International

  • Sep 25, 2020
  • 2 min read

COVID-19 distribution exposes structural inequalities

New studies show that minority and lower socio-economic groups are more affected by COVID-19

International
  • Sep 22, 2020
  • 2 min read

COVID vaccine timelines should be clear by end of 2020

Two of the leading COVID-19 vaccine companies say they expect initial results around October/November

International
  • Sep 22, 2020
  • 2 min read

Pandemic will accelerate the rise of digital payments

Digitalisation of the global economy has increased the use of cashless payments worldwide

International
  • Sep 21, 2020
  • 7 min read

GPT-3 AI language tool calls for cautious optimism

Open AI’s machine learning tool that models human language is a major breakthrough in performance and complexity

International
  • Sep 21, 2020
  • 2 min read

COVID-19 vaccine will bring allocation dilemmas

The debate about how to allocate a COVID-19 vaccine is picking up pace

International
  • Sep 18, 2020
  • 7 min read

Policy scrutiny of far-right women will sharpen

Women’s recruitment and radicalisation efforts are a critical asset for contemporary extremism

International
  • Sep 18, 2020
  • 2 min read

German cyberattack-linked death sends wider warning

For the first time, a cyberattack has resulted in the death of a patient

International
  • Sep 17, 2020
  • 6 min read

Prices may rise if lending picks up in major economies

Commentators cite the quantity theory of money to support forecasts of inflation, but short-run linkages are weak

International