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Victory, history and a pink recession: the highs and lows for women in 2020

It has been both a remarkably good and remarkably bad year for Australian women. Their leadership in Australian politics and …

Why getting COVID-19 vaccines to rural Americans is harder than it looks, and how to lift the barriers

The enormous job of vaccinating the nation is underway, but for rural Americans, getting a COVID-19 vaccine becomes harder the …

New virus variant: Japan bans entry of foreigners

ANKARA – Japan on Monday suspended new entries of non-resident foreign nationals from “most of the world” as a precaution against …

New Zealand’s 2020 report card: doing well but could try harder

A year ago, who could have even imagined 2020 would turn out the way it did? A pandemic, closed borders, …

Spain, Sweden confirm cases of new Covid-19 strain

MADRID/ STOCKHOLM – Sweden and Spain on Saturday confirmed to have detected the first cases of a new strain of the …

Brexit deal done: what’s in it and where next for the UK and EU?

To misquote Shakespeare, our Brexit negotiating revels now are ended. The tempestuous talks did not lead to a dramatic walkout, …

More than 655K new cases of Covid-19 worldwide: WHO

GENEVA – More than 655,000 new confirmed cases of novel coronavirus have been recorded globally in the past day, pushing a total …

How the pandemic could play out in 2021

Vaccines for COVID-19 are now being rolled out, but in the UK, this good news has been tempered by the …

Brexit countdown: is it even possible to ratify a deal before the deadline?

Yet another deadline in the negotiations for a post-Brexit trade deal has been missed. This one had been set by …

Improving building ventilation can help us control the spread of COVID-19 during the winter months

As predicted, we are in the middle of second wave of COVID-19. As of Dec. 23, the world has seen …

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