Scott Mc Kiernan Presents zReportage.com Story of the Week #767: Launched TUESDAY December 22, 2020: ‘LOVE KNOWS NO BORDERS’ from ZUMA Press award winning photographer David Tesinsky who specializes in sub-cultures, social topics and tells the stories that need to be told for ZUMA Wire Service.

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zReportage.com Story of the Week #767: TUESDAY December 22, 2020: ‘LOVE KNOWS NO BORDERS’ from ZUMA Press award winning photographer David Tesinsky who specializes in sub-cultures, social topics and tells the stories that need to be told for ZUMA Wire Service: It started, for Julie Arps (American) and Lynt Harris (Canadian) like many modern relationships do, with a smile and then a swipe. But the fairy tale ended when the coronavirus pandemic forced the Canada and U.S. governments to close the land borders to all nonessential visitors. When Julie first messaged Lynt on the dating app ‘Plenty of Fish’, the world around them was growing increasingly unrecognizable due to the pandemic. Currently, Canada prohibits most foreigners from entering the country for nonessential travel. The government relaxed the rules to allow foreigners who do not have COVID-19 to visit immediate family in Canada, including spouses and common-law partners. Now thousands of unmarried committed couples are demanding Canada’s government give them exemption from the travel restrictions too. Welcome to: ‘LOVE KNOWS NO BORDERS’

Scott Mc Kiernan, Founder & Editor-in-Chief, ZUMA Press

Scott Mc Kiernan Presents zReportage.com Story of the Week #766: Launched TUESDAY December 15, 2020: “STATE OF COLLAPSE: Lebanon on the Brink” from ZUMA Press award winning photographer Marwan Naamani of dpa in Beiru.

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zReportage.com Story of the Week #766: TUESDAY December 15, 2020: ‘STATE OF COLLAPSE’ from ZUMA Press award winning photographer Marwan Naamani of dpa in Beirut: Lebanon has spent the past year moving from one crisis to the next. It’s been just over four months since a pair of explosions ripped through Beirut, leaving the city reeling. The government resigned after waves of public indignation at the negligence that led to the blast. The explosion that destroyed Beirut’s port and wrecked large parts of the capital and came at a time when the country was reeling under a crippling economic crisis amid the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic. The explosion killed at least 204 people and injured more than 6,500. With no support from the government, a collapsed economy that has made financial hardship a normal part of life, and a spike in coronavirus cases that has overloaded hospitals, the Lebanese have been left to fend for themselves. The World Bank, the UN and the EU recently announced a humanitarian fund for the reconstruction of Lebanon. Welcome to: ‘STATE OF COLLAPSE’

Scott Mc Kiernan, Founder & Editor-in-Chief, ZUMA Press

ZUMA’s Bryan Smith makes cover of New York Post December 16, 2020

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The legendary Prohibition-era restaurant 21 Club announced on Friday that it will close for the foreseeable future due to indoor dining restrictions announced by Governor Andrew Cuomo to stem the rise of COVID-19 cases in New York City. The restaurant told its 148 employees that they will be terminated by March of next year.

Scott Mc Kiernan, Founder & Editor-in-Chief, ZUMA Press

ZUMA’s Sachelle Babbar Featured in The Wall Street Journal, December 16, 2020

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November 27, 2020, Munich, Bavaria, Germany: Scenes from the Zara store in the inner city pedestrian zone (Fussgaengerzone) in Munich, Germany on Black Friday. The Munich Fussgaengeerzone is in an area inconsistently patrolled by police for distancing and mask with the businesses within required to have hygiene concepts as well.

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ZUMA’s Liau Chung-Ren Featured on TheGuardian.com December 15, 2020

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November 22, 2020, Hong Kong, China: On Sunday, policemen patrol Central, where roads are closed for domestic helpers, advising them to maintain social distancing. Hong Kong is put on alert for 4h wave of coronavirus attack as rapidly increasing cases of infections starting to manifest within the city center. 

Scott Mc Kiernan, Founder & Editor-in-Chief, ZUMA Press