Oxfam America, Partners in Health and other civil society groups urged U.S. President Joe Biden to press for changes in a draft agreement on waiving
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U.S. interior secretary tests positive for COVID
U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland said on Wednesday that she has tested positive for COVID-19. “I feel fine and am grateful to be fully vaccinated
North Korea hails progress in fight against drought despite COVID wave
North Korea has made progress in its fight against drought, and rice planting is under way nationwide even as the country ramps up efforts to
‘Hard to believe it’s actually happening’: Shanghai to lift COVID lockdown
Shanghai authorities on Tuesday began dismantling fences around housing compounds and ripping police tape off public squares and buildings, to the relief of the city’s
Wary of foreign ‘bad manners’, Japan cautuously eases borders to aid tourism
Japan’s easing of a two-year ban on foreign tourists seeks to balance the enormous economic importance of tourism with concerns that travellers would trigger a
G20 pandemic fund ploughs ahead amid fears world not ready for future threats
A multi-billion dollar fund set up by G20 countries to help developing countries better prepare for pandemics could be operational within months, according to the
Coronavirus may be linked to cases of severe hepatitis in children
The following is a summary of some recent studies on COVID-19. They include research that warrants further study to corroborate the findings and that has
The end of fish and chips? Rising prices threaten a British tradition
At west London’s Hooked Fish and Chips, Bally Singh is struggling to keep the tills ringing for a British tradition, with prices sky-rocketing for fish,
NGOs urge Biden to push for changes to WTO’s COVID waiver text
Oxfam America, Partners in Health and other civil society groups urged U.S. President Joe Biden to press for changes in a draft agreement on waiving
N.Korea reports more deaths, says taking ‘swift measures’ against COVID outbreak
North Korea said on Sunday a total of 42 people had died as the country began its fourth day under a nationwide lockdown aimed at