Black swans, grey rhinos and the global oil market

by Rashmee

Posted on March 15, 2020 / The Arab Weekly


Until Russia’s refusal to accede to production cuts, the global oil market was suffering the …

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Namaste, the #nohandshake hand gesture for the age of coronavirus

by Rashmee

Posted on March 14, 2020


“Nice to meet you, but how to greet you?” ran NPR’s headline in acknowledgement of …

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Friday, the 13th: It’s taken a virus to show up European disunion

by Rashmee

Posted on March 13, 2020


Italy asked Germany to send face masks and testing kits. It was China that answered …

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Life in the age of a novel coronavirus: Going to the library

by Rashmee

Posted on March 12, 2020


I was standing near the reception desk at my local library in London when a …

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Work-life balance in the age of a novel coronavirus

by Rashmee

Posted on March 11, 2020


In Italy, bars are marking foot-wide distances for patrons to stand and quaff their favourite …

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Coronavirus is teaching us all how to be vulnerable together

by Rashmee

Posted on March 10, 2020 / The National


On Sunday, Italy, the eurozone’s third largest economy, locked down Milan and the industrial regions …

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Coronavirus picks economic winners and losers

by Rashmee

Posted on March 5, 2020


Coronavirus is an economic opportunity now that the disease is in 85 countries and territories, …

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Know how to play ‘Coronavirus’, the game?

by Rashmee

Posted on March 2, 2020


In China, children are reportedly playing the ‘Coronavirus’ game. It goes something like this. The …

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The Covid-19 pathogen has now invaded at least 47 nations and it’s a pandemic of fear

by Rashmee

Posted on February 27, 2020


So the Covid-19 pathogen has now invaded at least 47 nations but it’s not a …

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When China sneezes, the world takes to its sick bed

by Rashmee

Posted on February 23, 2020 / The Arab Weekly


Regional tourism may suffer the debilitating effects of Covid-19, which can be passed through the …

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Rashmee has lived and worked in several countries in the past decade, including Afghanistan, India, Haiti, Tunisia, the UAE, US and UK