Up to 150 million could join extreme poor, World Bank says
By CARA ANNAyesterday FILE – In this Saturday, March 21, 2020 file photo, people travel by canoe during a coronavirus lockdown in the floating slum of Makoko in Lagos, [...]
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Sri Lanka closes key state offices as virus outbreak surges
By BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI2 hours ago Employees of Colombo municipal council crowd around a table to give their swab samples to test for COVID-19 in Colombo, Sri Lanka, [...]
5 Reasons Kratom And Cannabis Are Good For Yoga
Yoga is a form of exercise that benefits the body in several ways. Often, people use it to help with meditation and concentration. It is a great way to achieve relaxation [...]
5 Life-Changing Benefits Of CBD Oil
From millennials to skeptical seniors, CBD has never been more popular. The CBD industry is already a billion-dollar industry, and it is clear that this product isn’t [...]
Vape Trends To Get Excited About In 2020
A vaping device or an e-cigarette has become increasingly popular in today’s time with more people looking online to find a “vape shop near me” so they can [...]
New Caledonia Turns Down Independence Again
The results are in for Sunday’s independence referendum in New Caledonia and, as in 2018, the majority has voted against seceding from France. [...]
Technological Revolution Accelerated by Coronavirus Crisis in Latin America and the Caribbean
Media Release Courtesy The World Bank Monday, September 28, 2020 — WASHINGTON — Latin America and the Caribbean is in the midst of a “Fourth Industrial [...]
United Nations Agencies Kick Off Social Protection System Review
Media Release Wednesday, September 30, 2020 — The Core Diagnostic Instrument (CODI), used for this review, forms part of a suite of internationally recognized [...]
Lifecycle approach: A panacea for population ageing and gender equality
Shobha Shukla – CNS The world celebrated International Day of Older Persons on 1st of October. Sri Lanka also celebrates its Children’s Day on the same day. What [...]
Coronavirus deaths pass 1 million. Health-care workers around the world share stories from the front lines
PUBLISHED MON, SEP 28 2020 Christina Farr@CHRISSYFARRKEY POINTS Health-care workers describe the harrowing experience of fighting Covid-19 on the front lines. Many have [...]
