COVID-19

By Richard Pérez Peña  The heavily mutated new coronavirus variant was in Europe several days earlier than previously known, health officials said Tuesday (Nov 29), and the number of countries where it has been found increased to at least…
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By Karan Deep Singh NEW DELHI — India’s economy is limping back to life, and its wealthy consumers are finally returning to its malls and stores. But at Electronics Desire, where the aisles are empty and the sales are slow, the…
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By Nick Cumming Bruce GENEVA - The World Health Organization (WHO) warned Monday (29) that global risks posed by the new Omicron variant of the coronavirus were “very high,” despite significant questions about the variant itself. Still,…
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ROME - Pope Francis called on authorities around the world to do more to help migrants and refugees, in comments to the faithful on the first Sunday of Advent. Directing his words towards governments and militaries, Francis said in St…
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By Aurelien Breeden and Claire Moses AMSTERDAM - Dutch health officials said Sunday (28) they had found at least 13 cases of the omicron coronavirus variant among 61 infected passengers who had arrived in the Netherlands from South Africa…
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COLOMBO - Health officials urged the public to get vaccinated as soon as possible, including the booster dose at the correct time, as Omicron, the highly mutated variant of COVID-19, caused concern across the world, leading to many…
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By Benjamin Mueller and Declan Walsh Nations in southern Africa protested bitterly Saturday (27) as more of the world’s wealthiest countries cut them off from travel, renewing a debate over border closures from the earliest days of the…
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By Emily Schmall and Salman Masood Muhammad Nazir cancelled his daughter’s wedding. He parks his motorcycle at home and walks to his shop. Many of his shelves are empty because he cannot afford to stock the same supply of candy, soft…
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By Damien Cave and Christopher F. Schuetze As the global economy heats up and tries to put the pandemic aside, a battle for the young and able has begun. With fast-track visas and promises of permanent residency, many of the wealthy…
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By Camille Bas-Wohlert COPENHAGEN - Europe remains "in the firm grip" of Covid and the continent's death toll could top 2.2 million this winter if current trends continue, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned Tuesday (23). Europe…
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