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Global cooperation crucial during virus crisis
The only hope is that the coronavirus outbreak can convince Trump of the virtues of international cooperation Alicia García-Herrero Since the Covid-19 outbreak became a pandemic,…
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Virus could cost a quarter of income in 1-2 years
Without more confidence in containment measures, recession-conscious markets likely to remain weak Matt Aizawa Two uncertainties are rocking financial markets around the world. How long will…
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The big danger of coronavirus is that we panic ourselves into a greater crisis
Growing up, I never heard the phrase Keep Calm and Carry On. The wartime poster on which it was emblazoned did not feature in any of…
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Coronavirus is a breeding ground for conspiracy theories – here’s why that’s a serious problem
Daniel Jolley and Pia Lamberty The novel coronavirus continues to spread around the world, with new cases being reported all the time. Spreading just as fast,…
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Japan’s Economy May Be Another Coronavirus Casualty
The Tokyo Olympics may be at risk as the epidemic spreads. William Sposato The coronavirus outbreak could hardly have come at a worse time for Japan.…
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How vulnerable is Xi Jinping over coronavirus? In today’s China, there are few to hold him to account
Brand “People’s Republic of China” is wobbling, as if the massive picture of Mao Zedong in Tiananmen Square was swaying with an earthquake tremor. But it…
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Coronavirus: how health and politics have always been inextricably linked in China
Since the onset of the Chinese revolution in the early 20th century, public health objectives have been an integral part of the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP)…
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Without safe migration, economic recovery will be limited
We cannot recover from the coronavirus economic crisis without relaunching migration safely and universally. Antonio Vitorino COVID-19 has created an unprecedented global health crisis. But with…