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COVID-19 Pandemic

Brazil’s glitzy Carnival returns in full form after Covid-19 pandemic

Feb 19, 2023

Glittery and outrageous costumes were prepared again. Samba songs were ringing out 'til dawn at Rio de Janeiro’s sold-out parade grounds. Hundreds of raucous, roaming parties were flooding the streets and working-class communities were…
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Xi Jinping at party meet: ‘China put people first in Covid-19 pandemic’

Oct 16, 2022

Chinese President Xi Jinping said Sunday that China had put "the people and their lives first" when dealing with the Covid-19 pandemic as he spoke at the start of a major Communist Party meeting in Beijing. Xi said China had "protected…
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Flexible working will be a lasting legacy of the COVID-19 pandemic, WEF panel hears

May 26, 2022

One of the lasting legacies of the COVID-19 pandemic will be a more flexible approach to working because employees increasingly desire “more time for their life,” according to participants in a panel discussion on Wednesday at the World…
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Covid-19 pandemic creates new billionaire every 30 hours, says Oxfam WEF 2022 report

May 23, 2022

As the rich and powerful from across the globe gather here for the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2022, Oxfam International on Monday said the COVID-19 pandemic has seen one new billionaire emerging every 30 hours, while nearly one…
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WHO: Europe entering ‘plausible endgame’ to COVID-19 pandemic

Feb 3, 2022

The director of the World Health Organization’s Europe office said Thursday the continent is now entering a “plausible endgame” to the pandemic and that the number of coronavirus deaths is starting to plateau. Dr. Hans Kluge said at a…
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