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Random Acts of Kindness Bring Joy During Coronavirus Outbreak

With schools and businesses closed and many cities
and towns under mandatory shelter-in-place orders,
the novel coronavirus, or COVID-19, has drastically
changed lives globally within a matter of weeks. To
bring joy, optimism, and strength during this
difficult period, people and organizations worldwide
are performing random acts of kindness for total st...
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Random Acts of Kindness Bring Joy During Coronavirus Outbreak

Let's Go Green: It's Saint Patrick's Day!

Saint Patrick's Day, which is celebrated annually on
March 17, is a global favorite. And rightfully so,
given the holiday's fun traditions, which include
pinching people not wearing green and chasing after
elusive leprechauns to snare pots of gold. How did
the death anniversary of this once-unknown saint
become so popular? Read on:
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Let's Go Green: It's Saint Patrick's Day!

Desert Locusts Are Wreaking Havoc In East Africa

Since the beginning of 2020, the East African
country of Kenya has been battling the nation's
worst desert locust outbreak in over 70 years. The
destructive swarms, some as big as three times the
size of New York City — an estimated 192 billion
insects — are eating their way through thousands of
acres of crops and animal pastures, decimating liv...
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Desert Locusts Are Wreaking Havoc In East Africa

The New Coronavirus Explained

On December 31, 2019, Chinese officials announced
that 27 people in Wuhan, the capital of Central
China’s Hubei province, had been infected with a
new strain of the coronavirus. Since then, the
number of cases of the contagious affliction labeled
2019-nCoV, COVID-19, or Wuhan virus, have rapidly
increased, with new cases being reported daily. On...
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The New Coronavirus Explained

Prince Harry And Meghan Decide To Step Back As Senior Royals

In early January 2020, less than two years after their
fairytale wedding, Prince Harry and his wife Meghan
Markle announced their intention to step away as
"senior" members of the Royal Family. The Duke and
Duchess of Sussex, who revealed the surprising
news on their official Instagram account,
@sussexroyal, said that though they planned to di...
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Prince Harry And Meghan Decide To Step Back As Senior Royals