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Laid Off and Locked Up: Virus Traps Domestic Workers in Arab States
The pandemic and economic crises have caused many workers to lose their jobs. Some have been detained, abused, deprived of wages and stranded far from home with nowhere to turn for help.
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Happy Birthday, MS Dhoni: What makes captain cool special?
Dhoni is the only captain in international cricket to win all three ICC limited-overs trophies. Here's a look at his major milestones
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Can the bubonic plague make a comeback?
As a Chinese city sounds alert on the bubonic plague, all you need to know about the deadly disease that has killed tens of millions of people through the course of history
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China dominates medical supplies, in this outbreak and the next
Government support and protectionism have helped China build a low-cost industry for masks, testing kits and other health gear. Other countries will find it hard to compete for years to come
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239 experts with 1 big claim: The Coronavirus is airborne
The WHO has resisted mounting evidence that viral particles floating indoors are infectious, some scientists say. The agency maintains the research is still inconclusive
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Covid-19 Dictionary: The A to Z of the dreaded disease
From antibodies to zoonotic, all the words you need to know to understand the news about the coronavirus crisis
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Is the five-day office week over?
Across organizations, work was most effective when employees were home 1-2 days a week, found research by Humu, a tech company run by Google's former chief of human resources
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Ten interesting things we read this week
Some of the most fascinating topics covered this week are: Health (Importance of breathing correctly in current times; Sitting all day can cause Cancer), Finance (Psychology of money; Global view of financial life during Covid), Business (Advertising business is becoming less cyclical) and Coronavirus (Covid and its effects on our brain; A physician's experience of dealing with Covid patients)
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What to do when children interrupt TV news interviews
When children made cameo appearances on two live British news segments, one presenter engaged with the child, while the other interview was cut short. Social media users offered their verdict
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World's billionaires: Those who fell off the list
March's pandemic crash erased nearly all the stock-market gains enjoyed by billionaires over the past year. It also knocked many from the billionaire ranks entirely. Altogether, 267 from last year's list of 2,153 (12.4 percent) fell below the $1 billion threshold this year, including 127 who tumbled off in early March. Twenty-one others died
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In the COVID-19 economy, you can have a kid or a job. You can't have both.
Our struggle is not an emotional concern. We are not burned out. We are being crushed by an economy that has bafflingly declared working parents inessential