China sees no Covid-19 deaths for first time

Tue, 07 Apr 2020 20:14:00 +0200thedailystarBD (en)

Mainland China yesterday reported no coronavirus deaths for the first time since the pandemic began, and a drop in new cases, a day before the central city of Wuhan, where the virus emerged late in December, is set to lift its lockdown. Japan declared a month-long state of emergency over a spike in....

Productive Solitude – Artists in the Corona crisis Isolation has long inspired artistic creativity: From contemporaries like Ai Weiwei and Igor Levit to nineteenth century literati like Victor Hugo and Alexander Pushkin, lockdowns have long inspired great art.

Tue, 07 Apr 2020 19:10:00 +0200deutschewelle-en (en)

Igor Levit: Building a virtual community. The Russian -born German star pianist gives a concert every evening during the corona crisis live on Twitter, with the recording available immediately after on Twitter. Performed in casual dress, these house concerts are his way of maintaining a connection to....

News Tremor jolts central Iran

Fri, 03 Apr 2020 07:29:00 +0200irna (en)

According to the Seismological Center of the Geophysics Institute of Tehran University, the earthquake occurred at 07:22 hours local time (02:52 GMT) and at the depth of seven kilometers. According to the officials, the earthquake has had no casualties or damages to the properties. The epicenter of the quake was located at longitude 54.