pandemic

Tokyo doctors call for cancellation of Olympic Games due to COVID-19

A top medical organisation has thrown its weight behind calls to cancel the Tokyo Olympics saying hospitals are already overwhelmed…

5 years ago

UK jobless rate falls again, hiring up as lockdown eases

Britain's unemployment rate fell again to 4.8% between January and March, when the country was under a tight lockdown, and…

5 years ago

Analysis: In world’s top copper region political risk rises

In South America's copper-rich Andes political risk is rising as high poverty and debt levels amid the COVID-19 pandemic drive…

5 years ago

Taiwan urges no panic buying as new COVID-19 rules kick off

Taiwan appealed to people to avoid panic buying of items such as instant noodles and toilet paper as new curbs…

5 years ago

Alibaba revenue tops expectation on pandemic-driven online boom

China's top e-commerce platform Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (9988.HK), reported a forecast-beating 64% surge in quarterly revenue on Thursday, as more…

5 years ago

Indian oil refiners cut output, imports as pandemic hits demand

India's top oil refiners are reducing processing runs and crude imports as the surging COVID-19 pandemic has cut fuel consumption,…

5 years ago

How the U.S. locked up vaccine materials other nations urgently need

To fight the pandemic at home, the United States gave its own vaccine manufacturers priority access to American-made materials needed…

5 years ago

US birth rate falls to its lowest since 1979 as pandemic-led stress rises

Americans had the lowest number of babies in more than four decades last year, mirroring a slump in European birth…

5 years ago

‘We are all the same’ – Barcelona church opens doors to Ramadan dinners

With COVID-19 restrictions preventing Barcelona's Islamic population from celebrating Ramadan at the usual indoor venues, a Catholic church has offered…

5 years ago

Spanish aficionados return to Madrid bullring for first time since pandemic

Carrying red and yellow flowers to show bullfighting is a symbol of Spanish culture, thousands of aficionados cheered on matadors…

5 years ago