by AIP Online Bureau | May 19, 2020 | Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Health
LONDON: Global carbon dioxide emissions could fall by up to 7% this year, depending on ongoing restrictions and social distancing measures during the coronavirus pandemic, research published in the journal Nature Climate Change showed on Tuesday. The study, by a group...
by AIP Online Bureau | May 19, 2020 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Health, Technology
Microsoft Corp said on Tuesday it plans to roll out a version of its cloud-based software that will be modified to suit the needs of healthcare organizations. While Microsoft is known for general productivity software such as Outlook and the chat app Teams, it...
by AIP Online Bureau | May 19, 2020 | Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, Facts, Health
Geneva: World Health Organisation member states agreed on Tuesday to an independent probe into the UN agency's coronavirus response as US criticism mounted over its handling of the pandemic. Countries taking part in the WHO's annual assembly,...
by AIP Online Bureau | May 19, 2020 | Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News
Washington: The coronavirus pandemic is expected to throw into extreme poverty more than 60 million people globally, the World Bank said on Tuesday as it announced emergency operations worth $160 billion in 100 developing countries to fight this deadly virus. ...
by AIP Online Bureau | May 19, 2020 | Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News
New Delhi: Foreign investors turner net sellers in March quarter and pulled out USD 6.4 billion from the Indian equity markets largely due to the COVID-19 outbreak and ensuing risk-averse environment, a Morningstar report said. In comparison, foreign...