Health
Hunger to kill 128K more children over pandemic’s first year
Coronavirus and its restrictions are pushing already hungry communities over the edge, killing an estimated 10,000 more young children a month as ...Global virus deaths pass 650,000 as new surges prompt fresh curbs
Officials around the world reintroduced a raft of restrictions Monday — from beach closures to quarantine measures — to try to tamp ...China reports virus spike as global cases pass 16 mn
China on Monday reported its highest number of coronavirus cases in three months, part of a worrying swell of second and third-wave ...European coronavirus measures hitting Spain’s tourism sector
Britain and several other European countries have imposed measures to limit travel to Spain, fearing the spread of the coronavirus. Following are ...Spain insists outbreaks are under control
The Spanish foreign ministry has responded to the latest UK measures by saying that Spain is safe for visitors and that new ...North Korea reports first suspected infection as global cases top 16m
North Korea declared its first suspected coronavirus case on Sunday, becoming one of the last countries to do so as the number ...Australia, facing ‘harsh reality’ of pandemic, braces for biggest postwar deficit
Australia’s budget is set to plunge into its biggest deficit since World War Two this year as the coronavirus crisis knocks the ...Yemen’s children starve amid rising fears of famine
Weighing just 9kg at ten years old, Hassan Merzam Muhammad is so emaciated by the severe malnourishment plaguing hundreds of thousands of ...Chinese COVID-19 vaccine starts final tests in Brazil
A Chinese-made vaccine against the new coronavirus entered the final stage of testing Tuesday in Brazil, where volunteers received the first doses ...EU agrees landmark 750-bn-euro virus ‘Marshall Plan’
EU leaders emerged from a marathon four-day and four-night summit Tuesday to celebrate what they boasted was a historic rescue plan for ...