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Socio-economic and political implications of COVID-19

Socio-economic and political implications of COVID-19

The outbreak of pandemic COVID-19 in 2020 was not only unexpected but also a surprise for the world. The COVID-19 has deep long-lasting impact on every sphere of life extending from social to cultural and economic spheres. As this is highly contagious disease, social distancing is in the crux of solution to this whole crisis. This has changed the social norms on one hand and the economic rules on the …

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COVID-19 pandemic: traditional banking habits must hold up

COVID-19 pandemic- traditional banking habits must hold up

The consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic for the global economy, and financial sector in particular, are still unpredictable. It has crippled economic activities, overturned supply chains and crumpled the demands for goods. The virus has forced both the consumers and the businesses to spend and invest less. The consensus amongst most economists is the slow downing and eventually downward revisions in GDP growth targets. Countries have introduced stimulus programs to …

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Corona: a global outbreak

Corona: a global outbreak

On 29th of January, 2020, the Government of China has officially reported that it is facing a chaotic epidemic of a viral infection named coronavirus which has already infected over 7000 people and the number is rising. 170 deaths have already been reported and number is sure to rise. The WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom has made multiple emergency meetings and held press conferences urging the world to come together to avoid a global catastrophe. …

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Facebook leading steps over sharing rumours, conspiracy theories on coronavirus

Facebook leading steps over sharing rumours, conspiracy theories on coronavirus

Many social media firms mainly Facebook are taking good vigilance about removing coronavirus conspiracies as per studies of different sources. Facebook has continuously updating the users on the strategy to rightly know the outbreak and corresponding of misinformation spreading in the world. Mark Elliot Zuckerberg co-founder of Facebook, reiterated in a Facebook post that the platform was removing conspiracy theories connected to the coronavirus that have been flagged through worldwide …

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Pollution – stay put a worldwide problem

  More people now die from air pollution than malaria and HIV combined: study More people now die from air pollution than malaria and HIV combined. According to recent statistics from the World Health Organization (WHO), compiled from more than 1,600 cities, three Pakistani cities are amongst the 10 most polluted cities of the world. The WHO surveyed the concentration of fine particles suspended in the atmosphere. It advises that …

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