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Coronavirus

Israel Is Now Tracking Coronavirus Patients Using Their Smartphones

And using location data to text everyone they've come into close contact with.
David Gilbert
3.19.20
Life For Rent

Life For Rent: My Landlord Is Trying to Increase My Rent Due to Coronavirus

Plus: a landlord who charged a £2,200 deposit and is only returning £400 from it.
Vicky Spratt
3.19.20
Tipping Point

Coronavirus Has Caused a Drop in Emissions. Don't Celebrate Yet

Even though air pollution over China, the world’s largest emitter, has dropped substantially, anything that causes human death is counterproductive to climate justice.
Nylah Burton
3.19.20
Coronavirus

This Is What We Can Learn From the Way Kerala is Handling its Coronavirus Calamity

From using surveillance the right way, to making people part of the solution—Kerala is hitting all the right spots.
Pallavi Pundir
3.19.20
Coronavirus

Experts Say the Internet Will Mostly Stay Online During Coronavirus Pandemic

Home users may see problems due to neglected U.S. infrastructure, but the internet overall should be able to weather the storm, experts suggest.
Karl Bode
3.19.20
climate change

'You're Killing Us': Mozambique's Deadly Cyclones Are Only Getting Worse

Exactly one year after two cyclones displaced tens of thousands of people, experts are warning that climate change will only intensify the problem.
Ed Ram
3.19.20
The VICE Guide to Right Now

Infamous Influencer Explained Why She Licked a Toilet and It Makes Zero Sense

She licked the toilet for a TikTok video and called it a "coronavirus challenge."
Koh Ewe
3.19.20
Music

300 People Are Trapped at a Music Festival in Panama Because of Coronavirus

Border police have put Tribal Gathering Festival on lockdown because of coronavirus fears and are now stopping punters from getting off the site.
Anu Shukla
3.19.20
Coronavirus

Life With Coronavirus Is Our 'New Normal' for at Least a Year, Expert Warns

"Life is different now," says infectious diseases expert Dale Fisher. "There are changes that need to be sustained."
Natashya Gutierrez
3.19.20
Work

Freelancing Can Suck and Coronavirus Is Only Making It Worse

From musicians to designers to camera operators, COVID-19 is making an already precarious job harder.
Ruby Lott-Lavigna
3.19.20
Love

Why Young Indonesians Prefer Cuddling With Strangers Over Commitment

Conservative Indonesia is probably one of the last places you’d expect professional cuddling to be a thing.
Vania Evan
3.19.20
Politics

Westminster Insiders Reveal Their Worst Coronavirus Fears

"I think everyone's just wondering, working in that Petri dish, when it's going to be us or if we've got it already."
Marie Le Conte
3.19.20
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