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    Omicron threatens to overwhelm health systems in SouthAsia

    The Omicron variant is fueling a rapid surge of COVID-19 across South Asia that threatens to overwhelm health systems still reeling from a deadly...

    New union-employer agreement in Sri Lanka addresses key worker rights

    In a historic victory for the workers and their unions, the MoU establishes a bipartite dispute resolution mechanism by the unions and the forum...

    American Red Cross declares a first-ever blood crisis amid Omicron surge

    Dire blood shortage has forced doctors to delay critical blood transfusions for people in need. The Red Cross and the National Football League have...

    Another US$308 million towards UN’s Afghan emergency humanitarian aid appeal from US

    The UN appeal for US$5 billion in aid for Afghanistan to avert a humanitarian catastrophe has got US$308 million from the US. The US on...

    Bangladesh government mulls introducing green tax to meet its environment goals

    The carrot and stick policy to impose of green taxes on the one hand and incentivise green service providers on the other hand is...

    WHO says it will consider a change in vaccine composition

    The team of experts say that there is a need to develop COVID-19 vaccines that have high impact on prevention of infection and transmission. The...

    Canada becomes fifth country to ban conversion therapy

    Canada outlaws attempts to use any form of therapy to convert lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transgenders. Canada last week became the fifth country after Brazil,...

    Greenland’s ice sheet lost some 166 billion tonnes in 12-months

    It is now raining in a place that saw only snowfall. Though this is happening in another far corner of the earth, the shrinking...

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