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Davos set to host World Economic Forum, Ukraine crisis, climate change key focus
The World Economic Forum (WEF) said the Annual Meeting 2022 will focus on 'history at a turning point', the theme of the summit
22 May 2022 10:13 AM
UN gives $20 million to scale up Ukraine humanitarian aid
UN humanitarian chief Martin Griffiths said the $20 million will support emergency operations along the contact line
25 Feb 2022 9:47 AM
WHO: New COVID cases drop by 19 per cent globally, deaths stable
Over 16 million new COVID-19 infections and about 75,000 deaths were reported worldwide last week
17 Feb 2022 12:38 AM
WHO chief warns against talk of 'endgame' in pandemic
Conditions remain ideal for more coronavirus variants to emerge, it's dangerous to assume omicron is the last one
24 Jan 2022 9:46 PM
COVID-19 cases rose by more than 50%, deaths stable, says WHO
Last week, WHO noted a pandemic record high of 9.5 million new infections in a single week
12 Jan 2022 4:40 PM
Omicron quickly overtaking Delta globally in terms of circulation: WHO
Omicron is becoming the dominant variant that is being detected
12 Jan 2022 10:05 AM
Omicron risk remains 'very high', says WHO
The WHO noted that the rapid growth rate is likely to be a combination of both immune evasion and intrinsic increased transmissibility
29 Dec 2021 10:54 AM
WHO warns of 'toxic mix' as EU chief mulls mandatory Covid jabs
Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates also recorded their first cases of Omicron, making the Gulf the latest region to be affected
02 Dec 2021 11:10 AM
Countries should accelerate vaccinations, stresses WHO as new variant poses high risk
The emergence of the omicron variant has fulfilled predictions of scientists who warned the elevated transmission of virus
30 Nov 2021 9:18 AM
Not yet clear if Omicron more transmissible, causes severe disease, says WHO
The WHO said all variants of COVID-19, including the Delta variant, can cause severe disease or death
29 Nov 2021 8:00 AM
WHO to meet on Friday to assess new COVID-19 variant detected in South Africa
The latest variant is the most heavily mutated version discovered so far
26 Nov 2021 12:51 PM
WHO to revive probe into COVID-19 origins, report says
The world health body is assembling a team of 20 scientists to hunt for new evidence
27 Sep 2021 8:55 AM
WHO chief thanks India for resumption of COVID vaccine export
Ghebreyesus also said that the move will help WHO to reach its goal of 40 per cent vaccination in all countries by the end of the year
22 Sep 2021 11:00 AM
WHO warns new Mu variant of COVID-19 could be more vaccine-resistant
The new 'variant of interest' is being closely monitored, the UN health agency said
02 Sep 2021 2:55 PM
Greta Thunberg's generation most likely to believe climate change is a crisis: poll
70% of people under 18 believe climate change is a global emergency versus 58% of those over 60
27 Jan 2021 8:52 PM
Novartis profits rise despite coronavirus sales swings
Sales were mostly affected by lower new patient starts and significant reduction in patient visits to physicians, said Novartis
21 Jul 2020 1:22 PM
How world handled COVID-19: WHO promises 'honest evaluation' after Trump's criticism
The panel will provide an interim report to an annual meeting of health ministers in November and present a “substantive report” next May
10 Jul 2020 10:02 AM
'No excuse' for countries that fail in contact tracing, says WHO chief Tedros
“Although many countries have made some progress, globally the pandemic is actually speeding up,” Tedros Adhanom said
30 Jun 2020 12:42 PM
IATA suggests alternative to traveller quarantines
Quarantine measures may play a role in keeping people safe but they will also keep many unemployed, said IATA's Director General
25 Jun 2020 12:35 PM
WTO: Global trade set to shrink 18.5% in Q2
The global trade body said that in the first quarter, the volume of merchandise trade shrank by 3% year-on-year.
23 Jun 2020 3:26 PM
Columns
China’s 'loan and own' strategy seems to have backfired in this piece of paradise which lies in the Indian Ocean
Perhaps the Sue Gray report should be labelled 'fifty shades of shame'
For a party in serious need of repair, this is a fair enough start, though clearly more needs to happen
The move has created a gap of six years between parallel ranks in the IAS and IPS, and IPS officers are upset at this 'unprecedented' order