Pandemic

BETHLEHEM, West Bank (AP) — Ahead of Christmas, a towering wooden screen — once blackened with soot from millions of worshippers’ candles — is being restored to its gilded glory in the Church of the Nativity, built at the site where many believe Jesus was born. But few visitors are…

Is a new dawn breaking in the fight against the global pandemic? Now that two major pharmaceutical firms have filed for emergency use authorization for new antiviral pills, we may soon have some valuable arrows in our quiver to fight Covid-19. Per company reports, a short course of Merck’s molnupiravir…

Gaming fans are gathering in the southeastern port city of Busan for Korea's largest game convention, which kicked off at BEXCO on Thursday. Making its return as a regular face-to-face event after it was held online due to the coronavirus pandemic last year, the 17th G-Star global game exhibition features 672…

By Michael Le Page, Clare Wilson, Jessica Hamzelou, Sam Wong, Graham Lawton, Adam Vaughan, Conrad Quilty-Harper, Jason Arunn Murugesu and Layal Liverpool A woman wearing a face mask walks past a street mural in Hong Kong ANTHONY WALLACE/AFP via Getty Images Latest coronavirus news as of 12pm on 18 November…

Fears of infection. Loneliness. Worries about physical health. As the coronavirus spread across borders early in the pandemic, calls to global helplines showed a striking similarity in the toll on mental health — from China to Lebanon, Finland to Slovenia. An analysis of 8 million calls to helplines in 19…

The huge, decked-out corner office for executives was already dying. The pandemic may have delivered a final blow. The big picture: As hybrid and remote work become more common, the office is transforming from a place for focused work to a destination for collaboration. Meeting rooms and open plan café-like…

1/2 Photo by StockSnap/Pixabay Nov. 16 (UPI) -- COVID-19 causes sleep problems and fatigue, but other factors may be behind a rise in depression and anxiety seen during pandemic, a study published Tuesday by JAMA Network Open found. Adults who test positive for the virus are six times as likely…

Updated 3 hours ago · Published on 16 Nov 2021 10:10PM · Job vacancies in Britain in the three months to the end of October hit a new record high at 1.17 million. – EPA pic, November 16, 2021. BRITAIN’S unemployment rate has fallen further with the economy reopen following…

Eritrea, between Sudan and Ethiopia on the Red Sea, gained its independence from Ethiopia in 1993 but remains riven with conflict and one of the poorest countries in the world. It is home to WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and recently made the news because it remains one of only…

Korean Air is enjoying an unexpected bonanza despite the coronavirus pandemic thanks to increased cargo business. The flag carrier on Sunday said it posted W2.23 trillion in sales and W438.6 billion in operating profit in the third quarter of the year (US$1=W1,179). Operating profit jumped 60 times on-year to return…