“Beginnings are just preludes to endings”

“Beginnings are just preludes to endings”

  Belén Lebrijo Psychology student, University of Guelph, Ontario (CANADA) A higher class The COVID-19 Corona virus crisis has completely changed my life. Although I am from Spain, I am currently an international student living in Canada. Therefore, I’m far away from...

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“History says we have outlived such pandemics”

“History says we have outlived such pandemics”

  Saidi Mustapha Mbagati Author, poet (author of two works, English Poetry and Swahili YA novel) (TANZANIA) COVID 19, an infectious disease caused by the severe respiratory syndrome Coronavirus, erupted in December 2019 in Wuhan, China, and then spread its...

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“Power of words can be used for positive change”

“Power of words can be used for positive change”

Hamdah Al Shamsi Columnist and writer Founder, Hia Toastmasters (Arabic toastmasters for women only) (OMAN) Virus is a big wakeup call! The COVID-19 was a blessing in disguise in so many ways!  Now, some are not going to see eye-to-eye with this statement given the...

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“COVID-19 imparts an important lesson”

“COVID-19 imparts an important lesson”

  Navtan Kumar Political editor, The Sunday Guardian, New Delhi (INDIA)   The corona pandemic definitely came as a shock. We never faced such a situation in our life time. It was unprecedented. Remember, in the beginning, there were numerous articles / TV shows...

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“Life imitating fiction?”

“Life imitating fiction?”

  Debasish Mitra Amateur photographer Former opinion editor (Times of Oman) When a year short of a decade ago the world watched Steven Soderbergh’s outbreak thriller ‘Contagion’ it was fun. None could then imagine we would experience exactly what was shown in...

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