Air traffic will not return to pre-COVID-19 levels until 2024: IATA

Aug 17,2020
GLOBAL air traffic will not return to levels before the coronavirus pandemic until 2024, an industry body said, a year later than its earlier projection due to a slower recovery this year.
Kayah (Karenni) Kay-Htoe-Boe Traditional Festival (Or) Sacred Totem Pole Festival
Aug 16

Solutions, solidarity needed to defeat COVID-19 pandemic
Aug 16
“Our best way forward is to stick with science, solutions and solidarity and together we can overcome this pandemic,” World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus urged earlier this month.
Yangon govt set to protect nearly 40,000 acres of mangroves
Aug 16

Russia claims first coronavirus vaccine as global cases top 20 million
Aug 13
RUSSIA claimed Tuesday it has developed the world’s first vaccine offering “sustainable immunity” against the coronavirus, as the pandemic marked another bleak milestone with 20 million infections globally. 
WHO wants to review Russian vaccine safety data
Aug 13
THE World Health Organization said any WHO stamp of approval on a COVID-19 vaccine candidate would require a rigorous safety data review, after Russia announced Tuesday it had approved a vaccine. 
Youth leading the way in COVID-19 solutions
Aug 12
As the world seeks to build back better, we must ensure that young people are prioritized in order to have access to the education, tools, and services necessary for them to reach their full potential.