New data: The pandemic will set back global development by a decade
Once the pandemic is taken into account, goals such as the eradication of poverty will only be fulfilled by 2092.
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The government’s shambolic approach to Covid-19 is endangering the public
It is astounding that the UK has no strategic plan for controlling and eliminating the virus.
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Student, interrupted: How will Covid-19 transform higher education?
The pandemic represents a challenge and an opportunity for UK universities to overhaul their offering to students.
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Carl Benedikt Frey: Covid-19 will accelerate automation
The Oxford economist reveals how the pandemic is reshaping the global labour market.
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Schools are set to reopen but how safe are they from Covid-19?
Without a significantly improved test and trace programme, reopening schools could lead to a second wave in December.
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Al fresco distancing and £28 hand sanitiser: the rise of Covid luxury
How high-end brands are repackaging the pandemic as an indulgent experience for consumers.
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Why the government’s new quarantine payments are almost completely useless
Could you self-isolate on £13 a day? Boris Johnson seems to think so.
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Winter will bring another homeless coronavirus crisis
As cold weather and a potential second wave approach, the government must rethink its provision to help rough sleepers.
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