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15 April 2021

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News imageA Somali boy covers his face with sand at the Liido Beach during the last Friday ahead of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Mogadishu, Somalia April 9, 2021.

Africa's top shots: Sandy smiles and neon lights

A selection of the week's best photos from across the continent.

News imageMan on wheelchair in bedroom

How sex surrogates are helping injured Israeli soldiers

Therapy with surrogate sexual partners is used in Israel to rehabilitate badly injured soldiers.

News imageWoman taking a Covid lateral flow test

Is mass use of rapid tests a good idea?

What are the risks and benefits from using wide-scale lateral-flow tests?

News imageCherelle Farrugia

The fear of illness making people quit jobs and move home

For some people, Covid has fuelled a debilitating mental health condition known as health anxiety.

News imageRailroad crossing sign in Decorah

A racial reckoning in small town America

Issues of race were rarely discussed in Decorah, until a death 160 miles away changed everything.

News imageA patient suffering from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) gets treatment at the casualty ward in Lok Nayak Jai Prakash (LNJP) hospital, amidst the spread of the disease in New Delhi, India April 15, 2021. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui

India's Covid-19 patients turn to black market

Amid a punishing second wave, people across India are finding drugs, oxygen and beds in short supply.

News imageHand holding cannabis

Families 'need cannabis prescriptions support'

Politicians complain that only three NHS scripts have been issued since the law changed in 2018.

News imageTwo men at Ben Lomond

Families and friends reunite as restrictions ease

People in Scotland are now able to travel between council areas and meet in groups of six outdoors.

News imageFuneral home workers move a casket outside a morgue at a hospital area, during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Santiago, Chile April 8, 2021

Chile sees Covid surge despite vaccination success

The country's vaccination rollout is one of the fastest in the world, so why are Covid cases surging?

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