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IEA: Collapse in oil demand is erasing the last decade of growth
The United States will suffer an ”unprecedented” decline in oil output this year despite a historic agreement by some of the world’s other big producers…
New Zealand’s Ardern, ministers take 20% pay cut for six months due to coronavirus impact
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, ministers in her government and public service chief executives will take a 20% pay cut for the next six…
Now is ‘not the time’ to reduce funding for the World Health Organization in COVID-19 fight, urges Guterres
Now is a time for unity in the global battle to push the COVID-19 pandemic into reverse, not a time to cut the resources of…
Hungry S.Africans clash with police over food aid in Cape Town
South African police on Tuesday fired rubber bullets and teargas in clashes with Cape Town township residents protesting over access to food aid during a…
Volunteers turn gigantic AIDS Memorial Quilt fabric into coronavirus masks
An army of volunteers in California is using extra fabric from the AIDS Memorial Quilt to make face masks for U.S. homeless people and frontline…
Australia warns children could be silent victims of coronavirus crisis
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison warned on Wednesday the nation’s children could become the silent victims of the coronavirus pandemic, as officials investigate new nursing…
Vaccine needed to end social distancing: Irish health minister
Social distancing rules adopted to slow the spread of coronavirus by keeping people two metres apart will remain largely in place until an effective treatment…
Getting a coronavirus test in Wuhan: fast, cheap and easy
Coronavirus tests can be difficult to come by in many countries including in hard-hit parts of the United States and Britain, but in Wuhan, the…
U.S. underestimates methane emissions from offshore oil industry -study
Offshore oil and gas drilling operations in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico emit far more methane than government estimates suggest, according to a study released…
Fire raging near Ukraine’s Chernobyl poses radiation risk, say activists
A huge forest fire in Ukraine that has been raging for more than a week is now just one kilometre from the defunct Chernobyl nuclear…
U.S. lawmakers call for better treatment for essential workers during coronavirus
The United States must provide decent wages, health benefits and protective gear for the millions of workers designated as essential during the coronavirus pandemic, according…
Coronavirus crisis could plunge half a billion people into poverty: Oxfam
The fallout from the coronavirus spread that has killed more than 83,000 people and wreaked havoc on economies around the world could push around half…
Five trees or a latte? Coastal communities seek crowdfunding for mangroves
Would you forgo a cup of coffee to plant mangroves aimed at helping coastal communities fend off climate change? A Singapore-based online platform is counting…
Global trade will plunge by up to a third in 2020: WTO
Global trade could plummet by a third this year due to the coronavirus pandemic, the World Trade Organization said Wednesday, warning the deepest recession ”of…
Syria’s al-Assad forces accused of using chemical weapons
President Bashar al-Assad’s military regime likely used chemical weapons in an illegal attack in Syria, the Hague-based Organization for the Prevention of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)…
COVID-19: impact could see 195 million job losses, says ILO chief
The rapidly intensifying economic effects of COVID-19 on the world of work are proving to be far worse than the 2008-9 financial crisis, with cutbacks…
VTT to explore biomass and waste plastic fuel oil for ship engines
As part of the Business Finland BioFlex project, the companies aim to identify the most economically and ecologically sustainable alternative to fossil fuels. The use…
’Why I didn’t report it’: Saudi women use social media to recount harrasment
Hundreds of women in Saudi Arabia are taking to social media to share their experiences of sexual harassment in a rare exploration of a taboo…
World short of six million nurses, WHO says
As COVID-19 captures global headlines, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned Tuesday that the world needs nearly six million nurses. The UN’s health agency along…
Jobless Americans to see extra payments as soon as this week
Americans who have lost their jobs due to the coronavirus outbreak will start getting enhanced jobless benefits as soon as this week as states deploy…
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