Pandemic

News When was the last time you ended mankind? Plague Inc. is a name most avid mobile gamers will know. Before Covid, the only pandemic threatening mankind was the one gamers created on their phones thanks to Ndemic Creation’s humanity ending sim. And now, after over 180 million downloads, the…

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In early 2020, the world counted 2,095 billionaires. Today—two years, half-a-billion covid cases, and at least 6 million covid deaths later—there are 2,668. One of the biggest global crises in modern history was a boon for some, creating 573 new billionaires—or one every 30 hours—according to Oxfam’s newest report on…

The report showed that 573 people became new billionaires during the pandemic, at the rate of one every 30 hours The report showed that 573 people became new billionaires during the pandemic, at the rate of one every 30 hours As the rich and powerful from across the globe gather…

The Homeland Security Department said it is complying with a judge’s ruling halting the Biden administration from putting the kibosh on the Title 42 pandemic border shutdown, delivering a win to Republicans and a reprieve to many Democrats who feared political fallout should President Biden have fully reopened the border.…

Mnet’s “M Countdown” is reopening its studio to live audiences! On May 20, a representative of the weekly music show announced, “Starting from May 26, we will be reinstating studio audiences.” Back in March 2020, “M Countdown” shut its doors to studio audiences due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and it…

A federal judge Friday blocked the Biden administration from ending a Trump-era policy that severely limits asylum seekers from entering the U.S. due to the pandemic. The order comes just weeks after Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas announced that families and single adult asylum seekers who had been turned away…

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has described the monkeypox outbreak as “atypical” but two leading scientists have claimed it is not the next pandemic. It comes as Scotland’s chief medical officer has told people to “take a breath and calm down” over cases of monkeypox in England. Professor David Heymann,…

Bangkok’s nightlife venues may officially reopen June 1, alcohol may flow until midnight at all venues again, and remaining travel restrictions will be lifted for citizens. Some of the final public health measures will be lifted next month, the COVID task force announced today, 26 months after the pandemic plunged…

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