Environment

Floods May Cost 20% Of Global GDP By 2100 — Study

PARIS, France (AFP) — Coastal flooding and storm surges could threaten assets worth up to 20 per cent of global wealth, according to research published Thursday highlighting the potential economic catastrophe that climate change may […]

Health

1 In 3 Children Poisoned By Lead, UN Warns

PARIS, France (AFP) — Up to 800 million children around the world are being poisoned by lead from water and air pollution, the United Nations warned Thursday in a special report on the “massive and […]

Health

No Indication New Coronavirus Is Seasonal — WHO

GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — The spread of the novel coronavirus does not appear to be impacted by seasonality, the World Health Organization said Tuesday, warning against false beliefs that summer is safer. “Season does not seem to […]

Government News

Statement From The Ministry of Health, Social Security and International Business, Grenada.

ST. GEORGE’S: The Ministry of Health, Grenada has been informed by its Trinidadian counterpart that the three Trinidad nationals repatriated from Grenada last week, who initially tested positive for COVID-19, have now tested negative. The […]

Health

UK, US, Canada Accuse Russia Of Hacking Virus Vaccine Trials

LONDON, United Kingdom (AP) — Britain, the United States and Canada accused Russian hackers on Thursday of trying to steal information from researchers seeking a coronavirus vaccine, warning scientists and pharmaceutical companies to be alert […]