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India, Big Vaccine Exporter, Now Seeks Imports as COVID-19 Cases Soar
India on Tuesday said it will fast-track emergency approvals for COVID-19 vaccines authorised by Western countries and Japan, paving the way for possible imports of Pfizer, Johnson & Johnson, and Moderna shots.
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- Coronavirus, Health Care
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- Asia Pacific
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New Report Highlights Challenges Facing Farmers and Small Businesses in Developing Countries One Year Into Pandemic
TechnoServe’s COVID-19 Impact Report traces impacts over past year, reveals looming threat to agricultural livelihoods and food security.
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- Agriculture, Coronavirus, Health Care
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Analysis: COVID Accelerates India’s Millionaire Exodus
India's wealthy have topped a list of people seeking to relocate abroad through visa programs that offer citizenship or right of residence in other countries in return for investments.
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- Coronavirus, Investing
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- Asia Pacific
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Education Crisis in South Asia: COVID to Cause $1 Trillion Losses
The prolonged closure of schools is causing an education crisis that may cost Bangladesh and other South Asian countries over $1 trillion in lost earnings in the long run, according to a World Bank report.
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- Coronavirus, Education
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- South Asia
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Analysis: COVID-19 Vaccination: Is India Running Out of Doses?
As India grapples with a deadly second wave of Covid-19 infections - with an average of more than 90,000 cases daily from 1 April - its vaccination drive appears to be struggling.
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- Coronavirus, Health Care
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- Asia Pacific
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Reimagining Agriculture in Kenya: Five Steps for Building Resilience and Food Security After a Catastrophic Year
Multiple crises in 2020 – from the COVID-19 pandemic to a desert locust upsurge and massive flash floods – served as a wake-up call about the fragility of Kenya's agricultural sector. And as Michael Omega, Daniel Kitwa and Racheal Wangari of Intellecap Africa explain, climate change makes future crises more likely, heightening the need for increased productivity and greater food security in the country. They explore five ways to reimagine Kenya’s agricultural value chain and food system, to build resilience and improve livelihoods for farmers and vulnerable communities.
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- Agriculture, Coronavirus
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Cambodia’s Lenders Suspend Loan Principle, Interest Collection Amid Pandemic
Two associations representing Cambodia’s microfinance institutions (MFIs) and banks issued a joint statement Wednesday agreeing to grant borrowers a reprieve from repayment of loans and interest amid the country’s latest and deadliest outbreak of the coronavirus.
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- Coronavirus, Finance, Health Care
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- South Asia
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Analysis: Overcoming COVID-19 Will Require Tackling Inequality
The issue isn’t just that COVID-19’s impact is unequal; it’s that inequalities, especially gender inequality, will hamper an effective recovery.
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- Coronavirus, Health Care
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