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Lockdown-linked boost for leaders is unlikely to last
Strong government response to the COVID-19 pandemic has been globally popular
InternationalCOVID-19 crisis widens multiple gender inequality gaps
UK politicians today called for stronger action to combat rising domestic violence against women
InternationalThe great GDP contraction may herald huge crowding out
Gaps are emerging in the fiscal and monetary stimulus schemes that are cushioning the economic impacts of the pandemic
InternationalInaccuracy and speed hamper COVID-19 mass testing
A new modelling report examines the role of mass testing as an exit strategy from COVID-19 lockdowns
InternationalPharmaceutical protectionism will outlast the pandemic
US and EU shortages of vital medical supplies underline advanced economies' supply-chain dependence on China
InternationalOpening sectors will gradually start GDP recovery
Services activity plunged in the United Kingdom and euro-area in April while weak orders suggest little immediate upturn
InternationalCyberespionage will rise due to COVID-19 risks
A major US firm has uncovered a Vietnamese cyberoperation that may have helped Hanoi mount a swift response to COVID-19
InternationalVirus will divert but not derail gender rights fight
Before the pandemic hit, people had been organising and holding protests globally against gender violence
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