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From Our Own Correspondent: Mixed Messages in Bolsonaro's Brazil

Mixed Messages in Bolsonaro's Brazil

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Stories from Lebanon, Myanmar, Czech Republic and Brazil in denial over the coronavirus.

Stories from Lebanon, Myanmar, Czech Republic and Brazil whose president initially dismissed the coronavirus as "a fantasy". Brazilians are confused and angry says Katy Watson.

While Europe seals its borders, Latin America, which has far fewer confirmed Coronavirus cases, has started to do the same to stop the disease spreading. But not all leaders are taking the threats seriously says Katy Watson.

All over the world Coronavirus is spreading, unseen. Paul Adams found himself in Beirut as it approached. He watched as the city shut down and found himself reflecting on this hidden enemy. 

Aung San Suu Kyi was once a much admired recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize. But her repeated denials over the persecution of the Rohingya, the country’s  Muslim minority, have earned her global opprobrium. As Nick Beake bids farewell to his life in Yangon and to Myanmar, he reflects on its elusive first lady. 

The Lebanese militant group Hezbollah which is backed by Iran has lost at least one thousand two hundred men in Syria. But by no means all Syrians are grateful for these sacrifices says Lizzie Porter.

Living in an online world makes tracking down something or someone infinitely easier. Rob Cameron spotted a face in a film from the Prague Spring, and was so besotted with the man that he set out to find him – 50 years later.

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