Coronavirus
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Health
COVID-19 global problem, requires worldwide efforts: PM Imran Khan
PM Imran Khan says COVID-19 is a global problem and requires worldwide efforts to tackle it. He was addressing virtual…
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Health
Does nicotine protect us against coronavirus?
If you noticed headlines recently suggesting smoking could protect against COVID-19, you might have been surprised. Smokers seem less likely than…
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Economic Develoment
UN Labour Agency: Nearly half of global workforce at risk as job losses increase due to COVID-19
Some 1.6 billion people employed in the informal economy – or nearly half the global workforce – could see their…
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Health
Dr. Fauci says ‘Remdesivir drug can block the coronavirus’
WAHSINGTON DC: Yesterday, on April 29, Dr. Fauci, the head of the American National Institutes of Health and a member…
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Politics
China-Australia relations hit new low in spat over handling of coronavirus
China-Australia relations are fractured. Arguably, this is the worst moment in Sino-Australian relations since Gough Whitlam normalised ties on his…
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Local Governments / SDG's
COVID-19: Ensuring income and investment in local service provision is critical for global recovery
The COVID-19 pandemic is affecting local service provision throughout the world. The Live Learning Session on local finance highlighted how…
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Health
WHO warns; ‘No evidence’ that recovered COVID-19 patients cannot be reinfected
The UN World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that there is currently no evidence that people who have recovered from…
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Health
Why do some people with coronavirus get symptoms while others don’t?
SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus which causes COVID-19, has infected almost 2.5 million people around the world and claimed 170,000 lives. But some people…
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Politics
Indian PM Modi: India and Afghanistan will combat COVID-19 together, with solidarity and shared resolve
Indian Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi today said India and Afghanistan will combat COVID-19 together, with solidarity and shared resolve.…
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Health
More testing will give us a better picture of the coronavirus spread and its slowdown
Many states are now ramping up the number of tests by relaxing the criteria for who can get tested for COVID-19. This should give…
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