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GDP growth in the fourth quarter of 2020 remained surprisingly strong despite a second wave of the coronavirus. Eurozone GDP fell by just -0.7%, while Germany, Belgium and Spain even posted positive growth rates. The smaller drop in GDP compared to the first wave is related to a variety of factors. The rest of the world was more open in the secon
Illustration by Natalie Vineberg, Updated 10:54, Feb. 17, 2021 | Published 12:00, Feb. 15, 2021 As the copy editor of this general-interest magazine, I’ve read a lot of nonfiction about life under lockdown. One writer prophesied the death of the shopping mall. Another noted the improved air quality. Others have navigated the interpersonal novelties of lockdown remote working, lockdown co-living, lockdown dating, and lockdown parenting. But, when each of them used that word, what did they mean? Many magazines have a house dictionary they fall back on for matters of semantic uncertai...
COVID and other diseases: An Animal Farm perspective Print edition : February 26, 2021 T+ T- At a TB hospital in Guwahati, a file picture. The COVID-19 pandemic may have had serious negative effects on both the tracking and the true incidence of TB cases. Photo: AP The global burdens of COVID and the global benefits of anti-COVID policy have been skewed against the poorer nations of the world, and within nations, against the poor and the vulnerable. It is no exaggeration to observe that the coronavirus pandemic has been the single most newsworthy event of 2020, in a way and on a scale that...
Eurozone meltdown: Record slump sparks panic as France and Italy hit by huge blow Ciaran McGrath Replay Video UP NEXT And separate figures have indicated the total unemployment rate within the 19 countries which are members of the monetary union remains at 8.3 percent. The figures, published by Eurostat, which provides statistical information to the institutions of the European Union, reveals the eurozone economy suffered a 0.7 percent GDP contraction in the final quarter (Q4) of 2020. Factoring in the record quarterly contraction of 11.7 percent in Q2 and the strong 12.4 per...
E-Mail IMAGE: A graph generated by the dashboard shows COVID-19 daily cases per million people. Cases are much higher in the U.S. and Sweden compared to Norway, Japan, New Zealand, and South... view more Credit: Credit: Alexej Jerschow/NYU A new online dashboard, created by NYU Professor Alexej Jerschow, brings together COVID-19 data from U.S. states and countries around the world to compare cases, deaths, vaccines, and testing in a visual, user-friendly format. The tool also integrates a range of policies governments have implemented to limit the spread of COVID-19--including sc...