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Failing to collect data about women is no trivial offence

As data informs the way we design our world — from infrastructure to medical research —, the ‘gender data gap’ can become a matter of life or death

By Anja Papenfuss

Reuters

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Global vaccination VI

Chile, the United States and Denmark are their continent's leaders in the vaccination campaign against Covid-19. How did they do it?

By Simone Reperger , Knut Dethlefsen , Philipp Fink

Reuters

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Entrepreneurial innovation made Covid-19 vaccines possible

Compulsory licences are supposed to help prevent vaccine shortages. But that may jeopardise our ability to respond to future pandemics through scientific innovation

By Jan Schnellenbach

Reuters

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The abrupt end to Malaysia's democratic awakening

While the progressive opposition is in disarray, Covid-19 has been abused to declare a state of emergency and dissolve Malaysia's parliament

By Jörg Schmilewski

Reuters

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Global vaccination V

Cuba's vaccine is almost ready — and will be offered to tourists. Turkey's campaign progresses quickly, while Kenya suffers from the global shortage

By Yesko Quiroga , Bastian Schulz , Felix Schmidt

Reuters

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Bitcoin lacks a unique selling proposition

Bitcoin’s Achilles heel is that it could be easily replaced by the around 8,000 other cryptocurrencies

By Peter Bofinger

Reuters

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Tech workers are finally taking on Silicon Valley

Alphabet employees recently formed a union — but not to improve working conditions. They want the company to accept more societal responsibility

By Sabrina Keßler

Reuters

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What we learned from the 2021 Catalan elections

Amid a resurgence of the Socialists, pro-independence parties maintained their majority in the Catalan parliament

By Jonathan Parker

Reuters

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Why are Republicans still this loyal to a Mar-a-Lago Exile?

Republicans need to talk about the country’s needs, not just the threats posed by the left. That requires disowning Trump

By Peter Wehner

Reuters

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Who represents the British working class?

At the last UK election, many 'red wall' Labour seats went to the Tories. But the new Conservative coalition is more volatile than it may seem

By Paula Surridge