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G20 Nations’ GDP Grows 8.1% in Q3 2020: OECD

The Gross domestic product (GDP) in the G20 area rebounded by 8.1 per cent in the third quarter of 2020, but remained 2.4 per cent below its pre-pandemic high of the final

December 15, 2020

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NZ to tackle Covid-19 during holiday season

The holiday period poses challenges, he said, adding that a large number of people will be travelling, as well as more social gatherings and large events…reports Asian Lite News New Zealand’s Covid-19

December 15, 2020

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Social media boosts belief in Covid-19 misinformation: Study

The study, published in the journal Telematics and Informatics, also found that levels of worry about Covid-19 increased the strength of people’s belief in that misinformation…reports Asian Lite News The more people

December 14, 2020

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UN calls for more spending on health

“The Covid-19 pandemic has shown us just how important it is for all countries to have strong health systems that provide the entire population with quality services when and where they need

December 13, 2020

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Canada’s Covid cases cross 450K

The Public Health Agency of Canada said on Saturday that the country’s daily average over the past seven days has reached 6,543…reports Asian Lite News Amid a raging second wave of the

December 13, 2020

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New Zealand steps up campaign against Covid-19

Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins launched the “Make Summer Unstoppable” campaign TV ads during a cricket match between the New Zealand national team Blackcaps and the West Indies at Wellington’s Basin Reserve…reports

December 13, 2020

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UN Chief Calls For Worldwide Climate Emergency

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for a worldwide “state of climate emergency” to tackle global warming. Five years after the Paris Agreement on climate change, the world is still not going

December 13, 2020

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Canada warns of allergic reaction to Pfizer vaccine

In a notification on Saturday, the federal health policy agency said it issued the warning after following up on the two reports of anaphylactoid reactions to the vaccine in the UK…reports Asian

December 13, 2020

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Child poverty expected to remain above pre-coronavirus levels

Child poverty is expected to remain above pre-coronavirus levels for at least five years in high-income countries, a new Unicef report has revealed. The report titled, “Supporting Families and Children Beyond COVID-19:

December 13, 2020

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UN Chief Calls For Networked Multilateralism

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for multilateralism and reformed global governance to tackle global threats. “The Covid-19 pandemic provides overwhelming evidence that we need more — and more effective — multilateralism,

December 12, 2020

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