Virus

France to impose more work-from-home in Covid fight

by Joseph Schmid PARIS, France (AFP) -- France will order companies to impose at least three work-from-home days a week…

US halves isolation guidelines for asymptomatic Covid

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- US health authorities on Monday halved the recommended isolation time for people with asymptomatic Covid-19…

China’s Xi’an imposes ‘strictest’ controls to halt Covid outbreak

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- The locked-down Chinese city of Xi'an on Monday tightened Covid-19 controls to the "strictest" level, banning…

No ‘panic,’ but Covid to ‘overrun’ some US hospitals: Biden

by Sebastian Smith WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- President Joe Biden on Monday said some US hospitals could be "overrun"…

New York sees increase in hospitalized children as Omicron hammers US

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- With Omicron cases on the rise, New York health officials have reported an increase in…

Heavy rains displace thousands in northeast Brazil

SALVADOR, Brazil (AFP) -- More than 11,000 people have been displaced in the Brazilian state of Bahia due to flooding,…

Large Israel bird flu outbreak kills 2,000 wild cranes

JERUSALEM, Undefined (AFP) -- A bird flu outbreak has killed more than 2,000 wild cranes on a reserve in northern…

Covid-hit Xi’an tightens measures as China sees 21-month case record

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- The Chinese city of Xi'an, where 13 million residents are currently confined to their homes, announced…

France breaks 100,000 barrier for 24-hour Covid infections

Covid infections in France hit six figures Saturday, health officials recording 104,611 cases over the previous 24 hours, the third…

Three members of K-pop sensation BTS test positive for Covid-19

  Three members of K-pop sensation BTS have tested positive for Covid-19 since returning from the US, where they held…

Japan prices rise for third straight month

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan's core consumer prices rose 0.5 percent year-on-year in November, the third monthly increase after two…

New York scales back New Years Eve party in Times Square

NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- New York's famous New Year's Eve celebration in Times Square will be drastically scaled…

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