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The Massive Costs Behind The Olympic Games

July 23, 2021

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The 2020 Olympics are finally set to get underway in Tokyo on Friday barring a last minute cancellation amid rising Covid-19 cases. Japan has been averaging 3,000 cases a day this week…

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The G7 plan to donate a billion COVID-19 vaccine doses to poorer countries. Image: REUTERS

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Everything you need to know about the G7’s plan to donate 1 billion vaccine doses

June 15, 2021

The G7 have announced their plan to donate a billion COVID-19 vaccine doses to poorer countries. However, some experts fear it offers only a small lifeline to the global vaccine…

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These Countries Have Yet To Start Covid-19 Vaccinations

February 22, 2021

As the United States pledges $4 billion to support COVAX and the equitable distribution of Covid-19 vaccines worldwide, a long list of governments still have not been able to secure…

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How To Build More Resilient Countries After The COVID-19 Pandemic

February 16, 2021

In 2020, the world witnessed what happens when a global risk becomes reality. Confirmed cases of COVID-19 have now passed 95 million globally, with more than 2 million deaths. Millions more…

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A Vaccination Race Between Nations Can Have No Winners

February 9, 2021

In 2020, one of the world’s most pressing challenges was to develop a vaccine against COVID-19. There is no doubt that the astonishing human ingenuity which led to the successful…

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Why COVID-19 Won’t Kill Cities

January 29, 2021

For those of you who live in cities, ask yourself: What it is about your urban lifestyle that makes it worth it despite the pollution, the noise and the traffic?…

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These Are The World’s Greatest Threats In 2021

January 27, 2021

The Global Risks Report 2021 is the 16th edition of the Forum’s annual analysis and looks back at a year ravaged by a global pandemic, economic downturn, political turmoil and the…

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How many people need to get a COVID-19 vaccine in order to stop the coronavirus?

January 17, 2021

It has been clear for a while that, at least in the U.S., the only way out of the coronavirus pandemic will be through vaccination. The rapid deployment of coronavirus…

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PCR, Antigen And Antibody: Five Things To Know About Coronavirus Tests

January 2, 2021

We want technologies that are fast, accurate, have high capacity, that don’t require expensive, complex laboratory equipment or the expertise of highly trained people, but there’s nothing which fills all…

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