In light of the coronavirus, economists predict that the figures for April will be disastrous for the United States. With a rate of unemployment reaching double-digits and up to 20 million jobs lost, Mexico is watching its neighbour’s fences burn and is trying to soak its own. Luis Manuel […]
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Unions demand London building sites stagger start times
London construction sites scheduled to reopen on Monday 20 April must stagger their opening times to avoid congestion and the spread of coronavirus on London’s bus and transport system, building and transport unions said. Construction and bus workers union Unite, along with the train drivers union ASLEF, said construction […]
Children, the hidden victims of Covid-19
In just a few months, this pandemic has turned the lives of children all around the world upside down: their protection against the disease and its consequences is now causing great concern within the United Nations (UN). Ibis Frade The United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) has issued a warning about the dangers faced […]
Trump’s new and immoral strategy to invade Venezuela
While his government is reeling from the chaos that the Coronavirus pandemic, which has affected almost 2’000,000 people, has had on the world and on the United States, in a desperate act, President Donald Trump ordered the imposition of drug trafficking charges against the president of Venezuela, Nicolas Maduro, and […]
Abuse and violence against women persist in the world
Significant levels of inequality persist globally, and many women and girls experience multiple and combined forms of discrimination, vulnerability and marginalisation throughout their lives. Ibis Frade Recent studies carried out by United Nations (UN) agencies show that violence against women and girls is still accepted in many parts […]