Coronavirus

UN chief says ‘perfect storm’ of crises is widening global inequality

Jul 06, 2022 09:09

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 14:12

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 14:08

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 14:01

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 16:43

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 09:37

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 15:15

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 13:36

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.
Medicare for all could have prevented more than 338,000 US Covid deaths: Study

Jun 17, 2022 07:36

Covid-19 has killed more than one million people in the United States over the past two years, but more than 338,000 of those lives could have been saved if the country had a universal single-payer healthcare system such as Medicare for All.
Data suggests UK at start of new COVID wave driven by BA.4 and BA.5

Jun 16, 2022 08:41

Research shows natural infection with Omicron doesn’t produce a strong immune response, so people can quickly become reinfected.