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Coronavirus crisis could plunge half a billion people into poverty

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LONDON, UK, 9 April 2020 The fallout from the coronavirus spread that has killed more than 83,000 people and wreaked havoc on economies around the world could push around half a billion people into poverty, Oxfam said on Thursday.

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US criticizes WHO for ignoring Taiwan virus warnings
ON THE WEB, 9 April 2020 The United States on Thursday accused the World Health Organization of putting politics first by ignoring early coronavirus warnings by Taiwan, which voiced outrage over criticism from the UN body's chief.
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ON THE WEB, 8 April 2020 The coronavirus pandemic is battering the world's major economies and could spiral into the deepest global recession in generations, experts warned Wednesday, as deaths rocketed up in Europe and the US.
Bernie Sanders ends presidential bid, setting up Biden-Trump showdown
WASHINGTON, DC, 8 April 2020 Leftist US Senator Bernie Sanders suspended his presidential campaign Wednesday, clearing the way for rival Joe Biden to secure the Democratic nomination and challenge Donald Trump in November.

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Opinion

COVID-19: A Moment of Awakening for the World
By Tsering Namgyal
It is unfortunate that it would take a disease as powerful as COVID-19 to hammer home the message and to teach us how to be human again.

Interviews

Nepal needs to change its policy towards Tibetans: Gopal Krishna Siwakoti
Interview with Gopal Krishna Siwakoti, President of the International Institute for Human Rights, Environment, and Development, in Kathmandu, who has been working for the rights of all refugees, including Tibetans.

Features

Obituary: Jamyang Choegyal Kashopa in three different worlds
Our dear friend Jamyang Choegyal Kashopa was taken from us in the night on Tuesday, becoming the second Tibetan elder to succumb to the Coronavirus. Jamchoe la's destiny had unfolded in three different worlds.