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Hagia Sophia . . . And the March of Illiberalism

Mustafa Kemal Ataturk is being repudiated in Turkey. His concept of secularism, so meticulously and judiciously applied to his country in the 1920s, has been in a parlous state in

Hagia Sophia . . . And the March of Illiberalism

Shawdesh Desk: Mustafa Kemal Ataturk is being repudiated in Turkey. His concept of secularism, so meticulously and judiciously applied to his country in the 1920s, has been in a parlous

The struggle to keep India’s Covid-19 patients breathing

Shawdesh Desk: In April, a sprawling hospital in a village in western India was directed to quickly set up an additional 200-bed ward for coronavirus patients. Infections were surging in

Coronavirus: Is India the next global hotspot?

Shawdesh Desk: The coronavirus took hold slowly in India, but six months after its first confirmed infection it has overtaken Russia to record the world’s third largest caseload. With the

Coronavirus: Disease detectives track an invisible culprit

Disease detectives are trying desperately to beat the clock and find those who have been exposed to the virus. Can they move fast enough to stop the pandemic? As a

The Unsung Heroes of Waste Management

While the world is grappled with the corona virus outbreak, people are trying to stay home as much as they can to ensure their health and safety. Lock down is

Coronavirus: How to make your own face mask

People across the country are being advised to wear face coverings in certain circumstances when out of the house, to help limit the spread of coronavirus. From 15 June, you

Coronavirus: Japan’s mysteriously low virus death rate

Shawdesh Desk: Why haven’t more people in Japan died from Covid-19? It is a macabre question that has spawned dozens of theories, from Japanese manners to claims that the Japanese