Tag: Global economy

Categories Journalism & Mass media

Flattening the curve or flattening the global poor? How Covid lockdowns obliterate human rights and crush the most vulnerable

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Marketed as life-saving public health measures, lockdowns triggered death and economic devastation on a global scale while doing little to slow the spread of Covid-19. Now, they’re back with a vengeance. … Read More >Flattening the curve or flattening the global poor? How Covid lockdowns obliterate human rights and crush the most vulnerable

Categories Business

Covid-19 aftermath: Coronavirus pandemic to force more than 100 million people to switch jobs within 10 years

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Over 100 million workers across the world’s top economies will have to change occupations by 2030, disruption due to Covid-19 pandemic having accelerated current shifts in labor markets, consultant firm McKinsey & Company reports. … Read More >Covid-19 aftermath: Coronavirus pandemic to force more than 100 million people to switch jobs within 10 years

Categories Russia

Covid-19 pandemic could bring economic crisis on scale of ‘Great Depression,’ Putin tells G20 – warns of poverty & social disorder

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Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned that the coronavirus pandemic could lead to a global economic collapse that would have a significant impact on the lives of millions of people across the world. … Read More >Covid-19 pandemic could bring economic crisis on scale of ‘Great Depression,’ Putin tells G20 – warns of poverty & social disorder