For five years now, the Beethoven Foundation for Art and Culture in Germany has been organizing "Sonotopia", an international artistic residence in three countries that revolves mainly around the sound identity of a city’s every day sounds and how they are perceived by the listeners.
In a novel way to educate Liberian citizens about the Covid-19 pandemic, President George Weah has released a song to raise awareness about coronavirus.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan could be facing the biggest ever threat to his power.It comes from two former close allies who’ve formed new political parties and are calling for a more democratic Turkey.
The Kenyan port city of Mombasa has been in the spotlight over the years following allegations of the illegal importation of smuggled goods. The port is also used by drug traffickers to import and export narcotics.
In recent months some of the highest levels of trade restrictions seen in decades have threatened to boil over into a prolonged trade war. The United States is at the centre of the storm, having imposed tariffs on imports from numerous countries.
South Korea, one of the worst-affected countries in the coronavirus epidemic outside China, on Tuesday reported fewer than 150 new cases for the first time in two weeks.
Eighty thousand women marched through Mexico City on Sunday, to protest against femicides, and a rising tide of violent crime, which they insist is receiving little or no attention from the police and the courts.
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