Tag: coronavirus pandemic
Study: Google, Amazon ad revenue funds pandemic disinformation
Tech companies including Google and Amazon are paying sites that spread disinformation about the coronavirus pandemic millions in advertising revenue, according to a new study….
Hard times forecast for global job recovery in 2020, warns UN labour agency chief
The impact of the COVID-19 crisis on jobs has been much worse than expected initially, the head of the UN labour agency said on Tuesday,…
Trade in many developing countries projected to ‘nosedive’, warns UNCTAD
Trade in many developing countries is expected to take a “nosedive” in the second quarter of 2020, owing to the unprecedented effects of the coronavirus…
Coronavirus leaves more Americans dead than WWI
With 740 new coronavirus deaths in 24 hours, the United States has seen more people die from the pandemic than died in World War I,…
Rising hunger threatens famines as coronavirus crashes economies, leaves crops to rot in fields
Recessions caused by the coronavirus pandemic are leaving people hungry and raising the specter of famines this year. Unless the world acts immediately, a UN…
Wildlife habitat destruction and deforestation will cause more deadly pandemics like coronavirus, scientists warn
As climate change contributes to a surge in disease outbreaks across the world, scientists warn that current rates of environmental degradation and biodiversity loss will…
General Electric to cut 10,000 aviation jobs
General Electric announced Monday it will cut an additional 10,000 jobs from its aviation sector as the coronavirus pandemic decimates the industry, forcing companies to…
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