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Euroviews. In Italy and further afield, pollution and poverty have played a part in worsening COVID-19 ǀ View
There are important clues in the patterns the disease is leaving that tell us quite a bit about what conditions can hasten its spread and worsen its lethality. So far, the areas where the most people are dying of the disease have been densely populated urban zones in China, Iran and northern Italy.
World News
Coronavirus: 500m people worldwide 'could be pushed into poverty'
A study says the pandemic could push 8% of the world's population into poverty, prompting calls for a huge rescue package for vulnerable communities.
"Never in the 75 years history of our institution have so many countries found themselves in need," said IMF head Kristalina Georgieva,
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Euroviews. Faced with the worsening climate crisis, agriculture investment is more important than ever ǀ View
As CTA enters the final year of its mandate, food systems and agriculture are once again under the spotlight as the climate emergency becomes increasingly urgent. At the same time, we begin the 10-year countdown to the delivery of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals.
Europe News
The Brief: How the incoming Commission plans to tackle poverty in Europe
As President-elect von der Leyen and her Commission prepare to take office on December 1, there are already plans being made to tackle poverty in Europe, promoting of quality jobs, and a European Union-wide minimum wage.
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