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COVID-19 cases are likely to surge in winter

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INTERNATIONAL

Viruses, however, survive better in the environment during winter and respiratory viruses transmit more readily during a colder, drier season. While some countries experienced the…

Coronavirus may cut global growth to 2% in early 2020

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INTERNATIONAL

Economic impact of the coronavirus.

Subsidy changes may curb Russia's farming successes

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RUSSIA

Challenges to sustaining agricultural production in Russia.

First COVID-19 vaccine may not end all distancing

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INTERNATIONAL

While studies show that patients mount an immunity to the virus (at least in the short term) and immediate re-infection is highly unlikely, it is estimated that some 90% of the…

Cameroon's government will resist anglophone demands

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CAMEROON

For over a month, the government has imposed an internet shutdown in the largely anglophone regions of Northwest and Southwest Cameroon. This stoppage followed a government…

The WHO’s COVID-19 pandemic declaration may be late

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INTERNATIONAL

Until this point, the organisation had resisted using the term despite COVID-19 reaching all continents apart from Antarctica and a growing external scientific consensus that the…

France’s recovery boosts Macron’s re-election hopes

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FRANCE

Inflation is lower than in other major EU economies and unemployment is falling, albeit from a high base, as the country approaches presidential elections in April.

Tech may curb virus profiteering, not disinformation

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INTERNATIONAL

Misinformation sources and combating.

US COVID-19 labour strike wave will grow

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UNITED STATES

Congress has passed three COVID-19 relief packages, which include payroll support for shuttered businesses to retain employees. Congress now eyes a fourth package to expand…

COVID-19 will improve real-time epidemic modelling

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INTERNATIONAL

Epidemic mathematical modelling.