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Protestors clash with riot police during a demonstration against the reinforced measures of the Belgium government to counter the latest spike of the coronavirus in Brussels, Belgium

Europe sees widespread protests against COVID-19 restrictions

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Protests against COVID-19 restrictions, some of them turning violent, rocked Europe over the weekend. Also, Sudan’s top military commander reinstates Abdulla Hamdok, but as interim prime minister, until new elections are held. And, two of 17 missionaries kidnapped in October have been released in Haiti.

People wade past a flooded area in Dipayal Silgadhi, Nepal.

Flooding and mudslides kill about 200 people in Nepal

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Pascal Danaë and his blues-rock trio, Delgrés band.

Delgrès founder pays tribute to his family’s Guadeloupean roots through music

Music
These vessels sank on St. John, US Virgin Islands, during Hurricane Irma. Hurricane Maria could bring 20 inches of rain to the US and British Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico, leading to flooding and mudslides. And Guadaloupe, a key staging ground for post-

Hurricane Maria bears down on battered Caribbean

Development
The band members of Bokanté hail from four continents, and their music draws influences from Caribbean rhythms, West African music, and Mississippi Delta blues.

Bokanté serves up songs in the key of Creole

Culture

Endangered birds survive hurricanes during migration, only to be killed by hunters

Environment

A pair of whimbrels had survived a hurricane and had nearly completed their lengthy, 3,000 mile migration when they were shot from the sky by hunters in the Caribbean country of Guadeloupe.

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Francois Ladrezeau

Global Politics

For today’s Global Hit � a visit to the French territory of Guadeloupe where Carnival season is still going strong and artist and singer Francois Ladrezeau wants to remind his countrymen of their musical roots.

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French Creole taught in France

Global Politics

Jacob Fenston reports on a Paris high school that is offering classes in the Creole French spoken in the Caribbean islands of Guadeloupe and Martinique. This is a first for France.

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Global Hit/Geo Answer

Arts, Culture & Media

The island of Guadeloupe is the answer to our Geo Quiz. It’s also where the lead singer of the Paul Carlon Octet is from. The group’s sound combines classic jazz and Afro-Latin sounds.