Coronavirus: Jan, Australia to ease some restrictions, while South Korea and New Zealand battled with record infections
Jan is set to announce on Thursday that it will ease border controls put in place to counter the spread of the coronavirus, measures that are the s ...
‘Life changer’ or scam? Philippine gamers look to Axie Infinity for extra income amid pandemic
Dominic Lumabi sits on the computer in his Manila bedroom pitting his puffer fishlike cartoon NFT characters against others. But this is not just ...
Hong Kong’s Covid-19 measures must be driven by scientific fact, not fear
More than two years into the Covid-19 pandemic, and with yet more measures being introduced by the Hong Kong government, it seems like we're in a p ...
Coronavirus: NZ protester suspected heart attack during ‘freedom convoy’ at parliament
An anti-mandate protester at Parliament is believed to have suffered a heart attack Saturday evening. A spokesperson for Wellington Free Ambulance ...
Coronavirus: UK PM to lift all Covid curbs; Prince Charles tests positive; Sweden declares pandemic over
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson plans to scr self-isolation rules for people in England who test positive for Covid-19, ending the last of the pand ...
Joe Biden clings to Covid-19 caution as US seeks to leave pandemic behind
US President Joe Biden declared victory too early the last time that Covid-19 seemed to be ending in the United States. This time, he risks being ...
Vaccine maker Pfizer faces accusations of ‘pandemic profiteering’ as profits double
In 2021, Pfizer's annual profits were more than double what they were in 2020. The company brought in $22 billion in profits in 20 ...
Coronavirus: New Zealand braced for more variants after Omicron, PM says; Malaysia set for March reopening to foreigners
The policies helped keep infections and deaths low. A country of 5 million people, New Zealand has had about 18,000 confirmed Covid cases so far a ...