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The devastation of 'long covid’ and who gets it
The Life Free

The devastation of 'long covid’ and who gets it

The coronavirus leaves millions of its victims struggling for months to recover from its debilitating impact so they can return to their productive lives. 

Bloomberg 24 Jul 2022
IMF to chop world growth forecast
World

IMF to chop world growth forecast

Shock after shock is buffeting the world economic outlook, forcing another big cut to IMF growth forecasts, after a big downgrade in April.

Bloomberg 19 Jul 2022
Moving on from covid? The virus has other ideas
World

Moving on from covid? The virus has other ideas

A new wave of covid infections is spreading in Europe, the US and Japan, forcing reassessment of what 'living with' the virus means.

Bloomberg 19 Jul 2022
Chinese mortgage payment strike spreads
World

Chinese mortgage payment strike spreads

As confidence in developers' ability to complete presold homes rises, so does a new movement among Chinese mortgage-holders simply to stop making payments.

Bloomberg 15 Jul 2022