People Power
The Swedish climate evangelist Greta
Thunberg calls for a “School Strike
for Climate.” After the protest, where
she joined several thousand in the
streets, she headed to Davos to take on
the corporate and political elite at the
World Economic Forum. In a speech
on January 21, she cautioned that “our
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In Focus
LAUSANNE, SWITZERLANDƠHECTOR RETAMALThe Hot Zone
A man getting his temperature
taken by a protective-clothing
clad staff member of the
Wuhan Red Cross Hospital on
January 25. The Chinese army
has sent medical specialists
to the province, which is at
the center of a coronavirus
outbreak which has put many
parts of China on lockdown
during the normally busy
Lunar New Year holiday.WUHAN, CHINAFiery Fest
On January 16, the village of San Bar-
tolome de Pinares opened the religious
festival “Luminarias” in honor of Saint
Anthony, the patron saint of animals.
The practice—riding animals through
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Critics are not convinced. As one told
Newsweek last year, “In a modern and
compassionate society, it is entirely
possible to keep traditions alive without
subjecting animals to pain and distress.”
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