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WHO chief pushes China for ‘full access’ to find COVID’s origins, offers to send team
The chief of the World Health Organization urged Beijing to offer more information on the origins of COVID-19 and is ready to send a second team to ... Coronavirus -
Saudi Health Ministry: No additional measures required for EG.5 coronavirus mutant
The Saudi Ministry of Health has emphasized that EG.5, the new coronavirus variant, does not have any noticeable effect on disease rates or severity, ... Saudi Arabia -
New Zealand removes final COVID-19 restrictions after three years
New Zealand’s government will lift all remaining COVID-19 re-quirements from midnight Tuesday, bringing an end to some of the toughest COVID-19 ... World News -
WHO expects ‘more MERS cases’ in M.East after expat contracts disease in Abu Dhabi
Genomic analysis has begun that will identify any genetic evolution of the virus Gulf -
Remote work to wipe out $800 bln from office values in big cities, McKinsey says
Remote work risks wiping $800 billion from the value of office buildings in major cities, highlighting the potential losses that landlords are facing ... Economy -
BioNTech to defend against first German lawsuit over COVID-19 vaccine side effects
BioNTech will go to court on Monday to defend itself against a lawsuit from a German woman who is seeking damages for alleged side effects of its ... Coronavirus -
Singapore’s PM Lee Hsien Loong feeling OK after testing positive for COVID-19
Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has tested positive for COVID-19 for the first time, he said in a Facebook post on Monday.“I am generally ... Coronavirus -
China’s economy rises faster than expected, global headwinds raise challenges
China’s economy grew at a faster-than-expected pace in the first quarter, as the end of strict COVID-19 curbs lifted businesses and consumers out of ... Economy -
China plans random, spot checks at medical facilities to track COVID-19
Chinese officials plan random and spot checks at medical facili-ties in the country to track incomplete and under-reported COVID-19 data, the ... Coronavirus -
China foreign ministry says US bill on COVID-19 origin misrepresents fact
China’s foreign ministry said on Tuesday that the China-related content in a COVID-19 origin bill signed by US President Joe Biden misrepresented fact ... Coronavirus -
Girl dies from bird flu in Cambodia
An eleven-year-old girl in Cambodia has died from bird flu, the country’s first fatality from the virus in years, health authorities said.For the ... World News -
Hong Kong tries to attract tourists with free air tickets, vouchers
Hong Kong will give away air tickets and vouchers to woo tourists back to the international financial hub, racing to catch up with other popular ... Coronavirus -
Holiday trips within China surge after lifting of COVID-19 curbs
Lunar New Year holiday trips inside China surged 74 percent from last year after authorities scrapped COVID-19 curbs that had stifled travel for three ... Coronavirus -
Coffee consumption among Britons yet to return to pre pandemic levels
Britons drank more coffee last year but demand is yet to recover to pre-pandemic levels as shops hiked prices, according to market researcher Allegra ... Life -
Asia Pacific airlines see 500 pct jump in demand, load factor back to normal
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China’s COVID-19 zero enforcement workers face unpaid wages, job loss
For Li Hua, who since June has worked at a Covid testing booth in Shanghai, the abrupt end of COVID-19 Zero has been a struggle.The company she ... Coronavirus -
US pharma firms Merck, Pfizer rebuff China’s push for price cuts on COVID-19 drugs
Top US makers of COVID-19 drugs appear to be pushing back on China’s efforts to get them to cut their prices, underscoring the challenges the country ... Coronavirus -
Saudi Arabia cuts oil prices for Asia, Europe as demand slows, COVID-19 cases surge
Saudi Arabia cut oil prices for its main market of Asia and for Europe, signaling that demand remains sluggish as economies slow and COVID-19 cases in ... Energy -
China insists official data on COVID-19 is transparent despite influx of infections
China has insisted the data it publishes on COVID-19 deaths has always been transparent, state media reported, despite the official figures being tiny ... Coronavirus -
Mental health affects Britain’s youngest workers who are too sick to work
Mental health issues are keeping Britain’s workers out of work at record levels at a time when the economy needs them the most.Amid a bleak economic ... Coronavirus -
India brings back COVID-19 tests for flyers from some Asian nations: Health minister
India will reintroduce mandatory COVID-19 tests for flyers coming from a number of major Asian nations, including China, amid fears of a fresh wave of ... Coronavirus -
China will publish COVID-19 data once a month, under Category B disease management
China will eventually publish data on COVID-19 cases once a month when the disease comes under Category B management, an official at the Chinese ... Coronavirus -
China health commission stops publishing daily COVID-19 figures as infections explode
China’s National Health Commission (NHC) stopped publishing daily COVID-19 data on Sunday, amid doubts about their reliability as infections have ... Coronavirus -
Long COVID-19 killed more than 3,500 Americans, first CDC study shows
Long COVID-19 has played a part in killing 3,544 people in the US, according to a government study that suggests how severe SARS-CoV-2’s impact may ... Coronavirus -
Nestle’s vitamins push tested by cost-of-living squeeze on household budgets
Packaged-goods giants like Nestle SA and Unilever Plc have poured billions into acquisitions of vitamin brands in recent years, seeking growth beyond ... Healthy Living -
China’s factory activity shrinks as COVID-19 lockdowns, transport disruptions spread
China’s factory activity shrank for a second straight month in November, official data showed Wednesday, as large swathes of the country were hit by ... Economy -
Oil prices near lowest levels this year as China’s protests spark demand worries
Oil prices fell to near their lowest levels this year on Monday as street protests against strict COVID-19 curbs in China, the world’s biggest crude ... Energy -
Protests in Shanghai and Beijing as anger over China’s COVID-19 lockdown mounts
Protests in China against heavy COVID-19 curbs spread to Shanghai on Sunday, with demonstrators also gathering at one of Beijing’s most prestigious ... Coronavirus -
Apple supplier Foxconn apologizes for error in hiring at COVID-19 hit China plant
Apple’s major supplier Foxconn said on Thursday a “technical error” occurred when hiring new recruits at a COVID-hit iPhone factory in China and ... Technology -
With return of foreign tourists, Thai economy headed for healthy growth
Thailand’s economy enjoyed healthy expansion in the third quarter, officials said on Monday, with the return of international tourists helping to ... Economy