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Left vacant by COVID-19, can offices become homes to fix housing shortages?

Wed, 2020-12-02 09:44 — mike kraft

Left vacant by COVID-19, can offices become homes to fix housing shortages? The coronavirus pandemic has increased pressure on governments to address shortages in housing and allowed authorities more freedom to convert empty offices, urban experts said on Tuesday. Rina Chandran U.S.

BANGKOK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - The coronavirus pandemic has increased pressure on governments to address shortages in housing and allowed authorities more freedom to convert empty offices, urban experts said on Tuesday.

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Pandemic has increased poverty and starvation in many countries--UN and OECD studies

Tue, 2020-12-01 12:03 — mike kraft

Pandemic fills ranks of extreme poverty worldwide The coronavirus pandemic is pushing the number of people worldwide who need humanitarian assistance to survive to new highs, the United Nations said on Tuesday, dramatically increasing the ranks of extreme poverty in just one year. Matthew Lavietes U.S.

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Asia Roundup of COVID-19 developments -_AP

Sun, 2020-11-29 10:51 — mike kraft

Asia Today: Cambodia tracks contacts after family infected PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodian officials say a family of six and another man tested positive for the coronavirus in a rare case of local infection, and Prime Minister Hun Sen expressed... AP NEWS

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TheHill.com Major glove factories close after thousands of workers test positive for COVID-19

Fri, 2020-11-27 12:25 — mike kraft

Major glove factories close after thousands of workers test positive The largest rubber glove manufacturer in the world said this week that orders would be delayed by weeks and some of its factories would be shut down after thousands of its workers tested positive for COVID-19. Joseph Choi TheHill

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Overview US and world wide COVID developments

Tue, 2020-11-24 09:59 — mike kraft

US updates: Maryland State Police to enforce COVID restrictions; Los Angeles County stay-at-home order coming?; 257K US deaths

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G20 leaders vow to supply vaccine to needy countries, despite funding shortfall

Mon, 2020-11-23 14:28 — mike kraft

G20 leaders vow to supply vaccine to needy countries, despite funding shortfall Leaders approve final declaration with no objection from Donald Trump to climate language. POLITICO

The world’s 20 most powerful economies pledged Sunday to lead a global battle against the coronavirus health and economic crisis — even as their own virtual gathering revealed the risks of national competition for the quickest access to vaccines and other therapeutics.

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AP roundup: U.S. official expects quick vaccine distribution, International developments

Fri, 2020-11-20 10:18 — mike kraft

The Latest: U.S. official expects quick vaccine distribution WASHINGTON — Gen. Gustave Perna of the Trump administration’s Operation Warp Speed vaccine program says about 40 million doses could be ready for distribution in the U.S. quickly if the Food and... AP NEWS

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Roundup: International Deverlopoments on spread of the coronavirus -_Reuters

Thu, 2020-11-19 10:56 — mike kraft

Factbox; Latest on worldwide spread of the coronavirus AstraZeneca and Oxford University's potential COVID-19 vaccine produced a strong immune response in older adults, data published on Thursday showed, with researchers expecting to release late-stage trial results by Christmas. Reuters Staff U.S.

(Reuters) - AstraZeneca and Oxford University’s potential COVID-19 vaccine produced a strong immune response in older adults, data published on Thursday showed, with researchers expecting to release late-stage trial results by Christmas.

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