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Vaccine passports will come before global standards

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INT

Such certification could help reopen economies and allow social freedoms enjoyed before the pandemic. Beyond the ethical questions that such documents pose, there is precedent for…

Singapore will emerge strongly from COVID-19 crisis

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SINGAPORE

In early April, Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat announced that he was stepping aside as Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong’s designated successor. The key challenge in foreign…

Prospects for COVID-19 to end-2021

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PROSPECTS H2 2021

COVID-19 remains a complex disease due to lack of effective treatment, uncertainty around variants, marked differences by country and region on vaccination progress, and…

‘Finishing line’ of pandemic will vary by country

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INT

With Israel showing what life is like after widespread vaccination against COVID-19, the question is who will be next

Part-remote-part-office work models will evolve

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INTERNATIONAL

Employers' desire to get their employees back together in person will be at odds with most employees' wish for more remote working, post-pandemic. How the return to work is…

DeSantis uses Disney row to impress Trump supporters

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UNITED STATES

The row between DeSantis and Disney highlights the risk that ‘culture wars’ politics can pose to large companies that take positions in response to the increasing importance of…

Slovenia will remain polarised, whatever Jansa’s fate

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SLOVENIA

The government led by the Slovenian Democratic Party (SDS) is under mounting pressure as Slovenia prepares to take over the European Council presidency. This is due mainly to…

Dominican Republic tourism begins fragile recovery

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DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

Accounting directly and indirectly for 16-17% of GDP in 2019, tourism is a major plank of the Dominican economy and will be key to broader economic recovery in 2021. With that in…

Venezuelan migrants face abuses at home and abroad

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VENEZUELA

However, the credibility of the campaign against President Nicolas Maduro’s government both within and outside Venezuela is undermined by the failure of Maduro’s critics to uphold…

Recurrent lockdowns may be needed for months

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INTERNATIONAL

INTERNATIONAL: Pandemic may not end until 2022