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Covid has not affected people’s happiness around world, study reveals

World Happiness Report finds higher levels of benevolence in all global regions than before the pandemicIt claimed 6.7 million lives, locked down entire countries and triggered a global economic slump, but Covid-19 has not affected humankind’s happines…

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Finland named world’s happiest country for fifth year running

Experts say social support, honesty and generosity key to wellbeing, as Afghanistan and Lebanon struggle in global ranking Finland has been named the world’s happiest country for the fifth year in a row, in an annual UN-sponsored index that ranked Afgh…

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Global report: India reports surge in Covid-19 cases as lockdown eased

Almost 10,000 new cases in India on Thursday as WHO warns situation outside Europe deterioratingIndia reported almost 10,000 new coronavirus cases on Thursday, with hospitals swamped in the worst-hit cities of Mumbai, New Delhi and Chennai, and predict…

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Why do female leaders seem to be more successful at managing the coronavirus crisis?

Plenty of countries with male leaders have also done well. But few with female leaders have done badlyCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageOn 1 April, the prime minister of Sint Maarten addressed her nation’s 41,500 people. Coron…

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Reasons to be fearful – the international news review of 2019

This year world leaders struggled to manage the fallout from the erratic tenant in the White House – as China flexed its imperial muscles. We look back at the events that created the most turbulenceClick here for 2019’s reasons to be cheerful A year of…

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