Pandemic

A new report by Oxfam, an international humanitarian organisation, has shed light on the staggering wealth gap in Australia.  The study reveals that over the past decade, the wealthiest 1 per cent of Australians have accumulated ten times more wealth than the bottom 50 per cent of the population. This…

Amr Almaddah, Deputy Minister for Hajj and Umrah Services Saudi Arabia aims to host nearly two million pilgrims during Hajj this year, with 90% foreigners, Al-Madina newspaper reported, citing Amr Almaddah, Deputy Minister for Hajj and Umrah Services. As the country allows the number of Hajj pilgrims to return to…

Guyana President Irfaan Ali has lauded India for its "leadership" amid the covid pandemic, as the nation provided vaccines to the world.  Under India's Vaccine Maitri initiative, Covid vaccines were sent to more than 100 countries including Guyana. Speaking to WION's diplomatic correspondent Sidhant Sibal, President Ali said, "During the…

Ottawa has hit a grim milestone on deaths from the pandemic. But it's not like we had no warning this could happen. Crosses of remembrance for loved ones lost to the COVID- 19 pandemic are shown at Camilla Care Community Mississauga Long-Term Care home, Tuesday March 9, 2021. Photo by…

A highly contagious and lethal strain of bird flu has killed millions of wild and farmed birdlife in the past year. As global infections show little sign of slowing down, scientists, wildlife protectors and legislators are looking for new solutions to a global pandemic.  A lethal bird flu outbreak that…

NORTHAMPTON, MA / ACCESSWIRE / January 13, 2023 / The Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth Originally published by Financial Times on ft.com CARE's Ignite Program is one such gender-focussed programme, and it proved to be a salvation for Vietnam-based Thao when the storefront floristry business she opened in 2018 was…

The number of people who died due to alcohol increased to "new highs" during the COVID-19 pandemic, Statistics Canada says in data published today.  The federal agency's preliminary data shows that in 2019, before the pandemic, 3,200 deaths related to alcohol were recorded. A year later, the number of deaths…

Violent crime committed by teenagers could be increasing in Canada's most populous city due to pandemic isolation and the influences of social media, experts say, as Toronto police investigate a string of assaults allegedly committed by teen girls. Police said this week that a group of up to 10 teen…

While the former CEO of FTX, Sam Bankman-Fried, awaits his trial at the end of the year, reports indicate that the company donated millions of dollars to early Covid-19 researchers. The research was reportedly used to cast doubt on specific treatments, such as the use of ivermectin and hydroxychloroquine. Controversy…

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