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Our itch to share helps spread COVID-19 misinformation
An MIT study has found social media's built-in craving for likes is affecting our ability to objectively analyze the accuracy of online news before clicking 'share'.
Understanding fluid mechanics is crucial to stopping the spread of the virus
Understanding how airborne droplets travel is just as important as social distancing in slowing the COVID-19 pandemic.
COVID-19: What you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic on 17 July
Brazil and India pass new milestones, EU leaders are holding a face-to-face summit and WHO Africa calls for global solidarity to fight COVID-19
It's time for a great reset of Africa's e-health systems. Here’s how
It's time to unlock the promise of e-health across Africa, using mobile technology and broadband as the building blocks. Here's how to do it.
The pandemic has created an ethos of urgent collective action in Africa. This model can achieve lasting change
COVID-19 has shifted the cultural context: suddenly previous obstacles to change are surmountable as bigger ones are overcome, and an ethos of urgent action takes hold.
COVID-19: How multilateral development banks can lead through a crisis
The role of the BRICS New Development Bank during Covid-19 has validated the original rationale to create a new multilateral development bank. What are its main achievements?
Recovery is not about starting from scratch, but starting better
The COVID-19 crisis has exacerbated existing tensions and created new ones. We must tackle these challenges with urgency, or risk deepening their impact.
Don't let the pandemic marginalize LGBTIQ people further
Despite losing support services and legal protections because of the coronavirus, young LGBTIQ people are stepping up to protect their rights.
How fintech can help South-East Asia's MSMEs recover from COVID-19
From reducing exposure to COVID-19 to supporting everyday operations, fintech has helped the ASEAN's MSMEs survive the pandemic and grow in unexpected ways
Emerging Pathways towards a Post-COVID-19 Reset and Recovery
The briefing is part of the series of the World Economic Forum’s Chief Economist Outlooks and builds on the latest economic policy research as well as regular consultations with a growing...
How have the remotest places on Earth fared during COVID-19?
The mixed record of the most isolated, sparsely populated locations when it comes to avoiding COVID-19 is testament to the disease’s daunting ability to spread.
An economist explains how COVID-19 will impact universities
The COVID-19 crisis is likely to bring about rapid and far-reaching economic shifts, but also presents an opportunity writes Harvard economist Kenneth Rogoff.