Tag: pandemic
Ghana FDI inflows grow over 400 pct in H1 despite pandemic: report
Ghana attracted 627.52 million U.S. dollars of foreign direct investment (FDI) in the first half of 2020, according to official data from the Ghana...
Health authorities losing grip of pandemic in several German cities
Local health authorities are struggling to keep up with coronavirus outbreaks in a number of German cities as rising infections rates make track-and-trace strategies...
Spanish Prime Minister faces no-confidence motion
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez faces a no-confidence motion in parliament brought by the right-wing populist Vox party, as the government grapples with a...
Global daily COVID-19 infections hit record high with nearly 400,000 new cases reported: WHO
A total of 392,471 new COVID-19 infections were reported to the World Health Organization (WHO) on Saturday, a record high since the onset of...
Stronger global poverty reduction efforts needed amid pandemic
As the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty arrives on Saturday, the global community needs to take this special day as an opportunity...
Food for All Africa organizes “Feeding Caravan” to commemorate UN World Food day
As a yearly ritual, today October, 16th 2020, marks UN World Food Day. Food is the essence of life and the bedrock of our...
Y-SEG launches COVID-19 Business Solutions for Young Entrepreneurs
The Youth Sector Engagement Group (Y-SEG) on Thursday launched the “Business Solutions for Young Entrepreneurs” in Accra to provide business recovery and resilience support...
Standard Preventive COVID-19 protocols sustains KIA’s attractiveness-Minister
Standard COVID-19 prevention protocols observed by the Kotoka International Airport (KIA), has sustained the attractiveness of the airport even in the wake of the...
COVID-19 slows down births and deaths registrations in Bono East
Mr Ikililu Amidu, the Bono East Regional births and deaths registration officer, says there is a drastic decline in births and deaths registration in...
Israeli police clash with ultra-Orthodox Jews opposed to lockdown
Israeli police trying to enforce coronavirus lockdown regulations clashed violently with ultra-Orthodox Jews in the Tel Aviv suburb of Bnei Brak on Sunday night....
NGO: Pandemic has encouraged Colombian armed groups to recruit minors
The coronavirus pandemic has contributed to an increase in the recruitment of children by armed groups in Colombia, as schools and protective services have...
Gambian president calls for international support for poor countries amid COVID-19 pandemic
Gambian President Adama Barrow on Thursday called for international community to aid the least developed countries undergoing economic stagnation caused by COVID-19.
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East Africa tourism sector hardest hit by COVID-19 pandemic: report
East African Community's (EAC's) tourism sector will face a 92 percent decline in cash flows due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, says...
UN stands ready to support landlocked nations in pandemic recovery: UN chief
The UN system is standing in solidarity with landlocked developing countries, which lack access to vital trade links, and supporting them in their efforts...
Tragic COVID-19 pandemic creates a moment of possibility: UN chief
The COVID-19 pandemic is a tragedy, but it has also created a moment of possibility, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Wednesday, urging governments...
President inspects works on COVID-19 treatment Centre
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo Tuesday inspected ongoing works at the 60-bed COVID-19 Treatment Centre at Pantang near Accra.
The facility, which is expected to...
E-commerce startup registers exponential growth as pandemic prompts Zimbabwean shoppers to get online
by Tafara Mugwara
Although most Zimbabweans still prefer the physical touch of doing their shopping in traditional brick and...
BasicNeeds-Ghana presents PPE to mental health groups
A campaign has begun to present personal protective equipment (PPE) to Self-Help Groups of Persons with Mental Illness and Epilepsy (SHG), and Traditional Healers...
World Bank Group New Report: Pandemic Threatens Human Capital Gains of the Past Decade
The COVID-19 pandemic threatens hard-won gains in health and education over the past decade, especially in the poorest countries, a new World Bank Group...
Don’t get complacent in COVID-19 fight – President
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has admonished Ghanaians not to underestimate the coronavirus pandemic but to stay consistent with set safety and hygience protocols...
Mozambican inmates repatriated from South Africa amid pandemic
Some 367 Mozambican individuals serving their sentences in the neighboring South Africa were repatriated on Thursday, following the actions by South Africa to...
London New Year’s Eve fireworks cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic
London has decided to cancel its iconic New Year's Eve fireworks this year due to the coronavirus pandemic, the city's mayor Sadiq Khan...
Deputy UN chief urges major countries to work together to tackle pandemic
Deputy United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Amina Mohammed on Thursday urged the world's major countries to work together in face of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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UNICEF: 150m more children pushed into poverty due to pandemic
The coronavirus pandemic and related lockdown measures have pushed 150 million more children into poverty, according to analysis published by UNICEF and Save the...
Cooperation needed in fight against COVID-19 pandemic – UNGA president
The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the necessity for global cooperation, said United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) President Tijjani Muhammad-Bande on Monday.
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Turkey’s youth struggle for jobs amid COVID-19 pandemic
Selim Altun has been looking for a job for over a year as the fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic has made things worse...
Bill & Melinda Gates call for global response to end COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic is a true test for the global community that demands a shared global response, said Bill and Melinda Gates in...
Cambodia sends 218 troops to peacekeeping mission in Mali amid COVID-19 pandemic
Cambodia has dispatched 218 Blue Helmets to join the United Nation's peacekeeping mission in the conflict-torn West African nation of Mali, the Khmer...
NRL players could face 100 million Austrlian dollar pay cut over next two years...
The National Rugby League (NRL) of Australia could cut players' salaries by more than 100 million Australian dollars (about 72.8 million U.S. dollars) over...
Australian cancer tests, operations dropped up to 50 percent amid pandemic
Australia's peak cancer body Cancer Australia reported a significant drop in tests and treatments for the diseases amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
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