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How Poverty Reduction Can Survive Deglobalization
By sharply curtailing international trade, the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated a trend that was already underway. It is now more important than ever for developing countries…
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Why a vaccine can provide better immunity than an actual infection
Two recent studies have confirmed that people previously infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, can be reinfected with the virus. Interestingly, the two people…
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The V-Shaped Recovery Marches On
Despite all of the doom and gloom of the past six months, much of the global economy continues to show signs of a sharp recovery from…
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Covid-19: the great un-equalizer
A newly released survey confirms that the main victims of efforts to control the pandemic have been the most vulnerable communities Far from being the great…
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How will COVID-19 affect research collaboration?
A key question for research universities is how the coronavirus pandemic will affect research and international collaboration in the future. How well has virtual communication worked…
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How the pandemic might play out in 2021 and beyond
This coronavirus is here for the long haul — here’s what scientists predict for the next months and years. June 2021. The world has been in…
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The Uncertainty Pandemic
Policymakers’ most important task is to try to reduce the massive lingering uncertainty regarding COVID-19 while continuing to provide emergency relief to the hardest-hit individuals and…
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Beyond PPE: COVID-19 and Safety, Stress and Trauma Concerns of Frontline Health Workers: Perspectives from Australia and New Zealand
A follow-up article of CGS/University of Queensland Asia/Pacific Webinar on Covid 19 and Frontline Health Workers. “Social distancing at home was hard — setting guidelines, having…
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We must not allow COVID-19 to divide us
This year will go down in the history books as one that saw a deadly pandemic grip the planet. It will also be remembered for demonstrations…
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Global business travel will not be killed off by coronavirus
Global business travel has largely ground to a halt during the pandemic. Experts have been raising the alarm that this is the death of business travel…
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Why coronavirus is worse for the mental health of mothers
This pandemic has affected everyone’s wellbeing – but particularly parents responsible for childcare The Covid-19 crisis has meant huge economic change, from how and where we…
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Has Covid-19 Changed the UK’s Perception of the Migrant Crisis?
Covid-19 has challenged the world in many ways; from the devastating loss of life to the damaging economic impacts, no one could have predicted the immense…