Yet half a billion people around the world could be pushed into poverty because of the pandemic, the United Nations says.Right NowAbout 3.8 million people in the United States filed new jobless claims in the last week, numbers from the Labor Department show, putting the total for the past six weeks over 30 million.ImageWalking across…
The virus was found in tiny droplets at two Chinese hospitals, the first real-world examples that airborne transmission may be possible.Right NowThe U.S. gross domestic product fell at a 4.8 percent annual rate in the first quarter of the year — the worst quarterly contraction since 2008.ImageWalking on the sea front of Barcelona, Spain, this…
Published on Apr 27, 2020WHO's chief Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus accused countries of disregarding WHO's public health emergency warning on January 30. Watch report.#WHO #Coronavirus #COVID19About Channel:The World is One News, WION examines global issues with in-depth analysis. We provide much more than the news of the day. Our aim is to empower people to…
PhotographyUnder normal circumstances, the hearts of most cities pulse with energy at that hour on that day of the week. Yet since the coronavirus has swept the planet, days and hours have blended together, compressing into a long wait for life to get back to normal. In Paris, the stopped clock hands on an art…
WHO has warned that the deaths from malaria could double this year to nearly 8 lakh in sub-Saharan Africa if anti-malarial campaigns are suspended and supply of medicines is disrupted due to COVID-19 and related lockdowns. Even in India, the lockdown has restricted the movement of Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHA), who reach out to…
U.S.|Grand Juror in Breonna Taylor Case Says Deliberations Were MisrepresentedThe Kentucky attorney general’s office said it would release the panel’s recordings after a grand juror contended in a court filing that its discussions were inaccurately characterized.Breonna Taylor's family and the lawyer Ben Crump, right, said the charges a Kentucky grand jury agreed upon in the…
(John Finney Photography/Moment/Getty Images) An abnormally bad season of weather may have had a significant impact on the death toll from both World War I and the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, according to new research, with many more lives being lost due to torrential rain and plummeting temperatures. Through a detailed analysis of an ice…