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Technology United Kingdom

4. July 2020

Trees Get More Interesting As People Are Locked Down

An online tree mapping app in London, England featuring details of more than 700,000 trees – including their location and species – has seen fifty times more visitors since the start of the COVID-19 lockdown measures.

Society

Society United Kingdom

29. June 2020

Corona: Why Singing in Front of Your Computer Is Good For You

In-person rehearsals may not be an option amid the global lockdowns, but this isn’t stopping choir communities around the world from growing – thanks to the power of the internet.

Heroes

Heroes India

8. June 2020

15-Year-Old Girl Bikes Her Injured Father Home – 700 Miles Away

When young Jyoti Kumari and her jobless father found themselves 700 miles away from home, the 15-year-old pedaled across the country to their hometown – with her injured dad in the back of the $20 bike.

Society

Society Germany

5. June 2020

You Want to Pray with Social Distance? Come to Our Parking Lot!

An Ikea store near Frankfurt, Germany volunteered its parking lot to a local mosque for 800 Muslims to attend a socially-distanced prayer marking the end of Ramadan.

Society

Society South Africa

31. May 2020

Rival Gangs Stop Their War to Help the Community in Corona Times

South Africa’s COVID-19 lockdown measures have left many in Cape Town struggling to buy the goods they need. But in an unprecedented twist, two rival gangs stopped their war - and joined forces to distribute essential food and supplies to the hungry community.

Society

Society Germany

29. May 2020

No Space in Your Mosque? Come Pray With Us, Christians Tell Muslims

A church in Berlin, Germany hosted the Friday Muslim prayers at the end of Ramadan for the worshipers who couldn’t attend their mosque due to social distancing measures that need to be adhered to during religious services.

Society

Society USA

18. May 2020

Drive-by Museum for Art Lovers in Lockdown

A drive-by exhibition in the United States has given art lovers a creative alternative to the museums and galleries that have been closed or that have gone virtual due to the coronavirus lockdowns.

Society

Society Germany

23. April 2020

Pop-up Bike Lanes Make Cycling Safer in Corona Times

Cities across Germany are creating “pop-up” cycle lanes to help more people commute to where they need to be while maintaining the nation’s social distancing requirements complementing the coronavirus lockdown.

Society

Society United Kingdom

9. April 2020

Birds Chirping and People Cheering: Listen to Life Under Lockdown on New Sound Map

A sound mapping project is collecting sounds from all over the world to show how the coronavirus situation is transforming cities and spaces while helping people feel “a little bit more connected”.

Society

8. April 2020

How Corona Lockdown May Change Our Cities Forever – the Good Way!

Urban experts are predicting that clearing the streets from traffic for residents to walk on during the coronavirus lockdowns could lead to a potential massive demand to make cities more walkable in the long-term.