
Same assembly, rewired: the United Nations meets
The Intelligence from The Economist
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Last year there was a great worry that the annual flue season would compound the covid crisis. But in the end, there were few outbreak and it's for that reason that this year's flue season could be far worse - even than in pre-covid times. The streets of midtown manhattan are clogged and snazzy restaurants near the united nations headquarters are all booked up. Last time the u. N general assembly happened in person, then president donald trump left. Attends without much of the usual warm, co operative feeling. Things are different now. On t Tuesday, president joe byden used his first outing at unga to call for global
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