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Virus hits more countries
Gary Boyle, Published on 26/02/2020
» BEIJING: The new coronavirus epidemic swelled on Wednesday with cases in South Korea surging past 1,000 after deaths soared in Iran and infections appeared in previously untouched countries.
Covid arrivals from 4 countries
Online Reporters, Published on 25/11/2020
» Four new cases of novel coronavirus infection, quarantined arrivals from four countries, were reported on Wednesday, raising the total to 3,926.
Mekong countries forge growth plan
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 24/02/2018
» Member countries of the Ayeyawady-Chao Phraya-Mekong Economic Cooperation Strategy (ACMECS) are working to develop a master development plan for 2019-23 to strengthen sustainable economic growth and enact better economic management.
More countries expel Russian diplomats
Associated Press, Published on 27/03/2018
» LONDON: Two dozen countries including the United States and many European Union states, have announced they are expelling a total of more than 130 Russian diplomats, in a show of solidarity with Britain over the nerve agent attack on a former Russian spy in England.
African countries wooing Chinese tourists
Business, Published on 27/11/2018
» STELLENBOSCH, South Africa: African countries are missing out on a boom in Asian tourism, mainly from China, and must ease visa and entry requirements to tap into a historic shift generating billions of dollars in revenue, according to government officials and industry leaders.
The fertiliser conundrum countries face
Oped, Published on 17/06/2023
» The global food system is broken. Largely dominated by multinational corporations, it enables and encourages unsustainable and unhealthy production and consumption patterns and generates enormous waste across all stages of production and distribution.
Poorest countries can't be ignored
Published on 18/06/2024
» They are home to a quarter of humanity -- 1.9 billion people. They possess prized natural resources, including one-fifth of the world's copper and gold reserves, as well as many of the rare metals essential for the transition to clean energy. Their working-age populations are set to expand for the next five decades amid demographic decline nearly everywhere else. Yet a historic reversal is underway among the world's 75 countries eligible for grants and low-interest loans from the World Bank's International Development Association (IDA).
Going private in poorer countries
Oped, Published on 19/06/2024
» In recent years, governments in low- and middle-income countries have been experimenting with ways to alleviate the financial burden of high out-of-pocket costs for health care, which account for 40% of households' catastrophic health spending. To ensure universal access, they are gradually shifting away from public provision of health care to publicly funded insurance that covers treatment at private facilities.
Centara adds four countries to roster
Business, Published on 28/02/2020
» Centara Hotels & Resorts, the hotel operator subsidiary of Central Group, announced plans to open eight new properties around the world this year, with four in entirely new countries to the company.
Virus cases mount in more countries
Published on 29/02/2020
» Iran and South Korea reported hundreds more cases of coronavirus while unexplained infections in California, Oregon and Washington indicated the disease is spreading within the community on the west coast of the United States.