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Yemen war: a feline perspective

Life under siege in Taiz, as experienced by an imaginary cat.

With the Covid-19 pandemic dominating world news, David Amanor invites a panel of guests to share unusual angles from their regions, as well as other stories they have reported - or would like to.

Roncliffe Odit of 成人快手 Swahili joins us from Nairobi to tell us how the public health emergency has dampened political rivalries.

Irena Taranyuk of 成人快手 Ukrainian takes us into a religious tussle within the Orthodox church over how to worship during the pandemic.

Sumaya Bakhsh of 成人快手 Monitoring shares her recently published story, A Tale of Two Kitties. It started with an online friendship between her cat Nelson and Helen, an imaginary cat living on the streets of Taiz, Yemen.

Picture: Bomb-damaged buildings in Taiz, Yemen. Credit: 成人快手

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