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Is the coronavirus the last chance for us to bring about fundamental changes in the world, or will the taming of the pandemic give our apparently expired economic model a new lease of life?

The bodies of two dolphins, one of which was expecting offspring, were dumped from the sea in the Sozopol area.

There are gunshot wounds on them, BTV reports. The animals appeared on Aleppo beach. Vacationers come across the unpleasant sight. "It's a sad sight. This is not the first or the last case. I have seen a lot of discarded dolphins," said Georgi Shitsov.

While the COVID crisis has dealt an obvious blow to culture, the Culture Ministry is finally learning to communicate with artists - and the arts scene itself is discovering a new sense of community.

The steep contraction of the global economy will be followed by a slow rebound as the coronavirus pandemic starts to subside, Barry Eichengreen, the George C. Pardee and Helen N. Pardee Professor of Economics and Political Science at the University of California, Berkeley, tells Kathimerini.

Blogger Gina Moyer writes that fashion illustration has the "dexterity to freeze a moment in history through the lenses of artistic style, attitudes reflective of the time period, and the latest trends in fashion..." George Stavrinos (1948-90) did much more than that.

Greece on May 23 urged Britain to return the Parthenon Marbles- often known as the Elgin Marbles- as one of the world's greatest ancient sites the Acropolis re-opens after the coronavirus shutdown.

Culture Minister Lina Mendoni on Saturday reiterated a long-standing request for the British Museum to return the Parthenon Marbles, ahead of the 11th anniversary of the Acropolis Museum, which was purpose-built to house the antiquities found on Athens' namesake hill.

Measures that have been taken so far to prevent the spread of the coronavirus are yielding results, experts from the Health Ministry's Coronavirus Science Board have said, warning that people must avoid physical contact during Eid al-Fitr not to compromise the gains in the fight against COVID-19.

As millions of senior citizens in Turkey are confined to their homes due to the coronavirus pandemic, 15 women from a co-operative in the Black Sea province of Kastamonu are spending time at home by sewing dresses for children in need.
Women produce new dresses for children by restoring old dresses and unused fabrics.

The Mediterranean resort town of Ayia Napa is known for its boisterous parties. Each summer, thousands of young foreign tourists pack the dance floors of its nightlife district after a day at the beach.