Children hospitalized with COVID-19 in US hits record number
The number of children hospitalized with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the United States hit a record high of just over 1,900 on Saturday,...
Experts say world may never reach herd immunity against coronavirus
AS coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) surged last year, governments worldwide touted the hope of “herd immunity,” a promised land where the virus stopped spreading exponentially because enough people were protected against it. That’s now looking like a fantasy.
Ivory Coast detects first Ebola virus case in 25 years
ABIDJAN — Ivory Coast has declared a first case of the Ebola hemorrhagic virus in 25 years, the health minister and the World Health Organization (WHO) said separately on Saturday.
Taliban capture Afghanistan’s Kandahar, other cities; embassies get staff out
KABUL — The Taliban have captured Afghanistan’s second biggest city of Kandahar, officials said on Friday, fueling fears the US-backed government could fall to...
‘Ticket to work’: Indian state brings vaccines to migrant workers’ doorstep
MUMBAI — As the health worker swabbed the skin on his arm with an alcohol wipe and prepared the syringe, Kartik Biswas felt an...
Migrants’ unpaid hospital bills a barrier to birth certificates in UAE
DUBAI — Philippine national Maya and her husband lost their low-paying jobs in the United Arab Emirates early in the coronavirus pandemic, and with...
Debt in a warm climate: coronavirus and carbon set scene for default
LONDON — Where coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has precipitated unprecedented debts, climate change could trigger defaults across a planet which a United Nations (UN)...
China mahjong dens were superspreader sites, spurring crackdown
A FAVORITE PAST-TIME of elderly Asians has been implicated as a major driver of China’s current outbreak of delta virus cases, sparking the shutdown of tens of thousands of mahjong dens across the nation.
New rich are overtaking old money in South Korea’s billionaire rankings
A NEW ELITE of uber-rich entrepreneurs is shooting up the wealth rankings in South Korea, overtaking the families behind the country’s decades-old sprawling conglomerates known as chaebol.
WHO testing three drugs to treat COVID-19 patients
ZURICH — The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday a clinical trial in 52 countries would study three anti-inflammatory drugs as potential treatments for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients.
China to draft laws for areas including national security, anti-monopoly
By Yew Lun Tian
BEIJING - China will draft new laws on national security, technology innovation, monopolies and education, as well as in areas involving foreigners, the national...
United CEO expects more companies will heed Biden’s call to vaccinate
By Trevor Hunnicutt and Tracy Rucinski
WASHINGTON - United Airlines Chief Executive Scott Kirby said he believes more U.S. companies and organizations will begin requiring COVID-19 vaccinations, after a meeting...