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Until Africans get the Covid vaccinations they need, the whole world will suffer | Paul Kagame We’re not asking for charity, but fairness – instead of hoarding and protectionism, says Paul Kagame, president of Rwanda the Guardian

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OPINION: Until Africans get the Covid vaccinations they need, the whole world will suffer

Mon, 2021-02-08 11:08 — mike kraft

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From romance scams to phantom PPE, banks battle coronavirus crimewave Fraud risk analyst Rajendran Raj was used to the odd out-of-hours alert from authorities, but a call one Saturday in March heralded a new era, of tackling criminals seeking to cash in on coronavirus. Sinead Cruise, Lawrence White U.S.

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From romance scams to phantom PPE, banks battle coronavirus crimewave

Fri, 2020-12-11 09:01 — mike kraft

LONDON (Reuters) - Fraud risk analyst Rajendran Raj was used to the odd out-of-hours alert from authorities, but a call one Saturday in March heralded a new era, of tackling criminals seeking to cash in on coronavirus.

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What The World Can Learn from Africa’s Covid-19 Response Where America has floundered, many African countries have succeeded Tiffany Onyejiaka Medium

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What the World Can Learn From Africa’s Covid-19 Response

Sat, 2020-12-05 02:00 — mike kraft

The United States has had a less than successful handling of the Covid-19 pandemic. From the government response to individual protests, the American response has abounded with politics and failures that have led to unfortunately high fatalities.

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Pandemic fills ranks of extreme poverty worldwide The coronavirus pandemic is pushing the number of people worldwide who need humanitarian assistance to survive to new highs, the United Nations said on Tuesday, dramatically increasing the ranks of extreme poverty in just one year. Matthew Lavietes U.S.

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Pandemic has increased poverty and starvation in many countries--UN and OECD studies

Wed, 2020-12-02 01:03 — mike kraft

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Pandemic driving children back to work, jeopardizing gains JOTOLCHEN, Mexico (AP) — The coronavirus pandemic is threatening the future of a generation of the world’s children, depriving them of schooling and sending them to work. Across the developing... AP NEWS

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Pandemic driving children back to work, jeopardizing gains

Sun, 2020-10-18 06:54 — mike kraft

JOTOLCHEN, Mexico (AP) — The coronavirus pandemic is threatening the future of a generation of the world’s children, depriving them of schooling and sending them to work. Across the developing world, two decades of gains against child labor are eroding.

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WHO announces Covid-19 rapid tests for low and middle income countries The World Health Organization has announced an agreement to make rapid Covid-19 tests available to lower and middle-income countries across the world. Amanda Watts, CNN CNN

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WHO announces Covid-19 rapid tests for low and middle income countries

Wed, 2020-09-30 01:18 — mike kraft

(CNN)The World Health Organization has announced an agreement to make rapid Covid-19 tests available to lower and middle-income countries across the world.

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Africa has held off the worst of the coronavirus. Researchers are working to figure out how. The reasons are still something of a mystery, but scientists said the success of many African countries offers crucial lessons. NBC News

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Africa has held off the worst of the coronavirus. Researchers are working to figure out how.

Sun, 2020-09-27 21:37 — mike kraft

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Fear of more coronavirus-like pandemics as land rights 'under siege' Governments' failure to recognise the land rights of indigenous communities and their role in protecting biodiversity could lead to more coronavirus-like pandemics, researchers said on Tuesday. Nita Bhalla U.S.

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STUDY: Fear of more coronavirus-like pandemics as land rights 'under siege'

Thu, 2020-09-17 08:36 — mike kraft

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The Other Way Covid Will Kill: Hunger

Fri, 2020-09-11 21:04 — mike kraft

...As the global economy absorbs the most punishing reversal of fortunes since the Great Depression, hunger is on the rise. Those confronting potentially life-threatening levels of so-called food insecurity in the developing world are expected to nearly double this year to 265 million, according to the United Nations World Food Program.

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