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Jobs destroyed worldwide as coronavirus sparks recession
Apr 05, 2020 04:15The world’s workers are reeling from the initial shock of the coronavirus recession, with job losses and welfare claims around the globe already running into the millions recently. As the International Labour Organization warns of almost 25 million layoffs if the virus isn’t controlled, the cuts from Austria to the US reflect the deepest peacetime recession since the 1930s as economies are frozen to beat the pandemic.
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Citizens at risk as anti-Asian racism surges in US
Apr 02, 2020 11:00Since the outbreak of Covid-19, the virus of racism against ethnic Chinese and other Asians has been spreading across the US, the UK, Australia, Canada, France and elsewhere. In the United States, anti-Asian hate crimes have surged so much that during the March 27 phone call between US President Donald Trump and Xi Jinping, the Chinese president emphasized his hope that the US would protect the health and lives of the many Chinese international students in the country.
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Trump secretly seeks Asian, European allies’ medical help amid coronavirus spread
Mar 25, 2020 10:28US President Donald Trump has privately asked some of the US allies in Europe and Asia, including South Korea, to help the country overcome the shortages caused by coronavirus spread.
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About 900 million confined worldwide due to coronavirus restrictions
Mar 21, 2020 15:36The COVID-19 pandemic, with well over 11,000 deaths globally as of Saturday, has resulted in many countries across the planet enforcing restrictions on the movement of people, shutting down schools, and forcing millions to work from home.
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Coronavirus updates, Europe’s death toll surpasses 5,000
Mar 21, 2020 07:20The death toll from the new coronovirus has surpassed 5,000 in Europe - the new epicenter of the pandemic – as the number of confirmed cases continues to rise across the continent.
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APC president pays tribute to Siamand Rahman
Mar 04, 2020 05:05Asian Paralympic Committee (APC) President Majid Rashed has paid tribute to late Siamand Rahman.
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WHO warns coronavirus outbreak 'getting bigger'
Feb 28, 2020 12:37The rapid rise in coronavirus infections raised fears of a pandemic on Friday, with five countries reporting their first cases and the World Health Organization (WHO) warning it could spread worldwide.
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Scientists gather to study risk from microplastic pollution
Feb 27, 2020 11:05Tiny bits of broken-down plastic smaller than a fraction of a grain of rice are turning up everywhere in oceans, from the water to the guts of fishes and the abdominal of sea otters and giant killer whales. Yet little is known about the effects of these “microplastics”— on sea creatures or humans.
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Countries stepping up efforts to fight new coronavirus
Feb 25, 2020 08:45Countries throughout the globe are escalating efforts to contain an outbreak of the new coronavirus that has so far infected over 77,650 people, mainly in China.
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Permafrost is already thawing. Will it tip the scales in the climate crisis?
Feb 24, 2020 12:16Across vast swaths of the northern hemisphere’s higher reaches, frozen ground holds billions of tonnes of carbon. As global temperatures rise, this “permafrost” land is at increasing risk of thawing out, potentially releasing its long-held carbon into the atmosphere.