Tue, 21-Oct-2025

WHO urges rich countries to pay up for Covid plan

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GENEVA: The WHO Wednesday urged rich countries to pay their fair share of the money needed for its plan to conquer Covid-19 by contributing $16 billion as a matter of urgency. The World Health Organization said the rapid cash injection into its Access to Covid Tools Accelerator could finish off Covid as a global health emergency this year. The … Read more

Imran Khan fears coronavirus to devastate third-world economies

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Prime Minister Imran Khan said, he fears the new coronavirus will devastate third-world economies. He also said, “Because of the effects of the economic slowdown, my worry is poverty and hunger.” Imran Khan has warned richer countries to prepare to write off the debts of the world’s poorer states, expressing fear the coronavirus could devastate … Read more