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How many people died after China lifted its zero-covid policy?
Data from Macau and Hong Kong provide a grim estimate #press
Sea ice in Antarctica is at its lowest-ever level, again
A recent decline of ice around the South Pole worries climate scientists #press
Places with high religious participation have fewer deaths of despair
The loss of social capital, as well as opioids, explains rising middle-aged mortality #press
How Russian casualties in Ukraine compare with other wars
The death toll probably exceeds all Soviet and Russian wars since 1945 combined #press
How bad are the current market jitters?
The wider stockmarket has been relatively unruffled by the trouble within banking #press
Who are Russia’s supporters?
They may be numerous, but do not offer much to the Kremlin #press
https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2023/03/31/who-are-russias-supporters?utm_source=press.coop
Britons should brace for more travel chaos
Travel demand is closer to its pre-pandemic levels. But transport networks are struggling to keep up #press
A new study of studies reignites controversy over mask mandates
Most papers are inconclusive, though the largest covid-era study showed benefits #press
Quantifying the rise of America’s far right
The extremists are becoming more deadly. The ideology is becoming more mainstream #press
China’s new GDP figures may restore faith in its economy
But it still has deep economic problems to overcome #press
America’s jobs report is not as strong as it seems
These are the main takeaways #press
America is less dominant in defence spending than you might think
Meanwhile China and Russia are ramping up #press
Why have Russia’s armed forces been so ineffective in Ukraine?
Chaos in the top ranks offers some clues #press
Cheap vaccines could prevent millions of deaths from cervical cancer
A turning-point looms in the campaign to eliminate the disease #press
Demand for chocolate causes more illegal deforestation than people realise
New maps show the extent of the destruction in big cocoa-producing countries #press
When will China’s GDP overtake America’s?
Recent forecasts have pushed the date further into the future #press
The great global baby bust is under way
Fertility rates are tailing off sooner than expected #press
Buyers of Russian crude are exporting refined oil to the West
The price-cap scheme has created opportunities for middlemen #press
Perilous migrant crossings of the Mediterranean are rising
But the numbers remain below those of 2015 and 2016 #press
Dobbs electrified supporters of abortion rights
New bans made terminations rarer but united Democrats #press