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First Bite Treats has been through a lot in the six months since it first opened in Ottawa’s ByWard Market. Starting this year with a COVID-19 lockdown was “really disheartening,” says owner …
Economic impacts of trucker convoy protests could be felt for months, experts warn Read More
Europe’s already fragile economic recovery is at risk of being undermined by a fourth wave of coronavirus infections now dousing the continent, as governments impose increasingly stringent health restrictions that could reduce …
As Virus Cases Rise in Europe, an Economic Toll Returns Read More
Located just 60km from Rio de Janeiro, Marica has modelled itself into a very different city, paying residents a universal basic income, using its own digital currency and procuring its …
Amid Brazil’s COVID chaos, socialist Marica forges different path Read More
Israel has achieved the startling feat of being the fastest country to administer coronavirus (Covid-19) vaccines. But as we would expect, the beneficiaries have been exclusively its own citizens, not the several million Palestinians …
Israel vaccinates 1 million Israelis against coronavirus, and zero Palestinians Read More
India’s pharmaceutical industry is renowned for selling medicines to the world at reasonable prices, especially developing countries. This has helped Africa in its fight against HIV/Aids, for instance. Such endeavours have earned …
Indian pharma is being squeezed – and it’s bad news for drug access in developing countries Read More
Covid infection is, for most people, a rough few days. A side effect of mass containment could atrophy our humanity. Frances Coppola evaluates the prospects. The fight against the coronavirus …
What will time tell? Read More