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Polio Pledge: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation donates $1.2bn

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In 2021, Polio Pledge: The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation moves to eradicate polio

POLIO PLEDGE – The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will commit a further $1.2 billion to support efforts to end all forms of polio globally.

The move comes as the world looks to complete the last steps in the eradication of the disease.

The foundation’s CEO says “the last steps to eradication are by far the toughest. But our foundation remains dedicated to a polio-free future.”

The foundation is run by Microsoft Corp co-founder Bill Gates and his ex-wife Melinda French Gates.

The fight against polio has been ongoing for years, with significant progress made over recent decades.

The WHO launched the Global Polio Eradication Initiative in 1988. Back then, there were 350,000 reported cases of wild poliovirus across 125 countries.

Just 649 cases were reported to health authorities in 2021.

However, despite this progress, finishing the job has proven difficult.

New outbreaks have occurred in nations previously declared “polio-free” due to vaccine-derived poliovirus, a strain which can re-emerge if immunisation coverage is low or sanitation conditions are poor.

Polio is a highly infectious disease which is spread mainly through faecal matter. It is responsible for the deaths and paralysis of thousands of children.

While there is no known cure, vaccines provide nearly 100 per cent immunity.

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How has the hospitality industry changed since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic?

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Many global issues continue to have an impact on multiple sectors of the economy—including the hospitality industry.

Since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, how has the hospitality industry changed ?

 
Numerous international challenges including inflation, worker shortages, the Russia-Ukraine war and rising tensions between the United States and China—continue to have an impact on many sectors of the economy—including the hospitality industry.

According to the 2023 State of the Restaurant Industry report, the foodservice sector is forecast to reach $997-billion in sales in 2023—driven in part by higher menu prices.

So, how has the hospitality industry changed since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic?

Priya Krishna, a food reporter with The New York Times joins us to discuss. #PriyaKrishna #thenewyorktimes #food #hospitality #economy #veronicadudo #business

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Why are restaurants adding service charges amid rising prices?

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American diners across the nation may be bewildered by an unfamiliar charge at the bottom of the check—a“service charge,”tacked on with little explanation.

So, why are restaurants adding service charges amid rising prices?

 
You’ve probably noticed it’s a lot more expensive to go out to eat.

The post-covid world is still working try and get back to pre-pandemic economic output.

And the hospitality industry is no different.

An increasing number of restaurants have added service charges of up to 22%—or more—in recent years in to keep up with rising costs.

So, are these changes in the hospitality industry a byproduct of the coronavirus pandemic?

Priya Krishna, a food reporter with The New York Times joined us to discuss. #hospitality #restaurants #PriyaKrishna #veronicadudo #inflation #pandemic #economy #thenewyorktimes

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China and the U.S. now caught up in a deadly game

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As the U.S. and Chinese defence bosses spoke in Beijing, many in the room realised one thing – the two are far from ready to talk.

 
A thinly veiled criticism of the United States was delivered by Chinese Defence Minister General Li Shangfu.

In his first public statement to an international audience since becoming defence minister in March, Li highlighted China’s Global Security Initiative, a set of foreign policy principles and directions in line with Beijing’s style of diplomacy, which was announced in April last year by Chinese President Xi Jinping.

“It practises exceptionalism and double standards and only serves the interests and follows the rules of a small number of countries,” he told Asia’s biggest defence conference.

Among them are opposition to unilateral sanctions and economic development as a means of stemming instability and conflict.

“Its so-called rules-based international order never tells you what the rules are, and who made these rules,” Li said in a speech to the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, without naming the US or its partners.

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