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Coronavirus conversations: Food banks

MacKenzie Scott has donated $4.2bn to organisations helping people during the pandemic

Billionaire MacKenzie Scott has donated $4.2bn to organisations helping people during the pandemic, including many which give out food to people who are struggling. We鈥檒l speak to some of those groups about how they鈥檝e seen demand grow through the year and some of the stories of the people they鈥檙e helping.

We鈥檒l talk through the latest coronavirus stories with our expert of the day, Dr Maria Sundaram, and get your questions answered. Send your question in a WhatsApp audio message: +447730751925.

We鈥檒l follow the progress of China鈥檚 Chang鈥檈-5 space probe, due to land back on earth carrying material from the moon. They will be the first rocks to be brought from the moon since 1976. We鈥檒l get a journalist from 麻豆社 Chinese to explain how the space programme fits in to China鈥檚 priorities.

Picture: A volunteer takes part in the Meadowlands Area YMCA and the Community Food Bank of New Jersey food drive ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday in East Rutherford, New Jersey (REUTERS/Brendan McDermid)

53 minutes

Last on

Wed 16 Dec 2020 16:06GMT

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  • Wed 16 Dec 2020 16:06GMT

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