Avainsana: Pandemic

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Working mothers do bulk of childcare and housework under lockdown, says new study

Working parents locked down because of the pandemic do not share childcare and housework duties equally, with mothers doing most of the work, a new…

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Global healthcare groups join calls for green, healthy Covid-19 recovery

More than 40 million healthcare professionals from around the world have urged global leaders to build a healthy, climate-friendly economic recovery from the coronavirus crisis,…

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Experts warn of bioterrorism after pandemic

The Council of Europe has warned of a potential increase in the use of biological weapons, like viruses or bacterias, in a post-coronavirus world. Terrorists…

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Pacific islands urged to retune post-pandemic for new economic age

Pacific islands that rely on tourism should reset their economies and invest in sustainable industries and migrant workers to better weather the impact of disease…

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Coronavirus : U.S. unemployment surges to nearly 39 million

Corona pandemic shortly: Italy records 156 new deaths from coronavirus; France records 83 deaths UK says around 17% of people in London may have coronavirus…

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IMF approves $396 million for Jordan to fight coronavirus

The IMF on Thursday approved $396 million for Jordan to fight the coronavirus outbreak, a disbursement equal to about a quarter of its projected need…

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More European adolescents reporting mental health issues: WHO

More European adolescents are reporting poor mental health, a major new survey has found, warning that how authorities respond to this growing problem will “echo…

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U.S. solar industry sheds five years of job growth amid the coronavirus

The United States has shed more than 65,000 solar energy jobs in the coronavirus pandemic, industry leaders said on Monday, reversing five years of job…

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Leaders ‘aren’t even pretending to be in charge’: Obama

Former US President Barack Obama on Saturday criticized the response to the COVID-19 pandemic ravaging America, in what was widely regarded as a rare public…

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Pandemic lays waste to Portugal’s recycling dreams

Portugal, which recycles around 28% of its urban refuse, below the European average of 46%, EU figures show, has long been a laggard. It had…

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