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Owner of Regent Barbers Alan Kelly (L), wearing PPE (personal protective equipment), of a face mask or covering as a precautionary measure against spreading COVID-19, is reflected in a mirror as he cuts the hair of a customer, also wearing … Continue reading Scientists claim WHO downplaying risk of airborne spread
The coronavirus pandemic could lead to an increase in drug use and trafficking, as well as heightened risks for narcotic users, a UN report warned on Thursday. The organisation’s drugs and crime agency (UNODC) said in its 2020 World Drug … Continue reading COVID-19 threatens increase in global drug use, UN report warns
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau Larry Busacca/Getty Images for Turner | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images Game of Thrones star Nikolaj Coster-Waldau has told CNBC that he hopes the mistakes made following the 2008 financial crisis, which saw climate action and the … Continue reading The pandemic provides an opportunity to reset
Low-income countries in Asia are not spending enough to support their populations during the coronavirus pandemic, according to a paper from the United Nations Development Programme. Governments of wealthy countries went into “whatever-it-takes” mode to boost their economies during the crisis, but … Continue reading UN says poor in Asia get little support
Chinese women training to become certified nannies hold plastic dolls as they prepare for a class photo at their training school on October 28, 2016 in Beijing, China. Kevin Frayer | Getty Images China’s rise as a global economic power … Continue reading China women are losing out in the workforce. It’s harmful for the economy
When the 21 migrants arrived at Mitiga International Airport in Tripoli in May 2019, each was given a bag containing a clean shirt and a pair of trousers. The group had spent the last eight months in prison in the … Continue reading Eritrean migrants in Libya claim EU-backed voluntary returns programme isn’t so voluntary
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain will switch to the Apple (AAPL.O) and Google (GOOGL.O) model for its COVID-19 test-and-trace app, ditching an attempt to develop an app by itself after the homegrown system did not work well enough on Apple’s iPhone, … Continue reading UK ditches homegrown COVID-19 tracing app to use Google-Apple model
AMMAN (Reuters) – Palestinian refugee Um Zeid spends her days at home in the sprawling Baqaa camp in Jordan sewing colorful dresses which gives her an income and keeps tradition alive. Models present traditional Palestinian dresses at Al Hanouneh society … Continue reading Dressmakers keep Palestinian tradition alive in refugee camp in Jordan
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain will switch to Apple and Google technology for its COVID-19 test-and-trace app, ditching its homegrown system which was not working well enough on Apple’s iPhone, the government said on Thursday. A 3D printed Google logo is … Continue reading UK ditches COVID-19 app model to use Google-Apple system
BRUSSELS/PARIS (Reuters) – NATO will investigate French accusations that Turkey’s navy failed to respond to an allied call for inspection this month in the Mediterranean, the alliance chief said on Thursday, an incident Paris suspects involved Turkish arms smuggling to … Continue reading NATO to investigate Mediterranean incident between French, Turkish warships
GENEVA (Reuters) – The World Health Organization hopes hundreds of millions of doses of coronavirus vaccine can be produced this year and 2 billion doses by the end of 2021, chief scientist Soumya Swaminathan said on Thursday. The WHO is … Continue reading WHO hopes for hundreds of millions of vaccine doses this year, 2 billion next year
A 3D printed Google logo is placed on the Apple Macbook in this illustration taken April 12, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration LONDON (Reuters) – The British government will abandon the centralised model of its coronavirus test-and-trace app and switch to one … Continue reading UK to use Google-Apple model for tracing app in U-turn: BBC
