Tag: coronavirus
4 protesters against China’s Covid policy released on bail
TAIPEI: Officials in Beijing have released four women on bail who were arrested for joining rare nationwide protests in late November against China’s tough anti-coronavirus…
Extra Spring COVID Booster Cleared: Extra spring COVID booster cleared for certain Americans
WASHINGTON: US regulators on Tuesday cleared another COVID-19 booster dose for older adults and people with weak immune systems so they can shore up protection…
China’S Economy Rebounds After Zero-Covid Scrapped: China’s economy rebounds after zero Covid scrapped
BEIJING: China’s economy grew much better than expected in the first three months of the year as the country reopened after the end of zero-Covid…
Nailed to a cross, Filipino prays for Ukraine war to end
SAN PEDRO CUTUD (PHILIPPINES) :Eight Filipinos were nailed to crosses to reenact Jesus Christ’s suffering in a bloody Good Friday tradition, including a carpenter, who…
COVID Emergency Republican-Led Bill: Biden won’t veto Republican-led bill ending COVID emergency
WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden won’t veto a Republican-led measure to end the national COVID emergency, despite having expressed strong objections against it earlier this…
US: Push in states for $20 minimum wage as inflation persists
ALBANY: Just years after labour activists persuaded a handful of states to raise their minimum wage to $15 per hour, workers initially thrilled with the…
Researchers unearth 2,000 ram heads in Egypt temple
CAIRO: Archaeologists in Egypt have discovered more than 2,000 ancient mummified sheep heads left as offerings in a temple to the pharaoh Ramses II, the…
Coronavirus origins still a mystery 3 years into pandemic
WASHINGTON: A crucial question has eluded governments and health agencies around the world since the Covid-19 pandemic began: Did the virus originate in animals or…
WHO panel in talks on Covid emergency status
GENEVA: The World Health Organization‘s emergency committee on Covid-19 was meeting Friday to discuss whether the pandemic still merits the highest level of global alert.Before…