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A second wave of covid-19 has overwhelmed Manaus. Last September @sarahmaslin discovered how tribal communities in the Amazon were fighting the virus. From @1843mag
The number of excess deaths is still greater than the number of covid-19 fatalities officially recorded by most countries
Ireland and Spain have so far recorded fewer deaths during the second wave than during the first
In October and November the number of deaths from covid-19 averaged 990 a day. In January, that figure has since risen to nearly 3,000
Latin America, South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa account for 3.2bn of the world's nearly 8bn people—so far, just over 1m of them have been vaccinated
On our “Babbage” podcast Vincent Riot, who works on the largest digital camera in the world @VRubinObs, tells @Eaterofsun that “hopefully we'll discover things that we don't even know about, or we can't even dream about”
The African Continental Free Trade Area ties together the biggest number of member countries of any trade agreement since the establishment of the World Trade Organisation in 1995
“Lasers pretty much are ubiquitous in almost every aspect of our lives.” @MikeDunne_LCLS says lasers have gone from ‘a solution looking for a problem’ to world-changing technology on our “Babbage” podcast
In spare, insidiously direct prose, Patricia Highsmith shows just how natural it might feel to kill
A hundred years after Patricia Highsmith’s birth @EmilyBobrow tells “The Intelligence” it is hard to disentangle the author’s demons from those of her characters
Even if a solution can be found soon—and that does not look easy—the outcome could be a government that is shaky or explosive
Storming Delhi’s Red Fort is the moment with which India’s farmers’ protest movement will be forever identified
“Biden is ahead of pace of all his seven predecessors.” On “Checks and Balance”, @kdtenpas says the new president’s speed in staffing his administration will help him deal with the multiple crises he faces
Vladimir Putin still commands the television channels that helped him to come to power, but it is Alexei Navalny who dominates politics on Russia’s internet
Some think vaccination passports are a quick route back to normal life. Others worry that they will be unfair and divisive
Despite its prizewinning credentials, “The White Tiger” tends to divide Indian readers—and so it will on the screen
“I wouldn't be surprised if solar ends up being 50% of the world’s electricity by 2050.” Analyst @solar_chase tells @Eaterofsun that the energy form is currently “the cheapest source of electricity in many countries.”
What will happen to the Republican Party? @CindyMcCain, a member of the Biden-Harris transition advisory council and widow of Republican Senator John McCain, tells “The Economist Asks” podcast “this party may split”
Joe Biden takes office at a grim time for America. What should the world expect from his presidency? Our cover this week
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