“Food is the best vaccine against chaos”: UN food agency WFP wins Peace Nobel
OSLO, Oct 9, 2020, Reuters. The United Nations food agency, the World Food Programme (WFP),…
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Asia-Pacific has more billionaires than any other region, as pandemic boosts wealth
NEW YORK, Oct 8, 2020, CNBC. There are now 2,189 billionaires globally with a combined…
SpaceX launches satellites to improve global internet
ANKARA, Oct 7, 2020, VOSA. SpaceX launched a new batch of satellites into orbit Tuesday…
Airline industry needs billions more in bailouts to survive: International Air Transport Association
HONG KONG, Oct 7, 2020, SCMP. Global airlines need a fresh cash injection worth billions…
Dozens of animals could catch Covid-19: University College London
LONDON, Oct 6, 2020, Xinhua. Numerous animals may be vulnerable to SARS-CoV-2, the virus that…
UN Security Council calls for immediate ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh
UN, Sep 30, 2020, TASS. The UN Security Council called upon Armenia and Azerbaijan to…
East Asia poverty could rise for first time in 20 years due to the pandemic: World Bank
SINGAPORE, Sep 29, 2020, CNBC. The number of people living in poverty in developing East…
Saudi Arabia to host virtual G20 summit in November
RIYADH, Sep 28, 2020, Reuters, DW. The G20 leaders’ summit will be held online on…
Indian PM Modi urges major UN reforms
NEW DELHI, Sep 27, 2020, VOSA. India’s prime minister on Saturday called for major reforms…
[Analytics] Can Japan lead the post-Covid-19 world in global health?
After seven years and eight months, the Shinzo Abe administration — the longest serving government…
The next wave of the global recovery could send commodity prices soaring
WASHINGTON D.C., Sep 18, 2020, CNBC. The next phase of the economic recovery is likely…
OECD projects global GDP will collapse by 4.5 per cent this year
LONDON, Sep 16, 2020, CNBC. The global economy has performed better-than-expected but it is still…
There won’t be enough coronavirus vaccines for a return to normal life until 2022: WHO scientist
BEIJING, Sep 16, 2020, SCMP. Do not expect there to be enough Covid-19 vaccines for…
Global tourism industry lost $450B due to pandemic: UN
MADRID, Sep 16, 2020, TASS. The global tourism sector lost about $460 billion in the…
45 developing countries in Asia-Pacific to shrink for first time in nearly six decades: Asian Development Bank
MANILA, Sep 15, 2020, Reuters. The coronavirus pandemic will cause economic output in “developing Asia”…