Pandemic

Johnson & Johnson's (J&J) single dose vaccine — most Covid-19 shots are delivered over two doses — and AstraZeneca's low-cost vaccine are seen as vital tools in the fight against a pandemic that has claimed more than three million lives. An advisory committee to the US Centers for Disease Control…

Pakistan sees an increase of 26% in remittances.  File photoPakistan sees an increase of 26% in remittances, with a record run of above $2b in remittances for the 10th consecutive month.PM Imran Khan lauds overseas Pakistanis for their "unparalleled love and commitment for the country". Thanks them for their support…

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Middle East economies are recovering from the coronavirus pandemic faster than anticipated, largely due to the acceleration of mass inoculation campaigns and an increase in oil prices. But the International Monetary Fund warned Sunday that an uneven vaccine distribution would derail the region’s rebound,…

IATF OKs smart automatic contact tracing system The government’s pandemic task force has approved the use of automatic contact tracing through a Smart Messaging System as the country deals with the fast-rising number of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in the country. (JANSEN ROMERO / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque…

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A new 20-year-forecast for the world: increasingly fragmented and turbulent. The big picture: A major report put out this week by the National Intelligence Council reflects a present rocked by the COVID-19 pandemic. How the next two decades will unfold depends largely on whether new technologies will ultimately unite us…

(Reuters) - Iran imposed a 10-day lockdown across most of the country on Saturday to curb the spread of a fourth wave of the coronavirus pandemic, state media reported. FILE PHOTO: Iranians wearing protective face masks against the coronavirus walk in a crowded area of the capital Tehran, Iran, March…

We’ve suffered from Zoom fatigue. We’ve hit the pandemic wall. We’ve suffered from Zoom fatigue. We’ve hit the pandemic wall. And now, many Canadians are grappling with a new COVID-19 co-morbidity: vaccine envy. Over the past few days, there has been no shortage of stories about how Canadians are turning…

By Michael Le Page , Clare Wilson , Jessica Hamzelou , Sam Wong , Graham Lawton , Adam Vaughan , Conrad Quilty-Harper and Layal Liverpool A health worker checks the patients queue during the COVID-19 vaccination campaign with AstraZeneca vaccine in Santander, Spain. Celestino Arce/NurPhoto via Getty Images Latest coronavirus…

The conversations about where the 2021 Gonzaga Bulldogs ranked in historical context were already taking place before the national championship game of the men’s NCAA tournament against Baylor. The Zags were the team on the brink of history, entering at 31-0 and one win away from becoming men’s college basketball’s…