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Uncertainties over COVID-19 impacts fuel market fears
The uncertainty over governments’ ability to contain the spread of COVID-19 is fuelling financial market volatility
InternationalAsymptomatic spread will hinder virus control efforts
Transmission of COVID-19 often occurs from individuals with no symptoms, which hinders attempts to limit future spread
InternationalMany gas investment plans will be delayed or cut back
The oil price crash and demand slump are prompting investment plans to be re-evaluated in the over-supplied LNG sector
InternationalPandemic to deepen food insecurity beyond 2020
The World Food Programme has warned that the world is “on the brink of a hunger pandemic”
InternationalUK recovery plans could cut intergenerational inequity
Younger generations are less at risk from COVID-19 but are hit disproportionately by the lockdown imposed to curb it
United KingdomFirst COVID-19 vaccine may not end all distancing
The COVID-19 pandemic has spurred breakneck research to find a vaccine, reducing the timeline from 15 years to 18 months
InternationalCountries prepare for ‘active defence’ of space
Countries are restructuring their armed forces to treat outer space as a new domain of warfare
InternationalMining supply disruptions mask mounting demand fears
Supply chain convulsions caused by the COVID-19 shutdowns have spread to mining, the most upstream sector
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