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BBC OS: 2020/12/16 16:06 GMT: Coronavirus conversations: Food banks

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Coronavirus conversations: Food banks

2020/12/16 16:06 GMT

2020/12/16 16:06 GMT: Coronavirus conversations: Food banks

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MacKenzie Scott has donated $4.2bn to organisations helping people during the pandemic

Billionaire MacKenzie Scott has donated $4.2bn to organisations helping people during the pandemic, including many which give out food to people who are struggling. We’ll speak to some of those groups about how they’ve seen demand grow through the year and some of the stories of the people they’re helping.

We’ll talk through the latest coronavirus stories with our expert of the day, Dr Maria Sundaram, and get your questions answered. Send your question in a WhatsApp audio message: +447730751925.

We’ll follow the progress of China’s Chang’e-5 space probe, due to land back on earth carrying material from the moon. They will be the first rocks to be brought from the moon since 1976. We’ll get a journalist from BBC Chinese to explain how the space programme fits in to China’s priorities.

Picture: A volunteer takes part in the Meadowlands Area YMCA and the Community Food Bank of New Jersey food drive ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday in East Rutherford, New Jersey (REUTERS/Brendan McDermid)

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