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How COVID-19 Is Reversing The Progress In The Fight Against Global Poverty

May 29, 2020

Various forecasts suggest that years worth of poverty reduction are slowly being negated by COVID-19. Forecasts from multiple organisations show that the COVID-19 pandemic is expected to push millions of…

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Coronavirus: Governments Knew A Pandemic Was A Threat – Here’s Why They Weren’t Better Prepared

May 20, 2020

Most people think or at least hope their government is doing a good job in the face of COVID-19, according to the polls. But there can be no doubt that…

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How Are Governments Responding To The Coronavirus Pandemic?

May 15, 2020

Governments around the world resort to variations of response measures and policies to end COVID-19. With over four million confirmed cases worldwide, governments have been coming up with different ways…

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The World’s Best Airports 2020

May 13, 2020

Travellers worldwide selected these airports as the best in the world for the year 2020. Singapore Changi Airport earned the title of being the world’s best airport in Skytrax’s World…

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Nurses On The Front Lines: A History Of Heroism From Florence Nightingale To Coronavirus

May 12, 2020

Nurses are heroes of the COVID-19 crisis. May 12 is International Nurses Day, which commemorates the birthday of Florence Nightingale, the first “professional nurse.” The World Health Organization also named…

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Coronavirus: Could The World Have Prepared Better For A Pandemic?

May 11, 2020

As much of the world gets used to social distancing, school closures and restrictions in movement in response to the coronavirus pandemic, obvious questions are being asked about how governments…

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The Mysterious Disappearance Of The First SARS Virus, And Why We Need A Vaccine For The Current One But Didn’t For The Other

May 5, 2020

Some people question why the current coronavirus has brought the world to standstill while a previous deadly coronavirus, SARS, did not. Others have questioned why a vaccine is so urgently…

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Who’s Most Vulnerable To COVID-19’s Impact On Tourism?

April 20, 2020

COVID-19 has hurt the world’s economies. However, tourism-dependent countries are more vulnerable to economic fallout. The number of confirmed COVID-19 is now past the two million mark as of the…

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How Much Do Countries Spend On Their Health Systems?

April 13, 2020

With almost 2 million confirmed cases globally, the COVID-19 pandemic continues to place a massive strain on the world’s healthcare systems. One would expect that for developed countries, handling this…

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