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National Ethics Committees and COVID-19
On Monday April 6, WHO will host a virtual meeting to facilitate communication, collaboration and exchange between National Ethics Committees from around the world to help countries respond to the…
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IBM Helps Bring Supercomputers Into Global Fight Against Covid-19
Armonk, New York, United States, April 4, 2020 /travelindex.com/ by Dario Gil, Director of IBM Research – At IBM, I have the privilege of working with colleagues who have dedicated…
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PATA CEO, Interconnectedness Has Made Us Grow and Strong
Bangkok (Thailand), April 3, 2020 /travelindex.com/ It is unprecedented in our lives to experience such uncertainty and vulnerability as a society, and never before has our industry been impacted so…
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Accor Takes Drastic Actions, Launches ALL Heartist Fund
Paris (France), April 3, 2020 /travelindex.com/ Over the past three weeks, the crisis has severely deepened with over half the worldwide population either confined and/or under lock-down. This has resulted…
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Digital technology for COVID-19 response
WHO has received overwhelming pro-bono support from technology companies to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. On 2 April, 30 of the world’s leading digital technology experts gathered in a virtual roundtable to…
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UNFCCC Decides to Postpone Global Climate Conference COP26
Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom, April 2, 2020 /travelindex/ The COP26 UN climate change conference set to take place in Glasgow in November has been postponed due to COVID-19. This decision…
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IPA, WHO and UNICEF launch Read the World on International Children’s Book Day to support children and young people in isolation
Geronimo Stilton author to kickstart exclusive children’s book reading initiative amid COVID-19 pandemic Much-loved children’s authors are joining an initiative to read extracts of their books to millions of children…
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World Economic Forum Steps Up Coordinating Efforts on COVID Response
Geneva, Switzerland, April 2 2020 /travelindex/ – Leading World Economic Forum representatives and members, including Klaus Schwab, Founder and Executive Chairman, Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan, Siemens and Maersk…
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UNWTO Launches Call for Action for COVID-19 Mitigation and Recovery
Madrid (Spain) – April 1, 2020 /travelindex/ The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has released a set of recommendations calling for urgent and strong support to help the global tourism sector…
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Villa de Pranakorn Joins Relais et Châteaux
Bangkok (Thailand) – April 1, 2020 /Travelindex/ Newly opened Villa de Pranakorn, the only luxury boutique hotel in Bangkok’s historic Sam Yot district, has just become a member of Relais…