The Covid Backlash: Trump targets UN World Health Organization
Donald Trump, on his first day back in office, signing an order for the United States to withdraw from the World Health Organization.…
COVID vaccination triggers hope and skepticism in Germany
COVID vaccination triggers hope and skepticism in Germany…
Globalization strikes back after COVID carnage
Globalization survived a scare after the virus virtually froze trade and exposed countries' overreliance on China. But international commerce has rallied since and is expected to thrive amid an obsession with low…
US Congress passes $892 billion COVID relief package
US lawmakers in the House and Senate have approved a massive pandemic stimulus package. The bill would see most Americans receive a one-time $600 payment.…
BioNTech confident vaccine works on new COVID variant
It is "highly likely" that BioNTech's coronavirus vaccine works against the variant detected in the UK, the company's CEO has said. If necessary, the German firm could also adapt the vaccine within…
Covid: A focus on protecting the elderly
As Germany braces for a hard lockdown, the southern city of Tübingen is focusing on protecting high-risk groups and on carrying out as many tests as possible.…
UN chief Antonio Guterres: COVID vaccine ‘belongs to the people’
In a speech in the German parliament, Guterres urged for countries to ensure the widest possible coronavirus vaccine access, saying it should be considered a "public good."…
Twitter to remove COVID vaccine conspiracy tweets
Twitter has said it will work with public health officials to determine what coronavirus vaccine misinformation should be removed. The announcement came as some countries deliver vaccines to vulnerable populations.…
Coronavirus digest: Italy COVID death toll worst in Europe
Italy now has the most deaths of any European nation from the pandemic. In the US, Donald Trump has declined to become one of the first to receive the new vaccine. Follow…
Syrian fresh medicine graduates prepare to battle Covid
Mohammed Mostafa al-Mohammed started studying medicine in rebel-held northern Syria to help the victims of war, but instead he has graduated into a world battling the novel coronavirus pandemic. The 29-year-old graduate…
Burying the dead: A Muslim Covid volunteer in Myanmar
Sweating under his protective gear, volunteer Sithu Aung lays another coronavirus victim to rest -- offering crucial funeral rites to his Muslim community in Myanmar's virus-ravaged commercial capital. For the last few…