[21-3-31 Wed] in what is largely seen as a bellwether for ~의 지표로 볼 수 있는

1. President Moon Jae-in has instructed the government to accelerate / emergency relief money handouts / and the COVID-19 vaccination campaign, describing the two elements as crucial / in efforts for "inclusive" economic recovery.

긴급지원금 배포
"포용적" 경제 회복

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2. With just one week left ahead of the mayoral by-elections in Seoul and Busan, rival candidates are stepping up efforts to win votes / in what is largely seen as a bellwether / for next year's presidential election.

시장 보궐선거
박차를 가하다
bellwether = barometer, indicator 전조(의 기준이 되는 것), 신호탄, 지표

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3. A new US study has found that coronavirus vaccines by Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech / are highly effective at preventing symptomatic and asymptomatic infections / under real-world conditions.

symptomatic 증상이 있는 <-> asymptomatic 무증상의  / 증상 여부
real-world 실제의, 실제로도 해봤더니 일관된 결과가 나왔다는 것 

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4. Nearly 200 baby tortoises have been seized at an airport in the Galápagos Islands. The tortoises were discovered in a suitcase, bound for mainland Ecuador.

bound for ~를 향하는

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5. A 1951 Pablo Picasso painting depicting the Korean War will be displayed in Korea / for the first time this May.

~을 묘사하는