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From climate action failure to monopoly in the tech world — the world needs to wake up to these global risks in 2021, says the World Economic Forum
The World Economic Forum Global Risk Report, which has been calling out a global pandemic, a risk t…
Sanchita Dash
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Adulting in my PJs: Three months in advertising amidst a global pandemic
Graduating amidst a global pandemic along with a slow incoming recession, this long due dream was p…
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Too early to predict if monkeypox could become the next global pandemic: WHO
"We don't want people to panic or be afraid and think that it's like Covid or maybe worse," Sylvie …
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Global stocks tank as investors brace for a coronavirus pandemic
The flu-like illness - which causes a disease called COVID-19 - has infected more than 77,000 peopl…
Theron Mohamed
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Mpox outbreak in Africa was neglected - it could now turn into the next global pandemic
Mpox's recent history is yet another reminder that an infectious disease in one corner of the world…
PTI
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Map Shows Every Country's Likely Casualty Rate In The Event Of A Global Pandemic
In a post last year, risk modeling gurus AIR calculated that the 1918 Spanish Flu killed between 20…
Rob Wile
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Condom giant prepares for a sales boom as global pandemic restrictions ease
Malaysian contraceptive giant Karex produces around 5.5 billion condoms a year and supplies brands …
Mary Hanbury
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Qantas to axe 6,000 jobs amid COVID-19 grounding
"We have to position ourselves for several years where revenue will be much lower. And that …
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Around 71.7% off all payment transactions in India to be digital by 2025
This is poised to change by 2025 share of volume by instant payments and other electronic paym…
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World Bank warns global economy could be heading for a 'lost decade' of growth after the coronavirus pandemic
The coronavirus pandemic will hit long-term global economic growth and could even cause a 'lost dec…
Harry Robertson
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Coronavirus pandemic to leave behind a global recession: Anand Mahindra
"The virus will eventually be conquered, but it will have left behind a global recession. The cost…
PTI
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Bill Gates is pushing for a new global task force to watch out for future pandemics, claiming the World Health Organization has 'less than 10 full-time people' monitoring outbreaks
The Microsoft cofounder was pushing countries to take the threat of a global pandemic more seriousl…
Jyoti Mann
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Worldwide economic growth could shrink by more than $1 trillion if coronavirus becomes a global pandemic, one research firm warns
Even in the more ominous case, the global economy would exhibit a rapid recovery following the pand…
Ben Winck
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How agencies are helping their employees take care of their mental health amidst a global pandemic
We reached out to a few digital, media and creative agencies to find out what measures they have ta…
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'The worst is yet to come': Global stocks plummet as fears mount of a coronavirus pandemic
The declines came after companies including alcohol giant Diageo and food-and-beverage titan Danone…
Theron Mohamed
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An elite panel of world leaders has called out China for its bungled coronavirus response and is vowing to shore up the fledgling 'global pandemic alert system' by May
"Public health measures could have been applied more forcefully" in China last year, said an indepe…
Reed Alexander
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ADB expects India's economic growth to slow down to 4 pc in FY21 on global pandemic
Noting that COVID-19 has not yet spread extensively in India, ADB said measures to contain the vir…