Health and cost-of-living crises have disproportionately affected the poor and women in developing Asian countries, hurting their chances of long-term improvement. Higher inflation coupled with the COVID-19 pandemic pushed nearly 68 million people in Asia into extreme poverty...
The dollar jumped yesterday making new highs against most of the major currencies, including the euro, sterling, the dollar-bloc and the Scandis. The yen and Swiss franc held in better, but the greenback still closed...
The other day when my colleague discussed her article on the scarcity of one’s own space due to work from home situation, I started thinking about what could be an alternate option. Work from home...
2020, was the year of change for the entire world and especially for businesses and their approach toward employees. Suddenly, digital became the new work culture for organizations and this deepens the realization of improved...
The negative economic effects from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine will significantly hurt global growth, the IMF has said. Increasing food and fuel prices have raised the prospect of unrest in poorer countries. The economic damage...
It’s too soon to understand the effectiveness of a fourth vaccine dose, according to the EU’s top drug regulator. But some countries have already authorized the shot. Fourth doses of the COVID-19 vaccine don’t appear...
Millions of people around the world have received the BioNTech-Pfizer vaccine against COVID-19. Now the team behind BioNTech is receiving Germany’s biggest award for medicine. Three scientists from BioNTech, the German biotechnology company behind one...
Throughout the pandemic, some people have experienced mood swings, irritability, and other symptoms of depression. Epidemiologist Elise Paul says people should look at how their symptoms are impacting their life. Deutsche Welle: Some people with...
The pandemic-induced economic slowdown has hit India hard. Prospects for the vehicle sector hang on the monsoon season and a successful vaccination campaign. India’s automotive sector, which contributes 7.1% of India’s gross domestic product (GDP), has...
Farm laborers from Asia flock to the European country known for its booming agricultural exports. The workers are often brought by gangs of traffickers and are forced to endure inhumane living conditions. They look like...
One of the biggest permanent changes coming out of the Pandemic is that businesses have invested in technologies that have long been available, but that hadn’t been deployed because there was no visible need to...
Goa, a western coastal state and major tourist destination, is welcoming visitors after months under a COVID-19 lockdown. But the comeback has been slow, and often painful. The coronavirus pandemic has wreaked havoc on the...
