COVID plunged 77 million into poverty before Ukraine war: UN The pandemic plunged 77 million more people into extreme poverty last year and many developing countries can't recover because of the crippling cost of debt repayments -- and that was before the added impact of the war in Ukraine, a U.N. report said Tuesday. World 13 Apr, 2022
Severe Brazil flooding spreads in Bahia and beyond A total of 116 cities in the northeastern Brazilian state of Bahia were in a state of emergency because of flooding on Tuesday due to heavy rains that have been pounding the region since the end of November. World 29 Dec, 2021
India allows emergency use of Merck's COVID-19 pill, two more vaccines India gave emergency use authorisation (EUA) for Merck's COVID-19 pill molnupiravir, and Serum Institute of India's Covovax and Biological E's Corbevax coronavirus vaccines, the country's health minister said on Twitter. World 28 Dec, 2021
EU official: Omicron to be dominant variant by mid-January European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said Wednesday that omicron is expected to be the dominant coronavirus variant in the 27-nation bloc by mid-January, amid concerns that a dramatic rise of in infections will leave Europe shrouded in gloom during the festive season. World 15 Dec, 2021
Study suggests past COVID infection may not fend off omicron South African scientists are warning that reinfections among people who've already battled COVID-19 appear to be more likely with the new omicron variant than with earlier coronavirus mutants. World 04 Dec, 2021
COVID variant spreads to more countries as world on alert The new potentially more contagious omicron variant of the coronavirus popped up in more European countries on Saturday, just days after being identified in South Africa, leaving governments around the world scrambling to stop the spread. World 28 Nov, 2021
CDC says unvaccinated young foreign travelers do not need to quarantine The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Saturday that unvaccinated foreign nationals under the age of 18 traveling to the United States by air do not have to self-quarantine upon arrival. World 31 Oct, 2021
Facebook froze as anti-vaccine comments swarmed users In March, as claims about the dangers and ineffectiveness of coronavirus vaccines spun across social media and undermined attempts to stop the spread of the virus, some Facebook employees thought they had found a way to help. Science and Tech 27 Oct, 2021
US to outline November 8 international travel reopening, vaccination rules US to outline November 8 international travel reopening, vaccination rules World 25 Oct, 2021
Europe the only region with rise in COVID-19 last week: WHO The World Health Organization said there was a 7% rise in new coronavirus cases across Europe last week, the only region in the world where cases increased, and said uneven vaccine uptake posed a threat to the continent. World 21 Oct, 2021
Two Americans win Medicine Nobel for work on heat and touch American scientists David Julius and Ardem Patapoutian won the 2021 Nobel Prize for Medicine on Monday for the discovery of receptors in the skin that sense temperature and touch and could pave the way for new pain-killers. Science and Tech 05 Oct, 2021
Vaccine inequity comes into stark focus during UN gathering The inequity of COVID-19 vaccine distribution will come into sharper focus Thursday as many of the African countries whose populations have little to no access to the life-saving shots step to the podium to speak at the U.N.'s annual meeting of world leaders. World 23 Sep, 2021
