What is lost in the smoke of COVID-19
Devyn Holliday, Research Officer, Economic, Youth & Sustainable Development Directorate This blog is part of the seminar series on ‘’. Jun 10 2020 – When countries shuttered their shops, …
COVID-19 – China Tells World Health Assembly They Did their Best
At the World Health Assembly, Chinese President Xi Jinping said they did their “best to stem cross-border transmission” of COVID-19 and help other nations. People wearing face masks at a …
Donald Trump, Working Class Hero?
SYDNEY and KUALA LUMPUR, Jul 7 2020 (IPS) – In his early February annual , US President Donald Trump typically hailed his own policies for increasing wages and jobs to …
What Indonesia’s Local Elections Mean for National Politics
Posters of rival tickets for mayor of Depok, a commuter city 40 minutes by train south of Jakarta where many of its 2.4 million residents work.Credit: Warief D. Basorie JAKARTA, …
Demographic Impact of Coronavirus Pandemic: An Overview
One year after the pandemic was officially declared, the enormous demographic impact of the coronavirus is becoming increasingly evident as more data are compiled and analyzed. Credit: United Nations. NEW …
Why Our Best Defence Against Future Pandemics is Data
Scientists in Thailand work to combat zoonotic diseases at their source. The COVID-19 pandemic demonstrates “intimate” linkages between the health of humans, animals and ecosystems, as zoonotic diseases spread between …
Closed Borders and Hostile Receptions Await Afghan Refugees
TORONTO, Canada, Aug 30 2021 (IPS) – Whether desperately trying to get a place on the last evacuation flights out of Kabul or trekking to the borders with neighbouring Pakistan …