Coronavirus: Japan’s low testing rate raises questions

Why is Japan not in lockdown? It’s a question I’ve been asked numerous times by friends all over the world. That’s not surprising given what’s going on in Europe and

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Coronavirus: The controversy over ‘India’s first virus fatality’

The controversy over ‘India’s first virus fatality’ In his last pictures, Muhammad Husain Siddiqui, wearing a brimless cap and brown tunic, is peering into the camera. It is the last

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Coronavirus: Herbal remedies in India and other claims fact-checked

False and misleading information has been spreading on Indian news channels and social media posts as the authorities attempt to control coronavirus with strict restrictions on movement throughout the country.

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Coronavirus in India: Migrants running away from quarantine

Thousands of Indians who fled cities to return to their villages after the government imposed a coronavirus lockdown have been running away from quarantine centres. In government schools and village

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Clothing makers in Asia give stark coronavirus warning

“If our workers don’t die from coronavirus, they’d die of starvation.” This is the stark assessment of how the pandemic is impacting the clothing industry from garment factory owner, Vijay

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Will coronavirus lockdown cause food shortages in India?

On 31 March, Asia’s biggest onion market fell silent. The market in Lasangaon in the western Indian state of Maharashtra usually thrums with farmers and traders. But the mostly migrant

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Coronavirus: India’s bailout may not be enough to save economy

Mohammad Alam is one of thousands of workers standing in a food queue in India’s capital, Delhi. The factory where he worked shut down after Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi

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