COVID-19
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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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Sports
Wasim Akram: Watching other teams play important for match awareness
LAHORE: ICC hall of famer and former Pakistan captain Wasim Akram on Monday advised the Pakistan national women’s team to…
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Health
Creating new social divides: How COVID-19 is reshaping how we see ourselves and the world around us
The COVID-19 pandemic is a massive public health and economic crisis, but it is also reshaping how we see ourselves…
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Health
China donates medical supplies to Pakistan amid COVID-19
BEIJING (Web Desk) : China Road and Bridge Corporation (CRBC) has donated a batch of medical supplies including 20,000 surgical…
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Economic Develoment
COVID-19: Pakistan urges the ILO to convene a virtual session to address Labourers issues
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Friday urged the International Labour Organization (ILO) to convene a virtual session of its member states to…
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Articles
How COVID-19 is testing American leadership
Author: Joseph S Nye, Harvard University Under the influence of the information revolution and globalisation, world politics has changed in…
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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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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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Education
Greece: COVID-19 pandemic a further risk to refugee child education
UN agencies in Greece have expressed concern at the effect that the COVID-19 pandemic is having on the education of…
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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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