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COVID-19 lockdown risks 1.4 mn extra TB deaths: study
The global lockdown caused by COVID-19 risks a “devastating” surge in tuberculosis cases, with nearly 1.4 million additional deaths from the world’s biggest infectious killer by 2025, new research showedReadMore
Economists rely on foreign currency reserve to offset COVID-19 impact
Leading economists have said they believed a sound foreign currency reserve and debt ratio to GDP alongside debt repayment capability to largely help Bangladesh offset COVID-19 impacts on its economyReadMore
Italy’s incredible ‘floating ship’ bridge reaches for the sky
High above the Polcevera valley, the final section of a majestic new bridge was hoisted into place this week, signaling the imminent completion of a remarkable engineering project against seeminglyReadMore
Stay fit during this lockdown
With the ongoing situation around the novel Coronavirus, it is imperative to ensure that we are monitoring our diets during this lockdown. However, this is the best time to transitionReadMore
Google, Gates Foundation join digital payments initiative
A new nonprofit charity unveiled plans Wednesday to promote digital payments for people outside the financial system, with support from Google and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The MojaloopReadMore
Owners of Harlem nursing home under scrutiny for coronavirus deaths made notorious sale of Rivington House
The corporate owner of a Harlem nursing home under scrutiny for a bodycount not reflected in state data on coronavirus deaths was involved in the Rivington House scandal that rocked Mayor deReadMore
Cuomo encourages voters use absentee ballots as judge reinstates New York Democratic presidential primary
Democratic voters should use absentee ballots in next month’s presidential primary, Gov. Cuomo said Wednesday. The governor spoke a day after a Manhattan federal judge ruled that the primary mustReadMore
NYC commuters grumble over MTA’s coronavirus scrubdown shutdown replacement bus service
When subways closed for four hours early Wednesday, some late-night commuters were stuck far from work or home — and grumbled that while the city and MTA took care ofReadMore
