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Value water, if you want to address climate change earnestly – Study
A world with intensifying water stress levels cannot rescue the climate of our planet as a judicious use of the natural resource – from rivers, streams and oceans to dams – remains a key part of...March 23, 2020 1220 0 -
Sans concerted response, coronavirus could take away 25 million jobs worldwide
The coronavirus pandemic could put a high premium on the economy and kill 25 million jobs if world capitals do not coordinate their efforts and mount a concerted response to the disease, a preliminary study of...March 20, 2020 619 0 -
Even diplomacy, known for dodging difficulties, is not immune to coronavirus
The United Nations, being the highest diplomatic forum, is an arena for world’s best and the brightest to navigate some subtle straits of diplomacy to advance their respective countries’ interest. But this weekend, the usually bustling...March 15, 2020 594 0 -
Trump tests negative for coronavirus
President Trump has tested negative for the novel coronavirus, the White House said Saturday. According to the president’s doctor Sean P Conley, Trump has shown no symptoms of COVID-19 from the test he took on Friday...March 15, 2020 605 0 -
Coronavirus is now a pandemic affecting 114 countries
The novel coronavirus has spread to pandemic levels, the World Health Organization said as the countries scrambled to deal with the outbreak, which has also collapsed stock markets. The Geneva based UN body defines pandemic as...March 11, 2020 568 0 -
Coronavirus outbreak likely to cost world economy $1 trillion
The coronavirus-triggered uncertainty is likely to cost the global economy $1 trillion in 2020 with possible ramifications for all countries, the UN’s trade and development agency said Monday in its latest report as stocks plunged in...March 10, 2020 693 0 -
Super Tuesday makes it Biden vs Sanders for Democrats
Vice President Joseph Biden chalked up a string of impressive victories in southern states as the Super Tuesday vote elevated him to the forefront of the Democratic primary race, pitching his pragmatism against Senator Bernie Sanders’ progressive...March 4, 2020 934 0 -
Coronavirus kills 6 in Washington state; U.S. has now 100 confirmed cases
EvergreenHealth Medical Center in Kirkland, Washington state, where the first six U.S. deaths were reported, Image: Oran Viriyincy from Santa Barbara / Wikimedia Commons The coronavirus has claimed six lives in Washington state while the number of confirmed...March 3, 2020 525 0 -
WHO asks reluctant countries to share data as coronavirus cases outpace China
For the first time, the number of coronavirus cases outside China has outpaced those inside the country, where it originated with most probable transmission happening from wild animal food to humans. The World Health Organization, a...February 27, 2020 836 0 -
Amid Afghan peace hopes, UN reminds of human cost of the war – 10,000 lives for 6th year in a row
In a telling reminder of the human cost of the Afghan war, the United Nations Saturday said the conflict claimed more than 10,000 civilian lives for sixth successive year and urged all parties to renounce violence...February 22, 2020 617 0
