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David Amanor invites his guests to share stories they've been covering from inside and outside the Covid-19 pandemic. Sally Nabil of ´óÏó´«Ã½ Arabic describes lockdown Ramadan in Cairo. Zhaoyin Feng of ´óÏó´«Ã½ Chinese in Washington DC shares the political and personal impact of the war of words between the US and China. And Lucia Blasco of ´óÏó´«Ã½ Mundo tells the story of Paraquay’s 'recycled orchestra'.

Exiled Fifth Floorers’ hidden talents
A tour round the virtual Fifth Floor as our language service colleagues share unexpected skills and interests they’re using to keep their spirits up while working from home. With Irena Taranyuk of ´óÏó´«Ã½ Ukrainian, Vietnamese journalist Nga Pham of ´óÏó´«Ã½ World TV, Prudent Nsengiyumva of ´óÏó´«Ã½ Great Lakes, women's affairs journalist Faranak Amidi, and Brazilian Fernando Duarte of the ´óÏó´«Ã½ Digi-hub.

Image: Egyptians in facemasks browse Ramadan lanterns, April 2020
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