A new Bangladesh study shows effective ways to encourage mask wearing

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People wearing face masks as a precaution against the coronavirus leave the city to travel to their native places ahead of Eid al-Fitr in Dhaka, Bangladesh

A trial involving 600 villages in Bangladesh has proven the effectiveness of wearing surgical masks, and shown practical ways of getting people to wear them. Also, Kai-Fu Lee explains to The Economist the role that AI will play in our jobs in 20 years. And, Germany’s commitment to returning artifacts taken from African countries is putting pressure on other Western nations to do the same.


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