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Frontline reporting
In Italy’s worst-hit region, a plucky local newspaper is a lifeline for residents. We meet its editor to learn about the challenges of covering a pandemic.
Polling power
With the 2020 US elections on the horizon, we find out how the creatives behind the country’s most effective political adverts bring in the votes.
The firms keeping you fit without leaving your home
With gyms closed for now, is this the final straight for home fitness?
Affairs
How should the world deal with China? Plus: Denmark’s happiness museum, five resilient cities, Belarus cosies up to the west and Brazil’s offshore defences.
In Europe, national volunteer forces are proving their worth
When Germany's border with Poland closed due to coronavirus, traffic backed up dangerously. Andreas Heinrich, head of Germany's volunteer force THW, was deployed to help manage the crisis with emergency services.
Home truths
There’s a long way to go before this is all over but already there is much that we have learnt in the past few weeks – and many of the lessons are actually good…
Net gains
The waters around Santa Barbara are producing sustainable catches that are challenging patrons and restaurant owners to ride a new wave of cooking and dining.
Balance of power
As foreign goverments and corporations circle Senegal’s newfound energy resources, its stable and progressive capital, Dakar, is learning how to best channel its influence and growth.
