Australian airline Qantas announced Tuesday it was slashing its international capacity by 90 percent and domestic flights by 60 percent in a further coronavirus blow to the beleaguered travel industry. Read More https://techxplore.com/news/2020-03-australian-carrier-qantas-slashes-international.html Views: 0
In a coordinated effort to combat the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic, the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and the World Health Organization (WHO) have agreed to work closely to ensure the latest and most reliable information and tailored guidance reaches the global business community. The COVID-19 pandemic is a global health and societal emergency that requires…
A new study examines energy inequality for income classes across 86 countries, from highly industrialised to developing ones, revealing extreme disparity in energy footprints, both within nations and globally. Read More https://techxplore.com/news/2020-03-international-energy-inequality.html Views: 0
When you invest some of your money in international stock and bond ETFs, you get access to a universe of investment choices and help spread out your risk. Read More https://investornews.vanguard/get-global-diversification-with-international-etfs/ Views: 0
Vanguard International Core Stock Fund offers an actively managed opportunity to give your portfolio broad international stock exposure with the chance to earn market-beating returns. Read More https://investornews.vanguard/navigate-international-investing-waters-with-our-new-fund/ Views: 0
SINGAPORE: Singapore’s health ministry on Sunday urged its citizens to defer all non-essential travel abroad in an unprecedented move for the Asian transport hub, as part of new measures to control the coronavirus that is fast spreading around the world. Singapore will also tell all entering the country with recent travel history to the Asean…
JOHOR BARU: The Ministry of Health (MOH) will station 1,000 housemen at government hospitals nationwide to help smoothen the day-to-day operations following the Covid-19 pandemic. Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba (pix) said all the trainee doctors would undergo a five-day induction training starting from Monday including handling of Covid-19 elements. Their immediate stationing…
It is almost five years now since the Nutrition Decade was declared. It is time to reflect back on its achievements so far. FAO and WHO are convening an open and inclusive dialogue with stakeholders for the mid-term review of the Nutrition Decade. This review follows the ECOSOC Resolution 1989/84 regarding international decades, which provides…
Latin America’s biggest airline Latam said Thursday it was canceling 30 percent of its international flights for a two-month period due to falling demand over the coronavirus scare. Read More Views: 0
GENEVA/NEW YORK – The International Federation of the Red Cross (IFRC), UNICEF and the World Health Organization (WHO) today issued new guidance to help protect children and schools from transmission of the COVID-19 virus. The guidance provides critical considerations and practical checklists to keep schools safe. It also advises national and local authorities on how to…