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China emitted 27% of the world's greenhouse gases in 2019. Photo: Getty Images via BBC

China emissions exceed all developed nations combined

Scientists warn that avoiding dangerous climate change would be difficult without a deal between the US and China

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Coronavirus chronicle

Some EU nations still want Valneva Covid-19 vaccine deal - sources

Coronavirus: On 16 November, 2020, US biotech company Moderna announced a vaccine against Covid-19 that is 94.5% effective. Montreal, 16 November, 2020/ Reuters

Coronavirus chronicle

Countries seek more Moderna, Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 shots as concerns mount over rival vaccines

Coronavirus chronicle

Countries emphasise importance of AstraZeneca shot as they look to alternatives

FILE PHOTO: World Bank President David Malpass responds to a question from a reporter during an opening press conference at the IMF and World Bank's 2019 Annual Fall Meetings of finance ministers and bank governors, in Washington, U.S., October 17, 2019. REUTERS/Mike Theiler//File Photo

Coronavirus chronicle

World Bank head urges countries to sign vaccine contracts now

International Monetary Fund. File Photo: Reuters

Which countries would benefit most from an IMF SDR increase

A worker performs a quality check in the packaging facility of Chinese vaccine maker Sinovac Biotech, developing an experimental coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine, during a government-organized media tour in Beijing, China, September 24, 2020. REUTERS/Thomas Peter

Coronavirus chronicle

Covid-19 vaccines: how and when will lower-income countries get access?

Leonid Bershidsky.

Drones have raised the odds and risks of small wars

On the US-Paris Climate Agreement divorce

Coronavirus chronicle

Children in the poorest countries lost four months of schooling due to Covid-19

Anis Chowdhury.

Covid-19, debt and deficit: Developing countries urgently need finance

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Punishment for rapists in different countries

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Countries with the most foreign currency reserves