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Marina Guimaraes

Special Report: Shutdown: The Coronavirus

Brazilian international student caught in US travel ban.

She has no idea when it will end or when she will get to attend Fordham University in person.

Special Report: Shutdown: The Coronavirus

Experts say ISIS exploits chaos of global pandemic to rebuild

 Ever since the coronavirus pandemic started in late 2019, ISIS has been using the crisis to gather its fighters in Syria and Iraq and reorganize to become stronger.

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Brazil’s legacy of racism gets the spotlight in wake of George Floyd’s death

The legacy of racism in Brazil has been brutal.

Special Report: Shutdown: The Coronavirus

Despite pandemic, thousands of Syrians protest against government as economy collapses

In Syria, which is in the final stages of a nine year civil war, the coronavirus is creating more pain […]

Special Report: Shutdown: The Coronavirus

Venezuela has another obstacle: the pandemic

The president imposed a nationwide quarantine on March 17 after the first case of COVID-19 was confirmed in the country.

Special Report: Shutdown: The Coronavirus

During pandemic, Rio de Janeiro residents fear police

 According to the National Institute of Public Security of Rio de Janeiro (ISP-RJ), the number of killings by state agents has soared  in the 22 years since the agency started tracking these deaths

Special Report: Shutdown: The Coronavirus

Stuck: Life under quarantine in Rio de Janeiro

I feel stuck, but I want to feel free again.