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A Crisis With a Woman’s Face
Women are 24 per cent more vulnerable to losing their jobs and suffering steeper falls in income. The gender pay gap, already high, has widened, including…
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A New Policy to Help the World’s Poorest Countries Manage Debt Vulnerabilities
Countries eligible to borrow from the International Development Association (IDA)—the World Bank’s fund for the poorest countries—entered the COVID-19 crisis already facing elevated debt levels and…
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Most Students Say Their Mental Health Suffered in Pandemic
On average 56% of university students worldwide said their mental health suffered during the COVID-19 pandemic, in a survey of about 17,000 students in 21 countries…
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Situation Update on COVID-19, 08 March 2021
Analysis
Coronavirus: Will Immunity Rapidly Fade or Last a Lifetime?
The COVID vaccines are working. Data from Israel and Scotland shows that they are protecting people and may also be decreasing the spread of the SARS-CoV-2…
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Representation Isn’t Enough
The number of women in elected office is on the rise, but that hasn’t necessarily translated into more power. Statistically speaking, there has never been a…
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Myanmar’s Coup Stalls Settlement of Rohingya Saga
Hope exists in growing ethnic unity Shortly after Myanmar's military coup on Feb 1, a boat packed with Rohingya refugees left Bangladesh. Ten days later, the…
Analysis
Biden Proposes a Quad Summit; This is Why
US administration says China is its biggest test but optics matter as ties with allies are strengthened The news site Axios reported on Friday that US…
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Asian Demonstrators and the American Dream
Protesters against the military coup in Myanmar hope for a US intervention, showing that America’s image as the champion of global freedom is not yet dead,…
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