South Korea unemployment at 21-year high as a million jobs lost
SOUTH KOREA’S jobless rate surged to its highest in more than two decades, raising concern that an export-driven recovery could be masking a harsher scarring of the economy.
J&J CEO says annual COVID-19 vaccine shots may be needed
JOHNSON & JOHNSON ((J&J) Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Alex Gorsky told CNBC on Tuesday that people may need to get vaccinated against COVID-19 annually over the next several years, like seasonal flu shots.
COVID may have taken ‘convoluted path’ to Wuhan, WHO team leader says
WUHAN — The head of a World Health Organization-led team probing the origins of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) said bats remain a likely source and that transmission of the virus via frozen food is a possibility that warrants further investigation, but he ruled out a lab leak.
Bolder climate action could save millions of lives each year by 2040
TORONTO — Countries could save millions of lives annually by 2040 if they commit to bolder plans to cut planet-heating emissions and curb global warming in line with the goals of the Paris Agreement on climate change, researchers said Tuesday.
Eli Lilly’s antibody combination receives FDA emergency use authorization for COVID-19
Eli Lilly’s combination antibody therapy to fight COVID-19 has been granted emergency use authorization by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Lilly said on Tuesday.
Senators vote to proceed with Trump’s impeachment trial, but conviction may prove elusive
WASHINGTON — A divided US Senate voted largely along party lines on Tuesday to move ahead with Donald J. Trump’s impeachment trial on a charge of inciting the deadly assault on the Capitol, but conviction appears unlikely barring a major shift among Republicans.
‘I’m not a cat,’ says lawyer after Zoom filter mishap
When Judge Roy Ferguson opened up virtual proceedings of the 394th Judicial District Court in Texas on Zoom on Tuesday, he was not expecting...
Myanmar police fire into air to disperse protests, four hurt
Police fired gunshots into the air and used water cannon and rubber bullets on Tuesday as protesters across Myanmar defied bans on big gatherings...
China’s restaurants, hotels brace for gloomy Lunar New Year
BEIJING — China’s hotels and restaurants are bracing for a lackluster Lunar New Year holiday, as travel curbs and government advice to stay home...
Redditors’ plan to use GameStop playbook for glove makers unravels
A bid by Malaysian amateur investors to pull off a short squeeze-fueled rally in glove makers is fizzling out, just like the one by...
UK coronavirus variant carries higher death risk
The coronavirus variant first identified in the United Kingdom (UK) is deadlier than earlier variants, a new study confirms.
Researchers tracked roughly one million individuals...
Two US carrier groups conduct exercises in South China Sea
Two US carrier groups conducted joint exercises in the South China Sea on Tuesday, days after a US warship sailed near Chinese-controlled islands in...