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How Covid-19 set back the battle against child labour
In Depth After two decades of progress, 2021 saw increase in number of children working globally
By Julia O'Driscoll, The Week UK Published
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Could 50-second Covid tests save schools and travel?
Why Everyone’s Talking About Virion Device detects virus by using a saliva sample and can process 1,200 tests per day
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Quiz of The Week: 1 - 7 January
Puzzles and Quizzes Have you been paying attention to The Week’s news?
By The Week Staff Published
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Cloth vs. FFP2: which face masks protects best against Covid-19?
feature Some experts want respirator masks like those mandated in Germany to become the standard in UK
By The Week Staff Last updated
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India braces for Omicron ‘tsunami’
In Depth Curfews announced in Delhi and Mumbai as Covid-19 cases surge across the country
By The Week Staff Published
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The Week’s big New Year’s Day quiz
Puzzles and Quizzes Kick off 2022 by testing your memory and attention to detail
By The Week Staff Published
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‘Milder variant’: the reasons for Omicron hope
feature Insiders say government experts believe the Covid-19 variant causes less severe illness than Delta
By The Week Staff Published
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Man who triggered Australia lockdown is jailed
feature Tim Gunn tested positive for Covid-19 after breaching quarantine
By The Week Staff Published
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Do falling Omicron cases in South Africa offer hope to other countries?
In Depth Hospitalisations down sharply after cases spiked following arrival of new Covid variant
By The Week Staff Published
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How the world reported Boris Johnson’s lockdown scandals
feature PM ‘running out of friends’ as rule breach allegations mount
By The Week Staff Published
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What the arrival of Omicron means for the US
feature Pressure mounts on Biden as multiple states report successive days of record cases
By The Week Staff Published
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‘Chris Whitty should not be subject to ignorant public attacks by politicians’
Instant Opinion Your digest of analysis from the British and international press
By The best columns Published
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Quiz of The Week: 11 - 17 December
Puzzles and Quizzes Have you been paying attention to The Week’s news?
By Sorcha Bradley Published
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Will European countries follow France to ban UK travel?
Under the Radar Paris blocks arrivals from Britain as Omicron cases spiral
By The Week Staff Published
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