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Utilisation has fallen as movement restrictions have eased, but it remains far above pre-pandemic levels, implying a secure foothold in mainstream healthcare provision. This could…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB261489
ISSN: 2633-304X
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The measures address the digital divide that the COVID-19 pandemic has further exposed. Among low-income and remote communities, commercial internet service can be slow and…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB257868
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More than a year later, ASEAN faces difficulties in advancing its core objectives: building a single integrated regional digital economy and narrowing the digital divide within…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB271566
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The union represents some 340,000 workers at UPS, the largest US package delivery company. The United States is experiencing a rise in strikes and work stoppages espite low union…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB280183
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While the pandemic has both amplified and illuminated areas of racial, gender and economic inequality, it has also overshadowed a range of worsening societal problems that had…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB262016
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The pandemic has plunged Canada into recession. Employment rolls shrank from 19.2 million (mn) in February to 16.2mn in April. Although they rose to 16.5mn in May, concerns about…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB253389
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Despite campaigning for years on repealing the Democrats’ Affordable Care Act (ACA or ‘Obamacare’) once in power, and the personal backing of President Donald Trump, factional…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB219858
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The US census is conducted every ten years. The survey contributes to public allocation of resources and determines how many US House of Representatives seats each state has…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB252229
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LEO broadband promises genuinely global broadband coverage by expanding access to remote areas where cables are too costly or impractical to install. If all LEO broadband systems…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB278765
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However, the departure of former US President Donald Trump -- who was an enthusiastic supporter of Brexit and UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson -- has made this harder to achieve.