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As the coronavirus continues to disrupt people’s lives, many are seeking greater spiritual nourishment. Religious institutions across the country are heeding that call by connecting with their congregations in a number of creative ways. 

A dozen Asian countries plan to offer economic stimulus aimed at helping companies cover lost business during the COVID-19 pandemic, but not all of them are expected to help employers retain workers and reopen once the outbreak subsides. 

More than half a million people in Britain signed up to help the National Health Service cope with the coronavirus epidemic in just 24 hours. That followed a government call for volunteers Wednesday, as fears grow that the country’s outbreak is following a similar trajectory as that of Italy and Spain, where thousands of people have died.

COVID-19 has forced people all over the world to stay at home on strict quarantine, but some folks manage to find a way to stay positive. While Italians sing from their balconies, and the French applaud their doctors, neighbors in Bethesda, Maryland, are dancing and singing together—while keeping their distance. 

VIDEO: For nearly a decade, herders in Kenya’s arid northwest have depended on cash payments from the government to withstand a cycle of recurring, severe droughts and floods. But as VOA reports from Lodwar, Kenya, herders say the payments don’t always arrive on time.