Pandemic

By Prince Adeyemi Shonibare A PRESIDENT FOR HARD TIMES Muhammadu Buhari governed Nigeria during one of the most difficult periods in its post-independence history — marked by economic recession, collapsing oil prices, rising insecurity, institutional decay, and a global pandemic. He inherited a nation under severe strain. Yet, through discipline,…

The landscape for small business owners in California just shifted significantly, as the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has suspended over 111,620 borrowers due to suspected fraudulent activities connected to pandemic-era loans. As small businesses continue to navigate a post-pandemic economy, this announcement could have profound implications for legitimate borrowers…

Opinion - Market Report Hartford        HVS February, 20 2026 HVS Report - Room Supply Constraints Limiting Convention Growth in Hartford - By Jimmy Radwan - Image Credit Unsplash    Hartford’s hotel market has demonstrated strong performance, with occupancy and ADR exceeding pre-pandemic levels. However, a significant decline in hotel room…

Component shortages and price hikes could nix the chances of major gaming hardware updates – but after years of diminishing returns, could a respite be welcome? Five years ago, when the COVID-19 pandemic severely disrupted high-tech supply chains around the globe, gaming hardware was one of the sectors that felt…

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Etsy is selling Depop, a secondhand clothing app popular with Gen Z and millennials, to eBay for $1.2 billion in cash, the company announced on Wednesday. Etsy says the deal will allow it to focus on its own marketplace. The deal comes nearly five years after Etsy acquired Depop for…

Cuba's Fuel Crisis: Hotels Under Strain, Transfers Disrupted, and Soaring Operating Costs - Image Credit Unsplash    Persistent fuel shortages are forcing Cuban hotels and tour operators to rely on generators, consolidate excursions and adjust logistics, complicating the island’s post-pandemic tourism recovery By HNR News Staff Reporter Cuba’s prolonged fuel shortage…

Climate Change, Development & Aid, Featured, Gender, Headlines, Humanitarian Emergencies, Latin America & the Caribbean, Sustainable Development Goals, TerraViva United Nations Opinion Priority reforms include improving childcare, recalibrating social transfers, and closing wage gaps. Credit: IMF WASHINGTON DC, Feb 18 2026 (IPS) - When Brazil’s unemployment rate dropped to 5.2…

Staff members at the United States’s premier infectious-disease research institute have been instructed to remove the words “biodefense” and “pandemic preparedness” from the institute’s web pages, according to e-mails Nature has obtained. The directive comes amid a broader shake-up at the US National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID),…

The unemployment rate rose to 5.2% in the last three months of 2025, the highest since 2015 not including the pandemic, according to the data from the Office for National Statistics. It hit 5.3% in late 2020 and stood at 5.1% in the three months to Novemberlast year. The jobless…