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Africa: Dramatic drop forecast in COVID deaths
COVID-19 deaths in Africa are forecast to decrease by 94 per cent this year compared to last year the World Health Organization (WHO) said...
Warning Signs in China’s Economic Outlook as COVID-19 Spreads
New variables both within and outside of China in 2022 have placed the country's economy under new pressure. In the first quarter, its economic...
Americas: Rising COVID-19 caseload should be a ‘wake-up call’
COVID-19 rates are on the rise in the Americas, where new infections and fatalities have been steadily increasing over the past four weeks, the...
Health Silk Route: China and the Middle East
While China’s economic interests in the Middle East are well-known, China’s intrinsic involvement in the Middle East for increased political and cultural influence is...
Putting systems thinking at the heart of a global green and just transition
In 1972, the seminal report to The Club of Rome – The Limits to Growth - was the first study to explore the possible impacts of the growing...
Africa: COVID has ‘pushed back’ democracy, Ukraine war further raises risks
Already reeling from COVID-19, the fighting in Ukraine has introduced significant and worrying new risks likely to heavily impact Africa, UN development experts warned...
Nearly 15 million deaths directly or indirectly linked to COVID-19
Approximately 14.9 million deaths globally were directly or indirectly associated with the COVID-19 pandemic by the end 2021, the World Health Organization (WHO) said...
Record profits, while COVID treatment often ‘out of reach’ for the poor
While reported COVID-19 cases and deaths continue to decline, Omicron sub-variants are driving an increase in the Americas and Africa, the head of the...
Impacts of Covid-19 on the world economy
The world has been fighting for three years to reduce the impact of Covid-19. The fight against pandemics, which has been a major turning...
Global Economy under the New Mutated Variants of Covid-19
The global outlook remains surrounded by a great deal of uncertainty, more than a year and a half (December 1, 2019, according to the...