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      Nick March

      Nick March

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      Nick is one of The National’s assistant editors-in-chief. He was previously comment editor and editor of The Review section, the paper’s weekly politics and culture supplement. He has been on staff since 2008 and is a regular columnist. He is also the author of a book chronicling the history of one of Abu Dhabi’s older schools.
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      People walk by the Pfizer world headquarters in New York this week. Pfizer has announced its vaccine is "90 per cent effective" against Covid-19 infections. AFP
      Second lockdowns provide short-term pain without any tangible long-term gain

      Governments across the world have imposed them but over the long term, they will create greater problems than they solve

      CommentNovember 12, 2020
      People watch as a fire burns at the National Museum of Brazil in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil two years ago. Reuters
      If you could store all of humanity's memories forever, would you?

      A vault for important information has opened once again in the Arctic, posing deep, existential questions

      CommentOctober 28, 2020
      Rune Bjerkestrand, Piql's managing director, at the Arctic World Archive. Courtesy of Piql
      A global memory vault deep underground inside the Arctic Circle

      The Arctic World Archive is an off-the-grid storage centre located in a disused coal mine on the remote Svalbard archipelago

      EuropeOctober 24, 2020
      Nathan Apodaca holding his skateboard while standing in the back of a truck in Idaho Falls, Idaho, US, on October 6. Mr Apodaca is enjoying fame from a 22-second TikTok video that has racked up over 28 million views since he posted it last month. Wesley White/Ocean Spray via AP
      What makes a TikTok video go viral?

      No one knows. But in this one, like the best art, everything balances: intrigue, humour, light and despair

      CommentOctober 15, 2020
      The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam on the Blue Nile River is considered by Ethiopia to be integral to its energy supply, but neighbouring countries say it jeopardises their own water resources. AFP
      Camera7
      Ethiopia's Abiy Ahmed has to walk a diplomatic tightrope

      The Prime Minister must convince his neighbours of the potential for transformation that the Renaissance Dam represents

      CommentOctober 01, 2020
      A doctor takes a break from administering Covid-19 rapid tests at a diagnosis centre in Caracas, Venezuela, 27 August. Ariana Cubillos / AP
      To get through the next phase of the pandemic, we must adapt

      Much of our ability to emerge from the pandemic will be based on personal responsibility to adhere to the rules

      CommentSeptember 17, 2020
      Dr Alois Alzheimer first identified the condition in 1906, yet there is still no effective treatment for dementia, although a few drugs can sometimes keep the condition at bay temporarily in some people. Getty Images
      The cost of dementia is smaller than Covid-19, but no less heartbreaking

      The intersection between dementia and the pandemic is particularly bleak

      CommentSeptember 03, 2020
      White House adviser Jared Kushner speaks during a press briefing on the agreement between Israel and the United Arab Emirates at the White House in Washington. Reuters, file
      The Abraham Accord is not as unorthodox a deal as Trump thinks

      Jared Kushner has emphasised Donald Trump's 'untraditional' statecraft, but the end result is a classic peace agreement

      CommentAugust 20, 2020
      White House adviser Jared Kushner speaks during a press briefing on the agreement between Israel and the United Arab Emirates at the White House in Washington. Reuters, file
      Kushner: Middle East ‘shouldn't be stuck in conflicts of the past’

      Senior White House adviser Jared Kushner said there was a lot of optimism after the UAE-Israel agreement last week

      August 18, 2020
      Manchester City's Kevin de Bruyne was named 2019/20 PFA Player of the Year. Getty
      Camera23
      Manchester City 2019/20 season ratings

      A frustrating season on the domestic front, bar another League Cup win, capped off by Champions League disappointment for Guardiola's men

      FootballAugust 16, 2020
      Manchester City's Sergio Aguero and David Silva celebrate winning the FA Community Shield with teammates. Reuters
      Does the Premier League risk becoming an exclusive club?

      Manchester City and Newcastle United fans will point to an aversion towards challengers among some top English sides

      CommentAugust 05, 2020
      Deena Kamel, left, and Raya Al Jadir, right, who have been appointed as Rosalynn Carter Fellows for Mental Health Journalism in the UAE
      Recipients of 2020-21 Rosalynn Carter Fellowships for Mental Health Journalism in the UAE announced

      Deena Kamel and Raya Al Jadir join an international cohort of journalists who have been awarded fellowships since 1996

      HealthAugust 03, 2020
      Many people erroneously believe that depression represents some form of character defect. This needs to be addressed. Getty Images
      Camera11
      When the Covid-19 pandemic recedes, what will be left behind?

      The coronavirus crisis is a generational moment. The next few months will require us all to be resilient, courageous and aware of mental health

      CommentJuly 23, 2020
      Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Prime Minister and Vice President of the UAE, with Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces at the St Regis Saadiyat last year. Rashed Al Mansoori / Ministry of Presidential Affairs
      The UAE story: cool heads, steady hands and a beating heart

      The cabinet reshuffle, pandemic response and planned Mars probe all signal a desire to balance the past and future

      CommentJuly 09, 2020
      US President Donald Trump speaks as John Bolton, his then national security adviser, listens during a meeting in Washington last August. EPA
      Play16:38:24
      Why Bolton's memoir will be forgotten by US election day

      Such books don't shift public opinion enough to affect the outcome of a presidential contest

      CommentJune 24, 2020
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