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  Covid-19 boosted e-commerce in 2020: UN study

  Agence France-Presse . Geneva | Updated at 12:32pm on May 03, 2021

  The Covid-19 pandemic provided a boost for e-commerce last year, but the digital windfall was not enjoyed equally across the board, a UN study found...

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  UK cuts global aid due to pandemic’s economic impact

  Associated Press/ UNB . United Nations | Updated at 01:00pm on April 30, 2021

  The United Kingdom said on Thursday it was temporarily reducing its international aid from 14.5 billion pounds — about $20 billion — last year to...

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  Amazon’s profit more than triples during pandemic

  Associated Press/ UNB . New York | Updated at 11:10am on April 30, 2021

  The company said on Thursday that its first-quarter profit more than tripled from a year ago, fuelled by the growth of online shopping. It also...

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  Facebook profit doubled as pandemic keep people glued to internet

  Agence France-Presse . San Francisco | Updated at 10:19am on April 29, 2021

  Facebook on Wednesday reported that its profit in the recently ended quarter nearly doubled to $9.5 billion on sharp gains in digital advertising, as the...

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  ADB projects GDP growth at 5.5pc-6pc in FY21 for Bangladesh

  Staff Correspondent | Updated at 12:43pm on April 28, 2021

  Asian Development Bank on Wednesday estimated that the second wave of coronavirus infection might erode up to 1 percentage point of Bangladesh’s potential gross domestic...

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  Pandemic response plans must be gender-sensitive

  | Updated at 12:00am on April 26, 2021

  THE economic slowdown caused by the Covid outbreak has exacerbated gender inequality as the government response plan so far has been exclusionary. A recent survey...

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  Oscars diverse as pandemic, protests transform Hollywood

  Agence France-Presse . Los Angeles | Updated at 11:55am on April 22, 2021

  Actors of colour are favourites in each category, and two female directors are nominated for the first time – this year’s Oscars could set new...

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  Climate activists look to 2021 to rebound from pandemic

  Agence France-Presse . Paris | Updated at 12:00pm on April 16, 2021

  Stopped in their tracks by the pandemic, citizens around the world are once again bracing to mobilise for the planet in a year marked by...

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  Pandemic affects Pahela Boishakh celebrations in Bangladesh

  United News of Bangladesh . Dhaka | Updated at 01:40pm on April 14, 2021

  For the second year in a row, Pahela Boishakh celebrations remained muted across Bangladesh due to the lockdown enforced by the government to curb the...

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  Pandemic causes new problems for anti-dopers

  Agence France-Presse . Lausanne | Updated at 10:42am on April 13, 2021

  The global reduction in travel and human contact over the last year may have played an important role in battling COVID-19 but it has added...