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Housing should not be a luxury

The Covid-19 pandemic has exacerbated the already rampant housing inequality across Europe. But it could also be a catalyst for change

By Katharina De Moura Hofmann

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Japan's gold medal in pandemic mismanagement

Government corruption, insufficient testing, a weakened health system. Despite its negligent pandemic response, Japan presses on with the Olympics

By Kenichi Mishima

Reuters

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Back to normality?

Countries with high vaccination rates are slowly lifting all restrictions. Is this the return to normality? Dispatches from the UK, Israel and the US

By Christos Katsioulis, Micky Drill, Knut Dethlefsen

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Why we need experts

With social media, echo chambers are increasingly replacing nuanced debate. But listening to expert opinion has never been more important

By Pia Bungarten, Reinhard Krumm

Reuters

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A ray of hope for Chile's battered democracy

A young, female, and left-wing Assembly will draft a new constitution for neoliberal, conservative Chile. This is good news for Chilean democracy

By Simone Reperger

Reuters

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'The conflict can't be managed in the long term'

Hannes Alpen in East Jerusalem on the current escalation of violence in Israel and Palestine — and what needs to happen for it to stop

By Hannes Alpen

Reuters

Interviews

'The people of Colombia long for peace'

The recent protests have seen massive police violence. Yet Colombians continue to take to the streets. Kristina Birke Daniels in Bogotá explains why

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How the Swedish centre-right deals with populism

Sweden's centre-right parties have shifted from a dismissve to an accomodative strategy towards the right-wing populist Sweden Democrats. Can it work?

By Sheri Berman

Reuters

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No Jerusalem, no elections

After losing their first chance to vote since 2006, Palestinians are deeply disappointed. The US, Israel, and the PA all bear responsibility

By Hannes Alpen

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The pandemic within the pandemic

Globally, antibiotic use in hospitals has surged since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. This is fueling the crisis of antimicrobial resistance

By Loice Achieng Ombajo