Name: VIRAL #19: Belarus and Football - The Coronavirus Worldwide
Uploaded: 2020-05-05T16:37:25.000+02:00
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Description: In Belarus, President Lukashenko downplays the danger of the pandemic and life in the sports world continues as normal. We also check out the situation in Algeria, Madagascar, and South Korea.

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VIRAL #19: Belarus and Football

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In Belarus, President Lukashenko downplays the danger of the pandemic and life in the sports world continues as normal. We also check out the situation in Algeria, Madagascar, and South Korea.

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Cuba is fighting the pandemic despite food shortages. Will the strength of its health system be enough to protect its people? We also take a look at how Cambodia, Mayotte and Syria are coping with the COVID-19 threat.

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The island of Taiwan, 180 kilometers from the Chinese coast, has managed to contain the COVID-19 epidemic with very few deaths. Meanwhile, in Jerusalem, the Wailing Wall is emptier than ever. We also travel to South Korea, Poland, Egypt and Algeria.

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Belarus is the only country in Europe without any official quarantine or social distancing measures. The president has given some unique advice to his citizens to avoid infection such as drinking vodka, taking saunas and even driving tractors. Also reports from Turkey, Greece, Malaysia and Peru.

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A report on the coronavirus situation in Mexico City where the local pensioners still uphold their passion for dancing in the public gardens. Also in the programme: Chile, Czech Republic and Barcelona.  

VIRAL #13: Mexico City

The South Korean response to the coronavirus has been highly praised. Also reports from India, Iraq, Columbia and France.

VIRAL #12: The Coronavirus Worldwide

South Korea

ARTE's reporters around the world reveal how different countries are coping with the pandemic. In Pakistan, 'daily wagers' - workers employed on an ad hoc, daily basis - are among those who suffer the most from the country's confinement measures. Meanwhile the streets of Chile, not so long ago wracked by anti-government protests, have fallen silent.

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In Pakistan, 'daily wagers' - workers employed on an ad hoc, daily basis - are among those who suffer the most from the country's confinement measures

Pakistan to Chile

In the Spanish capital an ice-rink has been converted into a morgue as the coronavirus continues to take a heavy toll. Also in the programme, reports from Tangiers, Kuala Lumpur and Los Angeles.

VIRAL #10: The Coronavirus Worldwide

Spain

In Brazil the coronavirus has worsened the political crisis in the country. Reports also from South Korea, Cambodia and the Central African Republic.

VIRAL #9: The Coronavirus Worldwide

Brazil to Cambodia

In Iran our correspondent tells us what is really happening in the country which is badly affected by the virus. The poorest cannot stay at home and fake news hampers efforts to control the virus. Reports also from Paris, Athens and Madagascar. 

VIRAL #8: The Coronavirus Worldwide

Iranians Mistrust their Government

In Japan, measures to contain the coronavirus are not that strict with life carrying on seemingly as usual. Reporting also from Australia, France, and Poland.

VIRAL #7: The Coronavirus Worldwide

Tokyo to Warsaw

VIRAL takes you to Colombia where the Coronavirus is causing serious problems in a country with an under developed welfare state. Also reporting from Belgium, Japan, Madagascar and South Korea.

VIRAL #6: The Coronavirus Worldwide

Bogota to Seoul

In Senegal a national emergency has been declared, but the imposed curfew is not respected. Also, reports from Canada, Sri Lanka, India and Mayotte.

VIRAL #5: The Coronavirus Worldwide

Senegal Carries On Regardless

43 million Algerian citizens have seen normal life turned upside down by the coronavirus pandemic with Mosques closed and normally busy streets empty. Also reports from Taipei, Paris, Wellington and Tangier.

VIRAL #4: The Coronavirus Worldwide

Algeria Changes its Lifestyle

1.3 billion Indians are now officially in lockdown. ARTE’s correspondents report on the effects of the the coronavirus pandemic in New Delhi as well as Los Angeles, Dalvik, Lille and Athens.

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From New Delhi to Athens

Correspondents the world over report on their lives in lockdown. This episode concentrates on Beijing, where people have been forced to stay at home for two months. Also Paris, Bogota and Wellington.

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The coronavirus pandemic is turning daily life upside-down around the world. Even the world of information has been forced to change its habits. The only story for many journalists is to share their daily lives in quarantine: In this first episode, correspondents share their lives in lockdown in Los Angeles, Milan, Tangier, Venice and Lille.

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Diary of a Pandemic: From L.A to Venice

VIRAL: Journal of a Pandemic - The Coronavirus Worldwide

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Second or third children born illegally during China’s One Child Policy are banned from marrying, having children or simply boarding a train. Condemned to a non-life, these ghost children do not officially exist according to the Chinese state. ARTE Reportage goes in search of these ‘Haihaizi’,  those children who should not have been born.

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Second or third children born illegally during China’s One Child Policy are banned from marrying, having children or simply boarding a train. 

China's Ghost Children

From India, Pakistan and Thailand, thousands of Asian workers toil in the plantations of southwestern Portugal. They do hard, poorly paid work, far from their families and their country, in hopes of getting Portuguese nationality. It's their passport to a better life, elsewhere in Europe.

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Thousands of Asian workers toil in plantations in Portugal, in hopes of getting Portuguese nationality

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For a new generation of designers, "fast fashion" and disposable clothing is over! Their motto: "less is more". They are making a radical change in the fashion world by using timeless designs to produce clothing that is sustainable, and fair trade.

For a new generation of designers, "fast fashion" and disposable clothing is over! 

Fashion Rebels

Russian opposition leader Alexeï Navalny has been in prison since his return to Moscow in January 2021. But in his wake a new generation of politically active followers are making themselves heard.

ARTE Reportage

Navalny: Russia's Most Famous Prisoner

In the state of Michoacan, in central-western Mexico, one of the regions hardest hit by violence linked to drug trafficking, Patricia, Teresa and Indalecio, are on a heartbroken search for their loved ones.

Patricia, Teresa, and Indalecio are on a heartbroken search for their loved ones

Mexico: The Lost Children

Every year Russia celebrates Victory day on 9 May to mark the end of the Second World War with great pomp and ceremony. The story of a steadfast Soviet Union defeating the forces of fascism looms large in the Russian imagination, a story that Vladimir Putin uses to his own ends.

 The story of a steadfast Soviet Union defeating the forces of fascism looms large in the Russian imagination, a story that Vladimir Putin uses to his own ends.

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Tortured, murdered, or kidnapped, migrants held in Libya go through hell. Shot on location, this poignant documentary reveals a system ruled by impunity and collusion between smugglers, militias and authorities, to which Europe turns a blind eye.

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When Massimo Vacchetta discovered little Ninna, he immediately adopted her and saved her from certain death. The veterinarian, whose specialty was caring for cattle, had found his vocation: he opened a hedgehog refuge, now a local institution partly run by volunteers.

When Massimo Vacchetta discovered little Ninna, he immediately adopted her and saved her from certain death

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From an incredibly varied selection of 19th century postcards, the Paris of the Belle Epoque (1871 – 1914) comes to life. Street-photography captured Parisians from all walks of life and conveyed the optimism and elegance of the period.

From an incredibly varied selection of 19th century postcards, the Paris of the Belle Epoque (1871 – 1914) comes to life.

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Long-neglected works from several centuries of operatic history have long been a staple of the internationally acclaimed annual opera festival in the little Irish coastal town of Wexford.Having been forced to take a break last year, the festival has a rediscovered work by the important Italian composer Alfredo Catalani on this year’s programme: Edmea.

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Wexford Opera Festival proudly presents a rediscovered, long forgotten work by Alfredo Catalani.

Alfredo Catalani: Edmea

Patrick Messina and the Orchestre National de France conducted by Bernard Haitink perform two gems of Austrian music, Mozart's Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra and Bruckner's Symphony No. 9, at the Auditorium de Radio France.

Orchestre National de France

Patrick Messina and the Orchestre National de France conducted by Bernard Haitink perform Mozart's Clarinet Concerto and Bruckner's Symphony No. 9, at the Auditorium de Radio France.

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Ayn Rand was a survivor of Communism, and as a result, her writings fiercely advocate uncompromising individualism. Her high profile fans include Elon Musk, Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, and Angelina Jolie.

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Barcelona is beautiful not least because it is the city of Gaudi

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Sting appears at the Reeperbahn Festival opening gala in Hamburg performing "Rushing Water", a track from his forthcoming album "The Bridge", due for release on 19 November. Discover the track exclusively! As a bonus, one of the Police's biggest hits "Every Breath You Take".

Reeperbahn Festival 2021

Sting appears at the Reeperbahn Festival opening gala in Hamburg performing "Rushing Water", a track from his forthcoming album "The Bridge", due for release on 19 November. 

Sting - 'Rushing Water'

The world's tech giants - the likes of Facebook, Apple or Google - now have a political role to play. They can curb misinformation or spread it, along with all of the massive social issues that entails. An in-depth analysis of social media uses and regulations in China, the United States, and Europe.

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The Geopolitics of Social Media

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Kiddy Smile, Joe Goddard, گليثر ٥٥ GLITTER, Neue Grafik Ensemble and Mo Laudi

ARTE Mix Ø Trabendo

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Conductor Raphaël Pichon and director Cyril Teste team up to bring Beethoven’s Fidelio to the stage of the Opéra Comique.

Beethoven’s only opera conducted by Raphaël Pichon.

Beethoven's "Fidelio" at the Opéra Comique

The Franco-Venezuelan singer’s performances are as emotional as they are upbeat, impressing audiences with her refreshing electro-pop blend of European and Latin American sounds

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As Daniel Hope has been awarded the distinguished Opus Klassik prize, we celebrate with highlights from his much-loved lockdown series, Hope@Home.

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