Activism
At least 17 people have been killed in ongoing anti-government protests in Colombia, after the police cracked down on protesters demonstrating over a proposed tax reform bill.
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Josh Paler Lin and Leia “Risha” Se, a US-based YouTuber and Russian Instagram influencer, are getting deported from Bali, Indonesia, after they shared a viral video that showed Lin painting a fake face mask on Se’s face and then entering a supermarket together.
Politics
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is holding huge election campaigns for the municipal elections even as the country experiences a devastating second wave of COVID-19, the world’s worst surge since the pandemic began.
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Crematoriums in India have been forced to build makeshift funeral pyres in parks, parking lots and empty grounds as the country buckles under a second wave of the coronavirus, the worst surge in the world since the pandemic began.
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India’s public health system is collapsing as the country experiences a second wave of COVID-19 – the worst surge in the world since the pandemic began.
Video
Reunions are happening across Australia and New Zealand after the two countries opened a two-way travel bubble on Monday Apr. 19.
Activism
Yo-Yo Ma, world-famous cellist, put on a surprise concert in the waiting room after he received the second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.
Video
Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, has received his first does the coronavirus vaccine. He urges others to take the shot.
Activism
Members of the Fiji Rugby Team sang a tribute to hotel staff in Australia at the end of their quarantine period.
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Captain Tom Moore, the 100-year-old British veteran who raised almost £33 million for health workers in the UK, has died from COVID-19. View this post on Continue Reading [https://www.almostmag.co/captain-tom-dead-covid19/]
Impact
People in Manaus, which is experiencing a collapsing health system and dwindling oxygen supplies, have started receiving vaccinations against the coronavirus.
Cute
Forced to quarantine for 14 days in hotel rooms ahead of the Australian Open, tennis players are getting creative with their training routines.