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Europe Rescues Itself
Once again, the European Union has shown that it is capable of rising to the occasion and coming to the assistance of Europeans in a time…
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Why recovery will be delayed
One of the reasons is that what had been a gradual decline in poverty since 1992 is about to take off in an upward direction Rashed…
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Hong Kong’s Ethnic Minorities Confront New National Security Law
‘Uncertainty and a sense of the unknown’ Jay Ganglani Ethnic minorities in Hong Kong who often confront language and cultural barriers now face new challenges in…
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The COVID-19 Gender Gap
Kristalina Georgieva, Stefania Fabrizio, Cheng Hoon Lim and Marina M. Tavares The COVID-19 pandemic threatens to roll back gains in women’s economic opportunities, widening gender gaps…
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The Racial Stereotypes Infecting American Police Departments
How longstanding cultures of bias are leading to the senseless killings of black men and women. David K. Shipler Within the array of stereotypes inflicted upon…
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Bangladesh silencing voices with Digital Security Act
The law, in force since 2018, muzzles dissent and criticism of the ruling Awami League Sabria Chowdhury Balland “If all mankind minus one were of one…
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We must listen to the voices from the frontlines of the pandemic
One of the distinguishing features of the global Covid-19 pandemic has been to expose who the frontline workers around the world are and who the frontline…
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A question of governance
WHILE the coronavirus pandemic continues to rage across the world, the faltering response of many governments has sparked a lively global debate about why some countries…
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America’s Compromised State
The lack of a coordinated national response to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States has predictably resulted in an unmitigated economic and public-health disaster. The…
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Oxford immunologist on coronavirus vaccine: our early results look highly promising
A vaccine against COVID-19 is urgently needed if we’re to stop the virus spreading and prevent potentially millions of further deaths. We’re now one step closer…
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When It Comes to the Uyghur Genocide, the World Cannot Be a Bystander
We have all seen the videos. A person collapses in the street, a car hits a pedestrian, or someone assaults an innocent passerby. Then to our…
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Landscape of post-pandemic transnational higher education
The COVID-19 pandemic impacts the landscape of transnational higher education (TNHE) in three dimensions: student mobility, economic recession and international political tension. As a health catastrophe,…