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The key to transforming a health crisis
Oped, Published on 25/04/2024
» Despite the relentless stream of bad news from around the world, there are still reasons for optimism. One notable example is the renewed push to localise pharmaceutical production in Africa, demonstrating how even catastrophic events like a pandemic can lead to positive, unforeseen outcomes.
An opaque situation
Postbag, Published on 20/04/2024
» Re: "Property tax rejig to amplify revenue", (BP, April 17).
How to save the pandemic treaty
Oped, Mariana Mazzucato, Published on 03/04/2024
» Recent drafts of a global pandemic treaty have been widely criticised as "shameful and unjust". When the latest round of negotiations opened on March 18, it was clear that a key lesson of the Covid-19 pandemic was being ignored: public health and the health of the economy are interdependent.
Lethal bat-borne virus sparks new pandemic fears
Published on 30/10/2023
» MARUTHONKARA, India: It was more than two weeks before doctors even realised what they were treating, the fourth outbreak in five years of the lethal, brain-swelling Nipah virus in India’s Kerala region. By then, hundreds of people had been exposed to the bat pathogen.
Global rulebook needs a facelift
Oped, Published on 28/09/2023
» After India's G20 summit and the UN General Assembly this month, world leaders next month will attend the International Monetary Fund and World Bank meetings in Marrakesh, before heading to the UN Climate Change Conference (COP28) in Dubai. But there is little optimism that these summits will deliver meaningful progress in tackling our greatest challenges, not because of any lack of resolve, but because the global rulebook we have been following since the end of World War II is no longer fit for purpose.
World falling dangerously short of climate goals: UN
AFP, Published on 08/09/2023
» PARIS - A world facing catastrophic climate change is perilously off course in meeting goals for slashing carbon pollution and boosting finance for the developing world, according to the UN's first official progress report out Friday.
‘Get him!’ US soldier’s dash to North Korea recalled
AFP, Published on 21/07/2023
» SEOUL: When a member of a tour group visiting the Demilitarized Zone on South Korea's border suddenly sprinted away from the pack, a US soldier shouted: "Get him!" But it was too late.
DMZ tours still on after US soldier’s breach
Published on 19/07/2023
» PAJU, South Korea: Only hours after a US soldier fled into North Korea while taking part in an organised tour on the heavily fortified border, groups of tourists coming from the South Korean side were still visiting the area on Wednesday.
US soldier who crossed into North Korea had served time in S Korean jail: official
AFP, Published on 19/07/2023
» SEOUL - A US soldier who served around two months in a South Korean jail on assault charges was believed to be in North Korean custody Wednesday after crossing the heavily fortified border without authorisation, officials said.
US national crosses into North Korea
AFP, Published on 18/07/2023
» SEOUL: A United States national entered North Korea during a tour of the heavily fortified border and is believed to have been detained, the United Nations Command said on Tuesday.