According to a report by the World Economic Forum (WEF), the use of air-cooling machines could contribute to an 83 percent increase in household electricity bills by 2100.

Extreme heat can affect the country’s economy. Several sectors, including agriculture, manufacturing, minerals, mining, transport and construction, contribute more than 50 percent to Bangladesh’s gross domestic product (GDP). Most of the laborers in these sectors work in the open. However, there is no concrete data on this workforce. Those who work in the open have […]

WHO seeks $2.5b for health emergency responses in 2023

Former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, who serves as WHO’s ambassador for global health funding, said, “Specialized medical supplies and expertise are urgently needed if we are not to leave the sick to disaster, disease and death.” want.” “I want to urge donors to urgently respond to this emergency appeal for vaccines, drug treatments, equipment […]

China reports nearly 60,000 Covid-related deaths in a month

This includes 5,503 deaths due to respiratory failure directly caused by the virus, and 54,435 deaths due to underlying diseases combined with Covid, Xiao said. Since abandoning its zero-covid policy in early December, China has been accused of downplaying the number of deaths from the virus. Health officials stressed on Wednesday that it was “not […]