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Mumbai, India | Xinhua | India will take over a decade, or around 15 years, to overcome the losses incurred during the COVID-19 pandemic despite its economic growth rebounding from a low-base, the country’s central bank said in a report on Friday. The monetary losses estimated by the Reserve Bank …

Beijing, China | Xinhua | Family members of patients in the intensive care unit(ICU) with COVID-19 often experience abrupt change in circumstance and thus may have PTSD symptoms needing emotional support, a new study has found. These family members often have to make difficult decisions quickly and feel a loss of …

Kiev, Ukraine | Xinhua | Kiev is willing to seize Russian assets to finance Ukraine’s post-conflict recovery, Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said on Thursday. “The funds of the Russian government and oligarchs will be one of the main sources for filling the Fund for the Reconstruction of our country,” Shmyhal …

New York, U.S. | Xinhua | Oil prices climbed on Thursday as traders weighed the prospect of a European Union (EU) ban on imports of Russian oil. The West Texas Intermediate for June delivery added 3.34 U.S. dollars, or 3.3 percent, to settle at 105.36 dollars a barrel on the New …

Brussels, Belgium | Xinhua | The applications by Finland and Sweden to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) will be processed quickly should the Scandinavian countries choose to do so, the military alliance’s Secretary General, Jens Stoltenberg, said on Thursday. “If they decide to apply, Finland and Sweden will …

Geneva, Switzerland | Xinhua | The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday that there have been more than 151 suspected cases of salmonellosis to be linked to the popular “Kinder” chocolate products produced in Belgium. In a statement, the WHO said that as of Monday, a total of 151 genetically …

United Nations | Xinhua | Measles cases spiked around the world in the first two months of 2022, triggering worries about even larger outbreaks, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the World Health Organization (WHO) warned Wednesday. Almost 17,338 measles cases were reported worldwide in January and February 2022, compared with …

Madrid, Spain | Xinhua | The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) confirmed on Wednesday that Russia had announced its intention to withdraw from the organization. “Russia has announced its intention to withdraw from UNWTO,” explained the UNWTO in a tweet, adding that nevertheless Russia must “follow due process – and this will …

Energy prices are expected to rise more than 50 percent in 2022 before easing in 2023 and 2024 Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | The Russia-Ukraine conflict has dealt “a major shock” to commodity markets, altering global patterns of trade, production and consumption, the World Bank (WB) said in a report released …

Geneva, Switzerland | Xinhua | Even though the number of globally reported COVID-19 cases and deaths continues to decline, largely due to a drop in testing rates, the pandemic is not over, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Tuesday. Last week, just over 15,000 coronavirus-related deaths were reported to the …