Irrfan Khan

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1.5 billion could lose livelihoods; International students caught in limbo; Ghana’s dancing pallbearers go ‘viral’

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Half of workers worldwide are at risk of losing their livelihoods due to the novel coronavirus, the International Labor Organization estimates. In the US, international students contribute some $41 billion annually to the economy. But will they be able to return to campus in the fall? Is war the best metaphor for the coronavirus? And, Ghana’s dancing pallbearers have gone viral: “Stay home or dance with us.”

Indian actor Irrfan Khan is shown wearing a dark tuxedo with a crowd in the background.

Actor Irrfan Khan, star of ‘Life of Pi, ‘Slumdog Millionaire,’ dies at 53

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