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The COVID-19 pandemic, and the race to make vaccines and other useful technologies more accessible to people around the world, has once again highlighted the tension…
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As awareness of the extent of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) crisis began to register last year, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres made a plea for a “global…
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Do you remember the excitement and anticipation of your first day at school? Perhaps you were looking forward to making new friends. Or maybe you were…
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The ability of the virus to mutate means we’ll be living with it for years to come, and may need a new generation of vaccines After…
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The coronavirus pandemic has gone hand-in-hand with considerable democratic backsliding. According to a new study, democratic freedoms were undermined in 83 countries from March to September…
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Restrictions on mobility and loss of economic opportunities necessitated by the COVID-19 lockdowns have resulted in a significant rise in domestic violence cases across the world.…
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A year ago, I wrote an article for The Conversation about a mysterious outbreak of pneumonia in the Chinese city of Wuhan, which transpired to be…
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Millions of people across the world have been infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. Countries are also now embarking on massive vaccination campaigns to…
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Coronavirus lockdown is undoing gains for women in employment, shared domestic labour and protection from family violence Since the women’s movement started more than 150 years…
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Being locked inside our homes for months and deprived of our daily routines such as shopping, having drinks with friends, traveling, etc. has beyond doubt exhausted…
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For all of the good news about the arrival of safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines, the hard truth for the coming year is that global demand…
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Research shows the virus has mutated many times since it emerged from Wuhan earlier this year If you are being kept awake by the news of…
