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WHO warns of pressure on Latin American health systems
AFP, Published on 02/06/2020
» RIO DE JANEIRO: Healthcare systems across Latin America risk being overwhelmed by the coronavirus, the World Health Organization has said, as the death toll from the disease in hard-hit Brazil nears 30,000.
UN agency recommends health guidelines for airlines
AFP, Published on 02/06/2020
» MONTREAL: Mask wearing, temperature controls, disinfection of aircraft: the International Civil Aviation Organization on Monday published a series of health recommendations for the pandemic-hit airline industry as it relaunches air travel.
IATA sets out restart principles
TTR WEEKLY, Published on 29/05/2020
» Five principles for re-connecting the world by air transport gained endorsement from airline CEOs at the conclusion of the International Air Transport Association’s Board of Governors meeting in Geneva, Switzerland, on 21 May 2020.
As US pulls back, China builds influence at UN
AFP, Published on 18/04/2020
» UNITED NATIONS: As President Donald Trump announces a halt in World Health Organization funding, accusing it of kowtowing to China over the coronavirus outbreak, Beijing is building on a well-established strategy of leveraging its global standing wherever the US lets go of the wheel.
Taiwan demands apology from WHO chief over virus 'slander'
AFP, Published on 09/04/2020
» TAIPEI: Taiwan demanded an apology from the World Health Organization chief on Thursday after he accused the island's government of leading personal attacks against him and his agency's response to the coronavirus pandemic.
Worry goes viral
Asia focus, Patpon Sabpaitoon and Yu Hsiang Wang, Published on 17/02/2020
» The coronavirus that emerged late last year in central China has taken a terrible toll of human lives, but as efforts to contain it gather momentum, attention is turning to the health of the Chinese, Asian and global economies. How sick are they and how long might a full recovery take?
Singapore aviation conference pulled over virus scare
AFP, Published on 04/02/2020
» SINGAPORE - A major international aviation conference scheduled on the eve of next week's Singapore Airshow has been cancelled, organisers said Tuesday, hit by the global health scare over China's deadly coronavirus.
What 2019 brought to Thailand's strongest industry
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 26/12/2019
» Life reviews the highlights of the tourism sector during the past 12 months.
2 new carriers set for takeoff
News, Thodsapol Hongtong, Published on 24/12/2019
» Thailand's aviation industry is set to welcome two new low-cost carriers next year, according to the Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT) on Monday.
Air chiefs say there's no 'shame' in flying
News, Kamolwat Praprutitum, Published on 16/12/2019
» When global climate change activist and Time Magazine Person of the Year, Greta Thunberg, coined the term "flight shaming", the ripple effect was felt as far away as Canada.