Health
New COVID variant Omicron triggers global alarm, market sell-off
The discovery of a new coronavirus variant named Omicron triggered global alarm on Friday as countries rushed to suspend travel from southern ...Asian and European countries, alarmed by new COVID variant, tighten curbs
Asian countries rushed to tighten restrictions after a new and possibly vaccine-resistant coronavirus variant was detected in South Africa, with Singapore and ...Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine trial data shows long-term efficacy in adolescents
Pfizer Inc said on Monday its COVID-19 vaccine provided strong long-term protection against the virus in a late-stage study conducted among adolescents ...Further unrest in Netherlands amid Covid protests
Five police officers were injured in the Netherlands and at least 40 people detained across three provinces as violent protests against COVID-19 ...Dutch police clash with anti-lockdown rioters
The mayor of Rotterdam on Saturday condemned “an orgy of violence” at protests against COVID-19 measures in the Dutch port city, in ...Canada authorises Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for children aged 5-11
Canada on Friday authorized the use of Pfizer Inc’s COVID-19 vaccine for children aged 5 to 11, paving the way for the ...Schools, plants close as Indian capital is smothered by smog
Schools were closed indefinitely and some coal-based power plants shut down as the smog-shrouded Indian capital and neighboring states invoked harsh measures ...Pfizer files for U.S. authorization of COVID-19 pill
Pfizer Inc said on Tuesday it is seeking U.S. authorization of its experimental antiviral COVID-19 pill that cut the chance of hospitalization ...HPV vaccine cutting cervical cancer by nearly 90%
Cervical cancer cases plummeted among British women who received a vaccination against the human papillomavirus, according to a study published Thursday. In ...Climate, COVID and corporate tax on the G-20 agenda in Rome
The leaders of the world’s economic powerhouses gathered Saturday for the first in-person summit since the coronavirus pandemic, with climate change, COVID-19 ...














