Two siblings at the forefront of the fight against COVID-19, oceans apart

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A health worker takes a nasal swab sample of a Kashmiri woman to test for COVID-19 in Srinagar, Indian-controlled Kashmir on Friday, Dec. 11, 2020. 

Two doctors, siblings, one in India and another one in the US — at the forefront of the fight against COVID-19 — are finding ways to support each other, despite challenges. A landmark trial involving tech giant Apple gets underway in the US, just days after European regulators accused Apple of breaking EU competition rules. And a quieter revolution is playing out in Myanmar, one that is mostly happening indoors.

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