COVID-19
North Korean chief Kim Jong Un arrives in Russia just before an anticipated assembly with Putin
A file photo of Russian President Vladimir Putin meets North Korean Chief Kim Jong-un on April 25, 2019 in Vladivostok, Russia. Mikhail Svetlov | Getty Photographs Information | Getty Photographs Joined by his leading armed forces officials dealing with his nuclear-able weapons and munitions factories, North Korean chief Kim Jong Un arrived in Russia on […]
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FDA approves updated Covid vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna as hospitalizations rise
A health-care worker prepares a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine at a vaccination clinic in the Peabody Institute Library in Peabody, Massachusetts, Jan. 26, 2022. Vanessa Leroy | Bloomberg | Getty Images The Food and Drug Administration on Monday approved updated Covid vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna, putting the shots on track to reach […]
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Moderna says updated Covid vaccine was effective against highly mutated BA.2.86 variant in trial
Artur Widak | Nurphoto | Getty Images Moderna‘s new Covid vaccine produced a strong immune response against BA.2.86, a highly mutated omicron variant that health officials are watching closely, according to clinical trial data the biotech company released Wednesday. The updated shot produced an 8.7-fold increase in protective antibodies against BA.2.86, which has been detected […]
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Can you use expired Covid tests? What to know as cases rise, new variants emerge
In this photo illustration, Abbott’s at-home covid-19 rapid test kits are seen on display in Orlando. Paul Hennessy | LightRocket | Getty Images As Covid cases surge again in the U.S., Americans are digging out unused at-home tests that they stashed earlier on in the pandemic. Many of those tests may have passed their expiration […]
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China’s August companies exercise slows amid sluggish demand from customers, private study exhibits
Pedestrians stroll past a Caixin Weekly journal, released by Caixin Media Co., on screen at a news stand in Beijing, China, on Sunday, March 6, 2016. Qilai Shen | Bloomberg | Getty Pictures China’s services activity expanded at the slowest rate in 8 months in August, a private-sector survey confirmed on Tuesday, as weak demand continued to puppy the world’s 2nd-major […]
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Country Garden wins bond extension in relief for China’s home sector
Folks go by the Region Backyard Community in Fuyang, China on Sept. 3, 2023. Long term Publishing | Upcoming Publishing | Getty Illustrations or photos Country Garden has received approval from its collectors to prolong payments for an onshore private bond, in accordance to resources and a document seen by Reuters, in a major relief for the embattled Chinese developer […]
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Why youth unemployment is surging in China
China is struggling with a expanding listing of problems — real estate, semiconductor bans and labor market place gyrations. The world’s 2nd-most populous nation also has a significant youth unemployment challenge. China’s urban youth unemployment price has risen to 21% as of May well 2023, up from 15.4% two many years before. “Let us not […]
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When to wear masks as Covid cases rise, new variants emerge in the U.S.
Michael Nason, 29, left, and Donna Nason, 25, right, both of Bakersfield are wearing a face mask in Union Station on Thursday, Aug. 31, 2023, in Los Angeles, CA. COVID-19 making a comeback in California. Francine Orr | Los Angeles Times | Getty Images An uptick in Covid cases and hospitalizations in the U.S., and […]
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Australia’s Qantas delivers file earnings, reveals ideas to boost international fleet
Australia’s Transport Workers’ Union have requested Qantas’ CEO to resign above for “empty promises to annoyed passengers” and “announcing far more techniques to silence personnel and suppress wages.” Phil Noble | Reuters Australia’s flagship provider Qantas Airways documented a file annual gain on Thursday as demand from customers for air vacation continues to growth write-up-pandemic, […]
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Biden resists pressure from lawmakers and seeks short extension to key China science pact
A Chinese scientist works at the national laboratory of medical genetics of China in Central South University June 19, 2006 in Changsha city, Hunan province of China. Guang Niu | Getty Images News | Getty Images The Biden administration is seeking a short-term extension to a landmark science and technology agreement with China despite pressure […]
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