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• Mexico

  Coronavirus Threatens to Destroy a Traditional Art Form

  The country's obsidian carvers have endured decades of physical and financial risks to keep their ancient craft alive. Will the coronavirus wipe it out for good?

  By Aline Suárez del Real
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  Mongolia

  Monk Revives Traditional Game After Decades of Obscurity

  By Odonchimeg Batsukh
• Zimbabwe

  Country Debates Exhuming Colonialist from Sacred Site

  When colonialist Cecil John Rhodes died, he asked to be buried in Zimbabwe’s sacred Matobo Hills. His gravesite has long been a popular and lucrative tourist destination. As the threat of COVID-19 has shuttered the site and killed the nation’s tourism industry, local people are renewing the debate over whether the polarizing politician deserves to stay.

  By Vimbai Chinembiri