Tag: COVID-19 pandemic
Trump will address the Libertarian Party convention as he goes after Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
WASHINGTON -- WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump is addressing the Libertarian National Convention on Saturday night, courting a…
Talks On Landmark Global Agreement On Future Pandemics End Without Deal
Representational ImageGeneva: Negotiations on a landmark global agreement on handling future pandemics ended Friday without a deal --…
Global Life Expectancy Dropped By 2 Years Due To Covid: WHO
The report said that the Western Pacific was the least hit, with life expectancy falling just 0.1 year.Geneva:…
Efforts to draft a pandemic treaty falter as countries disagree on how to respond to next emergency
GENEVA -- A global treaty to fight pandemics like COVID is going to have to wait: After more…
China’s international students under pressure as economic uncertainty looms
As a growing number of overseas Chinese students run into financial difficulties due to the declining wealth of…
North Carolina bill to curb mask-wearing in protests could make it illegal for medical reasons too
RALEIGH, N.C. -- People wearing a mask during protests in North Carolina could face extra penalties if arrested,…
Status of Chinese citizen journalist who reported on COVID unknown on day of expected prison release
BANGKOK -- The whereabouts of a Chinese citizen journalist who served four years in prison for reporting on…
Countries struggle to draft 'pandemic treaty' to avoid mistakes made during COVID
GENEVA -- After the coronavirus pandemic triggered once-unthinkable lockdowns, upended economies and killed millions, leaders at the World…
1 lawmaker stops South Carolina health care consolidation bill that had overwhelming support
COLUMBIA, S.C. -- A bill that would have consolidated six South Carolina heath care agencies and was overwhelmingly…
European Medicines Agency pulls authorization for AstraZeneca's COVID shot, at company's request
LONDON -- The pharma giant AstraZeneca has requested that the European authorization for its COVID-19 vaccine be pulled,…