Egypt’s Female Lion Tamers Show the Men How to Do It - The New York Times

Good, I guess.

When the World Stops, Traveling in John Keats’s ‘Realms of Gold’ - The New York Times

Why have other refuges not emerged?

Jordan Keeps Coronavirus In Check With One Of The World's Strictest Lockdowns : Coronavirus Live Updates : NPR

Offensive but perhaps brilliant.

‘We Take the Dead From Morning Till Night’ - The New York Times

Forever changed, I fear.

A Deluged System Leaves Some Elderly to Die, Rocking Spain’s Self-Image - The New York Times

The Mediterranean toll is incalculable.

Middle East refugee camps menaced by coronavirus epidemic - The Washington Post

The world is under assault,

Italy

Chilling account.

A New Hurt in Italy From the Coronavirus: A Banking Crisis - The New York Times

I am not reassured.

Netanyahu’s Bold Moves: Fighting a Virus or Risking Democracy? - The New York Times

How is the Mediterranean doing in confronting Covid-19?

Coronavirus obituaries fill the newspaper in Bergamo, Italy - The Washington Post

Such an incredibly sad part of this story.

Italy’s Coronavirus Victims Face Death Alone, With Funerals Postponed - The New York Times

Unimaginable.

Spain goes on nationwide lockdown as coronavirus cases surge - The Washington Post

So hard to imagine.

As Italy shuts down from the novel coronavirus, air pollution declines steeply - The Washington Post

How do we continue the good of all this, like this number?

Woody Allen’s French publisher vows to push through with memoir’s release - The Washington Post

Hmmm.

Italy Announces Restrictions Over Entire Country in Attempt to Halt Coronavirus - The New York Times

Unimaginable.

Opinion | This Is Life Under Lockdown in Italy - The New York Times

I cannot imagine this being sustainable.

On Day 1 of Lockdown, Italian Officials Urge Citizens to Abide by Rules - The New York Times

Good luck.

Coronavirus: Northern Italy to 'quarantine 16 million people' - BBC News

Astounding.

Greece, Turkey trade barbs over migrants crossing into Europe | News | Al Jazeera

Borders pose such a painful problem and reflect so much more than a line.

Election-Weary Israelis Vote for Third Time to Try to Break Deadlock - WSJ

Why is this the only election in the region that ever gets much coverage? Is it that important?

Turkey and Syria

Where will this end?