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Poland’s coal-fired home heating creates widespread pollution

The government is backing away from coal—but not fast enough

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Vaccine nationalism means that poor countries will be left behind

In some, coverage won’t be widespread until 2023, if ever

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The frenzied rise of GameStop

Retail punters 1, short-sellers 0

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Day traders have sent GameStop’s share price sky-high

A Reddit mob drives the markets—and the professionals—wild

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Covid-19 cases pass 100m

With the true total likely to be far higher, vaccinations still have a long way to go

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Refugees are seeking asylum ever farther from home

More globalised migrant flows will ease pressure on countries that have historically borne the heaviest burden

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Biden: his time

Infections v injections • Dealing with China • Chip wars • Ethiopia’s famine crimes

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Joe Biden is taking executive action at a record pace

In two days he has signed more executive orders than Donald Trump did in nearly two months in office

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The march of the coronavirus across America

Explore which places are most severely affected by covid-19

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More than any president, Joe Biden emphasised unity at his inauguration

Synonyms for togetherness made up nearly 1% of his words, beating a record set by George Washington in 1793

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Tracking the coronavirus across Europe

How countries and regions are coping with the covid-19 pandemic