“CARE WORKERS SHOULD BE BETTER PAID AND VALUED”
There has been a dramatic shift in the public’s perception of care workers as a result of the coronavirus crisis, with most people believing they should be better paid and better valued, according
THOUSANDS WAIT IN MILE LONG LINES FOR FOOD
JOHANNESBURG – South Africa has marshaled huge resources towards preventing its poor from starving because of COVID-19, but undocumented citizens and stranded migrants face hunger as
NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE REOPENS TRADING FLOORS
The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is set to reopen its trading floor on Tuesday after a two-month closure due to the coronavirus pandemic
HOW DID JAPAN FIGHT THE CORONAVIRUS?
Japan’s state of emergency is set to end with new cases of the coronavirus dwindling to mere dozens. It got there despite largely ignoring the default playbook
A DECADE OF DEBT AND DEPRESSION
Economist Nouriel Roubini has warned of a prolonged downturn and sluggish recovery from the coronavirus
HOW WILL PEOPLE RELATE MORE TO AI TECH BASED MACHINERY?
BICYCLING IN A hilly, busy city like San Francisco provides a cognitive as well as a physical workout. I survive in traffic by flexing not only my quadriceps but my theory of mind, the capacity to imagine
CHINA SCRAPS ANNUAL ECONOMIC GROWTH TARGET
China will not set an economic growth goal for this year as it deals with the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic
NEW ZEALAND’S PM IS THE MOST POPULAR WORLD LEADER IN A CENTURY
New Zealand has found no new Covid-19 cases in the past two days, just as a new poll named Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern the country’s most popular leader in 100 years thanks to her pandemic
WORLD BANK ESTIMATES EXTREME CASE OF GLOBAL POVERTY
In 2015, there were 734 million people or 10% of the world's population in extreme poverty, which is defined as living on less than $1.90 a day, according to the World Bank's most recent estimates
ROLLS-ROYCE TO TERMINATE 9,000 JOBS
Rolls-Royce has said it will cut 9,000 jobs and warned it will take "several years" for the airline industry to recover from the coronavirus pandemic
JAPAN’S ECONOMY FALLS INTO RECESSION
Japan has fallen into recession for the first time since 2015 as the financial toll of the coronavirus continues to escalate
TAIWAN REPORTS NO NEW COVID-19 CASES.
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Taiwan's Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) on Tuesday (May 19) announced zero new cases of Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19), marking the 12th straight day without
VACCINE FOR COVID-19 MUST BE DISTRIBUTED EQUITABLY
South Korean President Moon Jae-in speaking at the World Health Assembly through a video linik said on Monday that vaccines and treatments are "public goods" that must be "distributed equitably
CORONAVIRUS MAY BURN OUT BEFORE VACCINE
Coronavirus could “burn out naturally before any vaccine is developed”, according to a former World Health Organisation chief
SRI LANKA PREPARES TO OPEN DOORS BY JULY
Sri Lanka Tourism is seeing a silver lining as European and high-end Indian travellers have begun to inquire on forward bookings, while the Government is sorting out the COVID-19 protocol to welcome
