pandemic

Climate change may have had ‘key role’ in pandemic: study

  by Patrick GALEY Agence France Presse Climate change may have played a "key role" in the transmission of the…

Brazil aims to buy 30 million Sputnik V, Covaxin shots

  BRASILIA, Brazil (AFP) -- The Brazilian government announced Wednesday it was negotiating the purchase of 30 million coronavirus vaccine…

WHO chief warns against “vaccine nationalism” as EU tries to stop vaccine exports

WHO says countries must work together as COVAX readies vaccine rollout (Eagle News) – The World Health Organization (WHO) Director…

Chicago mayor says schools safe to reopen despite pandemic

  WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The mayor of Chicago has said the US city's public schools are "safe" and…

Samsung Electronics profit spikes on pandemic-driven demand

  by Sunghee Hwang Agence France Presse SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- Samsung Electronics, the world's biggest smartphone and memory…

Spain economy shrinks 11% in 2020: statistics institute

  MADRID, Spain (AFP) -- Spain's economy contracted sharply by 11 percent in 2020 due to the upheaval triggered by…

IATF recommendation on February quarantine protocols to consider attack rate of new COVID variant

https://youtu.be/bTA7MsLG0s4   (Eagle News) -- The inter-agency Task Force on COVID-19 will consider the attack rate of the new COVID-19…

Facebook profit surges percent as pandemic fuels use

  Facebook profit surged in the final three months of last year as people enduring the holidays in a pandemic…

Daily virus deaths hit new record as nations shut borders

by Agence France Presse bureaus Daily global deaths from Covid-19 topped 18,000 for the first time Wednesday, the latest reminder…

Hong Kong to impose first Covid-19 lockdown on virus-hit district: reports

  HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Thousands of Hong Kongers will be ordered to stay in their homes for the…

Makati Shangri-La hotel temporarily closes on Feb. 1 as pandemic hits hard

  (Eagle News) – After almost 30 years of operation, Makati Shangri-La Hotel will be temporarily closing operations starting February…

Netflix keeps growing in pandemic, tops 200 million subscribers

by Glenn CHAPMAN Agence France Presse SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) -- Netflix on Tuesday topped subscriber growth expectations in…

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