WASHINGHTON DC, (AFP): The US Senate on Wednesday voted to block President Joe Biden’s vaccine-or-test mandate for large private employers, in a symbolic win for conservatives...
WASHINGTON DC, (Reuters): Walmart Inc Chief Executive Doug McMillon on Monday hailed the Biden administration’s efforts to ease supply chain bottlenecks as the holiday season gets...
ZURICH, (Reuters): The first probable case of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 has been detected in Switzerland, the government said late on Sunday, as the country tightened...
WASHINGTON DC, (Reuters): The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the State Department on Saturday advised against travel to eight south African countries after the...
JOHANNESBURG, (Reuters): South Africa said on Saturday it was being punished for its advanced ability to detect new COVID-19 variants early, as travel bans and restrictions...
LONDON: Britain said on Friday that a newly identified coronavirus variant spreading in South Africa was of huge concern and was considered by scientists to be...
JOHANNESBURG, (Reuters): South African scientists have detected a new COVID-19 variant in small numbers and are working to understand its potential implications, the National Institute for...
WASHINGTON DC, (Reuters): Disney World near Orlando, Florida, operated by Walt Disney Co, has put its COVID-19 vaccination mandate on hold, a spokesperson said on Saturday. The move comes...
TOKYO, (Reuters): Japan’s government is considering releasing oil from its reserves in response to rising crude oil prices, Kyodo news agency reported on Saturday, without citing sources....
THE HAGUE, (PTI): Police fired warning shots, injuring an unknown number of people, as riots broke out Friday night in downtown Rotterdam at a demonstration against plans...
