Art Quarantine Creativity Transforms A London-Based Theater Cooperative Into A Global Collaboration Screenshot of Zoom performance, featuring English actor Jacqueline Berces as Miriam (right) and … [+] voice of English director Polly Nayler as Control (left), in American playwright and writer Michael Maiello’s “The First Poet in Space” (2020), presented by London-based The UnDisposables. The UnDisposables Spinning as if she were in a zero-gravity environment, Miriam, performed by […] Written by imesocial July 13, 2020July 13, 2020
Uncategorized North America Overtakes Asia-Pacific In Global Wealth Race For First Time Since 2012, Report Says North America, led by the U.S., outpunched Asia last year to lead global wealth growth. Getty The wealth of North America’s richest people grew at a faster pace than their Asia-Pacific counterparts last year for the first time since 2012, according to research by Capgemini. The U.S. and Canada led the way in terms of […] Written by July 9, 2020July 9, 2020
Business News Small Business Breaking The Mold – European Initiative To Widen The VC Gene Pool Goes Global Nikita Thakrar Included VC The case for greater diversity in the VC community is well-rehearsed. VCs as a group are predominantly pale, male and stale, and drawn from a talent pool so small that you would need an electron microscope to detect it. Or to look at it through another lens, the people who decide […] Written by imesocial June 30, 2020June 30, 2020
Business CoronaVirus How Covid-19 Has Impacted The Global Startup Scene [Infographic] Even though the global startup economy remains large, generating nearly $3 trillion in value, it is being battered by the Covid-19 crisis. Even before the pandemic erupted, the situation was far from ideal with inclusion remaining a fundamental challenge, value generation concentrated in a handful of cities and tech giants such as WeWork and Softbank […] Written by imesocial June 29, 2020June 29, 2020
CoronaVirus News Global Covid-19 Cases Climbing Towards 10 Million Mark The global number of Covid-19 infections is steadily climbing toward the 10 million mark. Johns Hopkins University reported early Saturday there are more than 9.8 million cases. The U.S. continues to lead the world in the number of infections with more than 2.4 million. Brazil follows with 1.2 million cases. Russia comes in third with […] Written by imesocial June 28, 2020June 28, 2020
Business CoronaVirus News Small Business Global Food Giant Adopts Stakeholder Model To Survive COVID-19 And The Long-Term Danone becomes first large public Entreprise à Mission company, committing to serving all of its … [+] stakeholders Danone A change in French law and a global pandemic have accelerated Danone’s pursuit of a stakeholder-driven business structure that aligns social and environmental benefit with the bottom line. Earlier today at its annual general meeting, Danone’s board […] Written by imesocial June 26, 2020June 26, 2020
Uncategorized IMF Slashes Global GDP Forecasts, Warning Of An Economic Crisis ‘Like No Other’ TOPLINE The International Monetary Fund has downgraded its global economic forecasts for 2020, and is now predicting the coronavirus pandemic will cause a much deeper recession and slower recovery than originally expected. Gita Gopinath, the International Monetary Fund’s chief economist. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images KEY FACTS The IMF forecast that global GDP will this […] Written by imesocial June 24, 2020June 24, 2020
CoronaVirus News Sports Greatest Threat we Face Now is Lack of Global Solidarity, Leadership: WHO Head The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said Monday the coronavirus pandemic is being politicized and that a lack of global leadership to fight the virus is a bigger threat than the virus itself. “The world is in desperate need of national unity and global solidarity. The politicization of the pandemic has exacerbated it,” […] Written by imesocial June 23, 2020June 23, 2020
CoronaVirus News COVID-19 is Now Well-Established at Global Level, Says WHO Expert A World Health Organization (WHO) expert said that in light of the accelerating increase in new cases — especially in some populous countries — the COVID-19 pandemic is now well-established at a global level. Michael Ryan, Executive Director of WHO Health Emergencies Program, made the remarks at a press conference in Geneva on Monday, responding […] Written by imesocial June 23, 2020June 23, 2020
CoronaVirus News Number of Global COVID-19 Cases Continue to Rise The number of global COVID-19 cases continues to rise. There are more than 8.7 million global infections. With more than 2.2 million cases, the U.S. has more infections than anywhere else in the world. Brazil and Russia follow with more than 1 million and more than 576,000 infections, respectively. Follow NewsGram on Instagram to keep […] Written by imesocial June 22, 2020June 22, 2020
Business CoronaVirus Economy How to Services COVID-19 Pandemic Creates Worst Global Recession in 60 Years: OECD A leading global economic group said Wednesday the COVID-19 pandemic has triggered the worst global recession in nearly a century, and things could get worse before they start to get better says a report by OECD. Speaking at a news briefing in Paris, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Secretary-General Angel Gurria painted a […] Written by imesocial June 12, 2020June 12, 2020
