Crumbling health services: Drugs running out, surgeries cancelled in Sri Lanka
Eight years ago, Rosanne White was stricken with cancer and lost a kidney. After her cancer reappeared five years ago, an oncologist in Colombo,...
Salmonella fears: Ferrero recalls Kinder chocolates from US
Ferrero, an Italian confectionary company, has voluntarily recalled some of its Kinder candies from American markets due to a possible salmonella contamination risk.Ferrero North...
Over two thirds Africans got Covid-infected since pandemic began
According to a World Health Organization (WHO) study released on Thursday, more than two-thirds of Africans have been infected with COVID-19 since the pandemic...
Japan to ease Covid-curbs for foreign travellers from 106 countries
Japan plans to ease COVID 19-related border restrictions by lifting its entry ban for foreign nationals from 106 countries, including the United States, the...
Covid-19 death rate higher among poor than rich in US
According to a research released Monday by the Poor People's Campaign, Americans in poorer areas died at nearly twice the rate of those in...
Covid booster shots not mandatory for staff in US offices: Meta
A corporate representative said on Friday that Meta (FB.O), the owner of Facebook, will no longer require employees to have COVID-19 boosters in order...
Population drop in 73% US counties in 2021 amid Covid
The impact of the COVID-19 epidemic was reflected in a natural drop in the population of approximately three-quarters of U.S. counties last year compared...
14.5 mln people joined Obamacare health insurance in US
According to the US government, more than 14.5 million Americans have signed up for Obamacare health insurance for 2022, a 21 percent increase over...
‘Take booster dose’ Australians warned as Covid threat looms
In the face of the extremely contagious BA.2 sub-variant of the Omicron coronavirus strain, Australian authorities warned on Monday that the sluggish delivery of...