A pungent smell hangs in the early morning air as researchers collect samples of sewage dumped into a river in Nepal -- a cost-effective way to trace the coronavirus spread for the resource-strapped Himalayan nation.
THE COVID-19 crisis has laid bare the importance of access to clean water, sanitation, and hygiene. As we all know now, hand washing is one of the best frontline defences against the virus.
New mortality estimates published by the UN's children's fund UNICEF, the World Health Organization and the World Bank Group found that 2019 saw the lowest number of global under-five deaths on record.
NOBEL Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz on Saturday urged the avoidance of zero-sum thinking and nationalistic mentalities so that all countries can reap the benefits of digital trade.
