Apple eyes India, Vietnam to set up new factories after China unrest
The recent turmoil at China’s Zhengzhou ‘iPhone City’ plant propels Apple to shift its production.
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Migrant worker numbers rise by five million: ILO
The number of international migrant workers has increased from 164 to 169 million, the International Labour Organization (ILO) said on Wednesday, noting a marked rise in the number of young people seeking opportunities abroad, too.
COVID-19 impact on tourism could deal $4 trillion blow to global economy: UN report
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on tourism could result in a more than $4 trillion loss to the global economy, UN trade and development body UNCTAD said on Wednesday in a report issued jointly with the UN World Tourism Organization (UNWTO).
COVID crisis to push global unemployment over 200 million mark in 2022: Experts
The economic crisis caused by the COVID pandemic is expected to contribute to global unemployment of more than 200 million people next year, with women and youth workers worst-hit, UN labour experts said recently
Global trade soars in first quarter, but services still in doldrum
Global trade bounced back to a record high early this year, although service industries are still a shadow of their pre-pandemic selves, UN economists UNCTAD have said recently.
Delayed second Pfizer COVID-19 shot produces more antibodies -study
Pfizer’s (PFE.N) COVID-19 vaccine generates antibody responses three-and-a-half times larger in older people when a second dose is delayed to 12 weeks after the first, a British study said.
COVID’s grip keeps world in ‘perilous situation’
Amidst an “unacceptably high plateau” in COVID-19 cases and deaths globally, the UN health agency chief on Monday shone a light on last week’s death toll that totalled almost 90 thousand people and 5.4 mi reported cases
100 million more children fail basic reading skills because of COVID-19
A new study released by the UN cultural agency, reveals that more than 100 million more children than expected, are falling behind the minimum proficiency level in reading, due to COVID-related school closures.
COVID disrupts contraception services, leads to 1.4 million unintended pregnancies, says UNFPA
One year since COVID-19 was officially declared a pandemic, the UN’s reproductive health agency said that an estimated 12 million women have experienced disruptions to their family planning services.