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A damning indictment on the West’s Covid-19 response
The World Health Organisation has released a damning report on the shockingly clumsy approach in many Western countries. MARC VANDEPITTE reviews its disturbing findings
Most Western governments refused to learn from the experiences of countries that were hit first — lockdowns were undebatable, because they did not comply with our “Western values” — until, of course, there was no other alternative
Powerful agribusiness interests are trying to overturn efforts by the Lula government to protect the environment and indigenous peoples of the Amazon region, writes GABRIELA SA PESSOA
Trade unions and community groups are mobilising to push back against Trump’s racist raids after new revelations of spying on legal protesters. MARK GRUENBERG reports from the US state of Minnesota
The best wildfire service may begin with the community, argues KOMAL RAJ ARYAL
The evolution of the Scottish nationalist leadership into cheerleaders for Nato has led the party to betray its pledges on Palestine and social spending, writes COLL McCAIL
While riding the No 3 bus in Glasgow MATT KERR has ample time to dissect the moribund Scottish Labour decline into near oblivion and watch intriguing bus passenger dynamics
A NEW World Health Organisation report, prepared by a panel of experts, begins with the findings that the world was totally unprepared for this pandemic. For decades, however, it had been predicted that such a viral pandemic would inevitably come our way.
Five years ago, the World Health Organisation (WHO) even stated that there was an urgent need for more research into coronaviruses. At the time, such research was not profitable for pharmaceutical giants. As a result, hardly any research had been done. The pursuit of profit had prevailed over public interest.
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