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The Final Frontier in the Fight Against Polio? Sewers

Health experts are increasingly sifting through wastewater to make sure the virus doesn't fight back, lessons that could also apply to COVID-19.

Every week, Lucky Sangal and her team at the World Heath Organization in India put on masks and gloves, tie a rope to a bucket and throw it into a flowing sewage stream at seven designated sites in New Delhi. “All of those things that typically live in sewage are OK,” says Sangal, who oversees the sampling operation to prevent disease spread. “What we don’t want to see is polio.”
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Greta Thunberg, Protest Music Star

Her speeches are being remixed in songs everywhere — from death metal to odes honoring those who brought down the Berlin Wall.

A death metal remix of one of Thunberg’s speeches now has over 5 million views on YouTube. Composer Liz Johnson, English DJ Fatboy Slim and pop-rock band The 1975 are part of the wave. Even Billie Eilish, the 18-year-old Grammy-winning pop artist, has made Thunberg-influenced content. Without singing herself, Thunberg might just be the most influential protest musician in the world today.
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How Drive-Through Coronavirus Testing Took Over the World

More and more countries are adopting the approach that has allowed South Korea to test its population faster than any other nation.

The Military Weakness Exposed by the Coronavirus

The pandemic is threatening to disrupt global military preparedness, from the U.S. to France and beyond.

The Next COVID-19 Casualty May Be a Nice Cuppa

Lockdowns have interrupted the tea harvest around the world.

A New Frontier for Nollywood: Remakes

Charles Okpaleke, a nightlife entrepreneur, has hit on a new business model for Nigerian film that mirrors Hollywood smashes.

How to Defend Nicaragua’s Political Prisoners in a Rigged System

Armed with only the law in the face of Kalashnikovs, Julio Montenegro is the kind of attorney who elicits disruptive cheers from the political prisoners he represents — and liberates.

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The Pandemic Is Devastating to Black People. Here’s What We Can Do About It

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