Reflections on a plague year
Feb 14,2021 – JORDAN TIMES – Jim O’Neill LONDON — It is probably premature to offer an assessment of the COVID-19 pandemic’s possible consequences, not least because there may well […]
Boris Johnson announces a national lockdown for England expected to remain in place at least through the middle of February
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson announces a national lockdown for England expected to remain in place at least through the middle of February https://t.co/JRtmaTQMSU pic.twitter.com/hvNBaGzCay — CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) […]
Vaccine passports, domestic tourism, pricey flights – is this the future of travel in a post-pandemic Asia?
But catering to local travellers cannot fully make up for the downturn, experts say, while changing appetites and abundant concerns mean the future is anything but certain Kok Xinghui in […]
‘No ordinary thing:’ Kashmiri man $120,000 in debt advertises his kidney for sale
Sabzar Ahmad Khan, 28, posted an ad to sell his kidney in a local newspaper in Srinagar on Monday. He says the move was to repay his $120,000 debt and […]
Greece’s sceptical church faces hard coronavirus reality
By AFP – Dec 04,2020 – JORDAN TIMES By John Hadaoulis In this file photo taken on July 24 the head of the Church of Greece Archbishop Ieronymos (centre) holds […]
Pandemic or not, people must stay active — WHO
By AFP – Nov 28,2020 – JORDAN TIMES Photo courtesy of coac.swellclubs.com GENEVA — The coronavirus pandemic is no excuse for not getting enough exercise, the World Health Organisation recently […]
Iran closes mosques, schools in deadly ‘third wave’ of coronavirus
Iranians wear face masks as a COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic precaution in Tehran on October 19, 2020. (File/AFP) Short Url https://arab.news/bff9c Top doctor warns of 900 deaths a day unless country […]
Don’t overestimate the COVID-19 recovery
Oct 15,2020 – JORDAN TIMES – Eswar Prasad WASHINGTON, DC – The world economy has risen from the depths of the initial COVID-19 plunge. But the recovery has been tepid, […]
Bali could build a better kind of tourism after the pandemic
ASIA & OCEANIA Wednesday, 14 Oct 2020 By AGENCY A different approach may now be needed to save the tourism industry in Indonesia’s top destination, Bali. — AFP Relaxnews Covid-19 has […]
Christmas might not be cancelled after all – but why weren’t other religions spared coronavirus rules?
Boris Johnson claims he will do what he can to make the festive period seem as normal as possible, but if restrictions are relaxed they should be for all faiths […]
Coronavirus tests for UK arrivals instead of quarantine could massively help the travel sector
More travel companies will close their doors in the coming weeks. We need an urgent reduction of restrictions, before the point of no return Ali Shah 23 hours ago Flight delayed. […]
Airlines prepare for pre-flight testing to restart aviation
September 23 2020 Workers of the Ministry of Health are seen at the airport as passengers wait to board a ‘Covid free’ flight at Rome’s Fiumicino airport, Italy, September 16, […]
COVID-19: West’s zero-risk society is the biggest risk of all
DR. JOHN C. HULSMAN September 18, 2020 Short Url https://arab.news/9ca55 The normally bustling Rue de Rivoli in central Paris is deserted on March 17, 2020, after a lockdown came […]
Pandemic threatens livelihood of Turkish musicians, driving many to suicide
many musicians rely on wedding bookings to make money, but dancing and music at weddings has been banned. (AFP/file) Short Url https://arab.news/5vxz5 Around 100 musicians have ended their own lives […]
Jerusalem Al-Aqsa mosque compound to close over virus
The call to prayer will continue to ring out across Jerusalem’s Old City Israel has previously blocked access to the flashpoint site, which is a focus of Palestinian aspirations for […]
No return of workers to offices ‘could cost UK economy £480bn’
Simon Goodley 5 hrs ago © Provided by The Guardian Photograph: Peter Summers/Getty Images The UK economy could lose almost half a trillion pounds of output if workers fail to […]
COVID-19 (Coronavirus): Its Worldwide Devastation
WRITTEN BY KHALIDA JAMILAH| JULY 2020| When we hear the word devastation, an image that comes to mind is of a ruined building in a war-torn country. With the ongoing coronavirus […]
African Island That Stamped Out the Virus Now Needs Tourists
By Pauline Bax and Kamlesh Bhuckory 6 August 2020, Indian Ocean island hasn’t had a case for over three months Economy is set to contract by a record 13% […]
Don’t be misled by today’s unemployment figures – a hurricane of job losses is coming
We can reasonably expect the number of people in the UK out of work to rise to between three and four million – a far graver toll, at the upper […]
What Will Life Be Like After the Pandemic?
Manfred F. R. Kets de Vries, INSEAD Distinguished Clinical Professor of Leadership Development and Organisational Change | April 23, 2020 Having exposed society’s dysfunction, the COVID-19 crisis invites us to rethink our […]
