Coronavirus

WHO: COVID cases increase by 30% globally

Jul 07, 2022 08:45

The World Health Organization (WHO) says global cases of COVID-19 have increased by nearly 30 percent during the past two weeks.
UN agencies warn of ‘looming catastrophe’ as world hunger rises

Jul 07, 2022 00:07

World hunger levels rose again last year after soaring in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with the Ukraine war and climate change threatening starvation and mass migration on an “unprecedented scale” this year, according to UN agencies.
UN chief says ‘perfect storm’ of crises is widening global inequality

Jul 06, 2022 04:39

UN Secretary General António Guterres says growing north and south divide is ‘morally unacceptable’ and dangerous.
Experts are worried about the potential of another brutal COVID winter in US

Jul 04, 2022 09:42

Virus variants BA.4 And BA.5 have begun to lay siege to Europe and other parts of the world, a harrowing preview of what may be to come to the US, as those variants are already well on their way to becoming the dominant vector in the country.
Stagflationary global debt crisis looms – and things will get much worse

Jul 04, 2022 09:38

There is ample reason to fear big economies such as the US face recession and financial turmoil.
Boris Johnson faces investigation into claims over 40 ‘new’ hospitals

Jul 04, 2022 09:31

The National Audit Office (NAO) has made clear that it is concerned at how the UK government still maintains that it will build 40 entirely new hospitals, when in reality many will merely be extensions or refurbishments of existing ones.
Paris airport workers keep demand for pay raise alive

Jul 02, 2022 12:13

Paris airport workers have planned another two-day strike for the weekend as the protest action has already disrupted early summer travels at the French capital’s international airport.
COVID death toll vs China’s puts US to shame

Jun 29, 2022 05:07

For the first two years of the coronavirus pandemic through 2021, China’s growth was always positive and greater than that of the US. China’s policy not only saved lives but protected the economy. One might say win-win.
Study shows excess corporate profits in the US have become 'widespread'

Jun 24, 2022 10:45

A new research paper finds that the US corporate price markups and profits jumped to their highest levels in seven decades last year.
Johnson under fresh pressure to resign after crushing election defeats

Jun 24, 2022 09:06

Britain’s ruling Conservative Party has suffered two parliamentary by-election defeats, dealing a big blow to the leadership of embattled Prime Minister Boris Johnson and prompting the resignation of the party chairman.