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The Pandemic's Global Impact

Uganda
A COVID-19 ‘Cure’ — or a Waste of Taxpayer Money?

Uganda’s government-run trial uses a traditional herb to treat patients. It's part of a larger effort to shed a "dependency" on Western medicine.

By Nakisanze Segawa

Argentina
Adios, Asado: Beef Sales Plummet as Prices Spike

By Lucila Pellettieri
Mexico
Mistrust Fuels Rejection of Coronavirus Vaccine

By Adriana Alcázar González

and Mar García

and Marissa Revilla
Zimbabwe
Battling the Virus When Religion and Public Health Collide

By Gamuchirai Masiyiwa

and Evidence Chenjerai

and Linda Mujuru

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Photos of the Week

Global Press Journal reporters document what unites us.

Photo by Beatrice Lamwaka, Uganda

Reporter

Evelyn Nakabuye weaves strips of T-shirts into a carpet in Sonde, Mukono, Uganda. Nakabuye, who studied handweaving at university, incorporates kitenge, or African fabrics, and recycled cotton into her designs.
Photo by Patricia Zavala Gutiérrez, Mexico

Reporter

A cicada exoskeleton remains on a tree branch in San Gabriel Chilac, Puebla, Mexico. Depending on the species, cicadas can live from two to 17 years underground before emerging as adults.
Photo by Prudence Phiri, Zambia

Senior Reporter

Ignatius Mwansa paints a molded elephant in Lusaka, Zambia. Mwansa, who has operated his business for five years, says, “I was unemployed for over three years, and I realized I have a talent that I could use to survive. So far, this has helped me look after my family.”
Photo by Evidence Chenjerai, Zimbabwe

Senior Reporter

Pachawo Mudiwi holds a winnowing basket, which removes chaff from millet, in Bikita, Masvingo, Zimbabwe. Mudiwi takes advantage of a windy day to prepare the family’s harvest for storage.
Photo by Vijayatharsiny Thinesh, Sri Lanka

Reporter

Arumugam Tharumaraja makes small earthenware lamps in Thirunelvely, Jaffna, Sri Lanka. Tharumaraja says exporting his pottery has been limited due to COVID-19, so he has started making lamps for a lights festival in November.
Photo by Gamuchirai Masiyiwa, Zimbabwe

Senior Reporter

Farai Mabiza wears a Spiderman costume to attract customers to toy merchandise displayed on his car in Harare, Zimbabwe. Mabiza says his business has not been lucrative during the coronavirus pandemic since toys are a luxury for some.
Photo by Edna Namara, Uganda

Reporter

Nsubuga Julius repairs a gate at a home in Nansana, Uganda. People have been advised to stay home during coronavirus lockdown restrictions.
Photo by Shilu Manandhar, Nepal

Senior Reporter

Police check citizens for identification to enforce nonessential-movement restrictions during the coronavirus pandemic in Chabahil, Kathmandu, Nepal.
Photo by Lilette A. Contreras, Mexico

Reporter

From left, Uzziel Márquez, Rodrigo Cárdenas, Cristian Rodríguez and Roberto Rivero pull a fiber optic telecommunications cable in Chihuahua, Chihuahua, Mexico. “This is the first day we’ve started to work since last year. I had to close my business,” Márquez says. “There was no work, and everything was suspended.”
Photo by Uranchimeg Tsoghuu, Mongolia

Reporter

Baljinnyam Erdenechuluun, 12, and Temuulen Khash-Erdene, 14, ride bikes on training rollers in Dalanzadgad, Umnugovi province, Mongolia. Selected children, with permission from their parents, started training for state-level cycling races in hopes of qualifying for national races.

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Country Spotlight

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Risking Health, Women Forgo Periods to Cut Costs

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Struggling Satellite Schools Reflect Zimbabwe’s Failed Promises to Farmers

Farmers are still waiting to realize the dream of Zimbabwe’s fast-track land reform, and their children’s makeshift schools are a symbol of that long struggle.

By Linda Mujuru
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They Survived Cyclone Idai. Then Came the Coronavirus

After Cyclone Idai devastated Zimbabwe last year, hundreds took refuge in temporary camps. Now, as the government continues to delay resettlement, another catastrophe looms.

By Evidence Chenjerai

Reporter Spotlight

Gamuchirai Masiyiwa, Senior Reporter, Zimbabwe

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Trust Issues

Governments battle the pandemic’s next stage: vaccine skeptics.

Zimbabwe

Battling the Virus When Religion and Public Health Collide

By Gamuchirai Masiyiwa

and Evidence Chenjerai

and Linda Mujuru

Mexico

Mistrust Fuels Rejection of Coronavirus Vaccine

By Adriana Alcázar González

and Mar García

and Marissa Revilla

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Haiti's Uncertain Future

The recent assassination of the president throws the country into further political upheaval. Understand the context.

Haiti
Kidnappings Surge Amid Haiti’s Political and Economic Crises

Enmeshed in ongoing corruption scandals and social unrest, kidnappings are now rampant here – and no one is immune.

By Anne Myriam Bolivar