Opposition to Covid vaccination was the ‘leading killer’ of middle-aged adults in the US, according to an expert. If the country had matched the vaccination coverage of leading European countries, the number of hospitalisations would have been halved, an FT analysis shows. (Free to read)
Businesses in Myanmar joined a nationwide ‘silent strike’ on the one-year anniversary of the coup, despite warnings that they could face prosecution and seizures of assets. The economy was 30% smaller than it would have been without the military takeover and pandemic, the World Bank said.
The US and Nato are preparing ‘the most aggressive package of sanctions ever assembled’ against Russia if president Vladimir Putin approves an invasion of Ukraine. From oligarchs to energy, here are the ways the west can punish Russia.
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