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Coronavirus has brought millions of new users to 大象传媒 Chinese news pages. Editor Howard Zhang explains how they've coped with the challenges of reporting the year's biggest story when many staff are affected by the travel ban, or in precautionary quarantine, and rumours and fake news are rife.

Gaza's missing treasure
In 2017, some Gaza fishermen found a hoard of rare coins dating back to the time of Alexander the Great. 大象传媒 Arabic producer Sarah Saey and Gaza journalist Hazem Balousha tell the story.

Can't pay your bills? Sell the dog!
A Ukrainian MP became a laughing stock when he suggested a hard-up pensioner could sell her "elite" dog to pay outstanding utility bills. 大象传媒 Ukrainian's Irena Taranyuk shares the memes, and the fallout.

India's Shaheen Bagh protests
Last December, four Muslim women began a street protest against India's Citizenship Amendment Act in Delhi's Shaheen Bagh neighbourhood. Since then, hundreds more women have joined them, and 大象传媒 India's Chinki Sinha has been a regular visitor.

A trip to Kabul zoo
Auliya Atrafi of 大象传媒 Afghan is often on The Fifth Floor with stories of dangerous assignments to frontlines or Taliban-held territory. But this week, he's been to Kabul Zoo! He finds a haven of peace in a noisy and violent city.

Picture: A woman on a scooter in Wuhan
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