Health
Watchmakers meet in Geneva to try to nurture recovery
Luxury watchmakers Bulgari and Breitling and a handful of Swiss brands are gathering in Geneva this week for a scaled-down industry exhibition, ...Africa declared free from wild polio
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday declared that Africa was free of the virus that causes polio, a landmark in a ...Hong Kong to ease some coronavirus measures starting on Friday
Hong Kong will ease some coronavirus measures from Aug. 28, allowing venues like cinemas and beauty parlours to reopen and restaurants to ...Moderna, EU conclude advanced talks to supply COVID-19 vaccine candidate
Moderna Inc <MRNA.O> said on Monday it has concluded advanced talks with the European Union to supply 80 million doses of its ...US approves plasma to treat virus, global death toll above 800,000
The United States announced an emergency authorization to use blood plasma from recovered coronavirus patients as a treatment for the disease, which ...China’s coronavirus vaccine development efforts
China has several novel coronavirus vaccine candidates in the late stage of development. Below is a summary of its efforts to develop ...Belarus braces for mass protests as Lukashenko orders army to defend nation
Tens of thousands of protesters demanding President Alexander Lukashenko step down flooded into Minsk on Sunday, at one point demonstrating briefly near ...Russia plans COVID-19 vaccine output at 6 million doses a month
Russia expects to produce between 1.5 million and 2 million doses per month of its potential COVID-19 vaccine by the year end, ...South Korea reports highest daily virus cases since March
South Korea reported its highest daily number of coronavirus cases since early March on Sunday as authorities warned the country was “on ...Russia vaccine roll-out plan prompts virus mutation worries
Russia’s plan to roll-out its “Sputnik-V” COVID-19 vaccine even before full trials show how well it works is prompting concern among virus ...














