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If you're the remote worker in a meeting you're more likely to be overlooked — here's how to stay visible
From overcommunicating your emotions, to keeping your camera on, an expert explains how to ensure you don't get pushed to one side in hybrid meetings.
COVID-19: What you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic on 17 August
Top stories: India administers 8.8 million vaccines in a day; New Zealand to lock down after one COVID-19 case; COVID tools accelerator appeals for $7.7 billion.
Business travellers are ready to take off again - if certain conditions are met - says survey
The majority of global business travellers are willing to resume travelling for work, but want a greater say in how they travel and where they stay, post-pandemic.
One chart that shows equal access to vaccines isn’t just about health
A resurgence of COVID-19 cases and lagging vaccination progress are holding many countries back. But the World Bank expects the global economy to grow by 5.6% in 2021.
Tentative lessons: 5 things the literature can tell us about battling global pandemics
From early lockdowns to cancelling large-scale public events, these are just some lessons from coronavirus literature since the pandemic began.
A fiscal tightrope: Comparing the COVID-19 recovery of advanced and emerging economies
Disparities in vaccine access and policy support in different countries is creating a divide between more advanced economies and less advanced economies.
Plagues and classical history – what the humanities will tell us about COVID in years to come
Arts and humanities scholarship will have much to offer as we reflect long into the future on the COVID-19 pandemic, writes a classics professor.
COVID-19: What you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic on 16 August
Top stories: Sydney records its deadliest day of the pandemic; Japan extends state of emergency; UK ex-PM calls for emergency vaccine summit to help Africa and end inequality.
Young people must be at the heart of the COVID-19 recovery
Youth around the world are working at the grassroots level to deliver help to the vulnerable and ensure no one is left behind in the COVID-19 recovery.
New device can diagnose COVID-19 from saliva samples
Engineers at MIT and Harvard University have developed a new tabletop test for COVID-19 that research suggests is as accurate as existing PCR tests.
US jobseekers have a record 10 million openings to choose from – but why?
The news comes as more Americans are quitting their jobs and businesses report having difficulty finding workers.
Vaccine equity will define how global economies recover from COVID-19
The economic impacts of COVID-19 may last until 2024 in low-income countries because of the lag in vaccination, with only about 1% of people being vaccinated.