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Very long covid: the lasting risks to Africa
Very long covid: the lasting risks to Africa
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Length:
21 minutes
Released:
Feb 9, 2021
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Podcast episode
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So far it seems the continent has weathered the pandemic well. But current numbers mask a future reckoning that is likely to have dire human and economic costs. We look into the “predatory trading” that in part explains recent, frenzied action in stockmarkets. And a surprising discovery about the plastics that sink to the oceans’ depths. For full access to print, digital and audio editions of The Economist, subscribe here www.economist.com/intelligenceoffer
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Released:
Feb 9, 2021
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Podcast episode
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