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Deserted Thai beaches lure rare turtles to build most nests in 20 years
BY JirapornKuhakan
BANGKOK. Thailand has found the largest number of nests of rare leatherback sea turtles in two decades on beaches bereft of tourists because...
Living
Home gardening blooms around the world during coronavirus lockdowns
By Christopher Walljasper, Tom Polansek
CHICAGO. - Jaime Calder all but gave up on gardening after moving from the fertile soils of Illinois to dusty...
Health
‘Isolated within isolation’: keeping out coronavirus in the frozen Antarctic
By Aislinn Laing, Cassandra Garrison
SANTIAGO/BUENOS AIRES. - In the frozen and desolate expanse of Antarctica, Alejandro Valenzuela Pena is used to a feeling of...
Health
Protective gear cellphone video chats: How America’s clergy minister to COVID-19 patients
By Rich McKay
REVEREND Manuel Dorantes closed his eyes, took a breath to calm his fear and prayed when word came that Cardinal Blase Joseph...
Health
With plastic sheets, Japan’s convenience stores target social distancing
TOKYO. - Some of Japan’s ubiquitous convenience stores have taken a novel approach to social distancing by hanging plastic sheets from the ceiling to...
