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Under the new coronavirus epidemic, the media is covering the latest developments in the epidemic. Is there no other notable news in the world except for the new coronavirus disease?
In fact, after the pneumonia outbreak, BBC Chinese published two articles in March and April, which took stock of international events drowned in the information tsunami.
- International events drowned by the new coronavirus epidemic
- Viruses like a tsunami, five international events drowned by the epidemic
As the epidemic continues to unfold, it is time to remind readers of the news outside of the epidemic.
Super moon
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In contrast to the Statue of Liberty in New York, the moon is particularly large
Many people may notice that the moon is particularly bright these nights.
On the night of May 7, astronomers around the world were lucky to see the “Super Moon”: the moon looks particularly large and bright in the night sky.
This is because the moon, the Earth’s satellite, has reached the closest distance to earth, also known as perigee, and is directly opposite the earth and the sun.
Sara Russell, a planetary science researcher at the Natural History Museum in London, said that when the moon reaches perigee, it looks 14% larger than the full moon on Earth.
Some people may find that the moon looks particularly large as it rises and falls. This is the so-called moon illusion. Russell said the moon itself doesn’t get bigger and smaller, but there are trees or buildings like the sky. Compare to the reference, and there is no other object to compare in the sky, so it looks smaller.
The supermoon that appeared this month is also called the “flower moon” because it coincides with spring. It is the third supermoon to appear this year and the last time this year.
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Harry and Megan
Remember Prince Harry and Meghan of the British royal family! They announced that they would abandon the high-ranking status of the royal family and go to Canada before the outbreak of the new coronavirus.
Since then, Prince Harry and Meghan and their son Archie have lived on Vancouver Island, Canada. Later, it was reported that they intend to move to Los Angeles, because she is closer to Meghan’s mother.
Recently, the British “Sunday Post” won the first round of legal proceedings against Megan, successfully dismissing some of Megan’s charges against the newspaper.
This week Archie turned one year old and Prince Harry posted a video of Megan reading a storybook to Archie on social media as a memorial.
Subsequently, several British tabloids published photos of the mansion where Prince Harry and his family lived in Los Angeles, the family reportedly lived in a $ 18 million hilltop mansion owned by famed American media outlet Tyler Perry.
It is unclear if Prince Harry paid his rent or lived in the mansion as a guest, but it is understood that the mansion has no transaction records.
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African locust disaster threatens food supply
African lobster
At the start of the pneumonia outbreak, news of locust plagues in Africa was also reported. At the time, there were many photos showing the lobster horror scene across the sky.
However, the locust disaster has not disappeared over time. Recently, there have been reports of a second wave of locust disasters in East Africa.
Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia are the countries most affected by locusts.
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations) said that locust disasters are difficult to eradicate because new locusts emerge while spraying drugs.
On the other hand, due to the impact of the new coronavirus epidemic, the aforementioned areas face double blows, and the already lacking food supply problem is further exacerbated.
The UN estimates that if the locust disaster problem is not resolved, the number of locusts will increase 400-fold in June.
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The drumming wakes Muslims to eat before dawn
Ramadan
Not long ago, Christian Easter passed and Muslims around the world began the month of Ramadan.
Ramadan is a custom of Islam and is considered the holiest month of Islam. From dawn to dusk, strict Muslims abide by the abstinence rules of not drinking or eating.
Not eating from sunrise to sunset is allowing Muslims to focus on their faith so that they can be closer to Allah.
During Ramadan, Muslims often eat before sunrise and then begin a fast day.After sunset, before bed, Muslims can also eat, usually with family or friends.
However, this year’s Ramadan month was hit by the new coronavirus epidemic, and Muslims in many places were unable to go out to meet friends, adding to the challenges and trials of the month of Ramadan.
- Muslim Ramadan: ask six things you might have misunderstood
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The new coronavirus epidemic affects people’s attention to climate change.
Climate change
It’s okay to miss the other four newsworthy news. Affected by the epidemic of the new coronavirus disease, the most concerned are environmental problems such as climate change and global warming.
Since the outbreak of the epidemic, governments and non-governmental organizations have invested in the battle against the epidemic. On the contrary, the problem of climate change that does not need to be urgently addressed is naturally ignored by people.
However, many people argue that compared to climate change, the new coronavirus epidemic is actually easier to solve, and it is only a matter of time, and the effort required to solve climate change is impossible to estimate and uncertain. .
When former Bank of England Governor Carney urged industrialized countries to step up their efforts to tackle climate change, he said that climate change affects every country in the world, which is the same as the new coronavirus, but the The difference is: “We cannot solve it in isolation. The issue of climate change.”
In fact, while the new coronavirus epidemic shows signs of gradual relief, people need to start thinking about how to deal with the most difficult environmental problems.
