Thailand woos Chinese tourists as Beijing eases travel restrictions
BANGKOK (The Nation/Asia News Network): The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) is working hard to attract Chinese tourists after the...
Month: June 2022
FDA approves COVID-19 vaccines for youngest kids
Accepting a recommendation this week from its independent advisory committee, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today authorized emergency use...
Freed but frustrated: Chinese tourists struggle to clear Covid travel hurdles
Claire Li was looking forward to her trip from Shanghai to her home in Anhui province after two months of...
The Audacity Deficit in Natural Resource Governance
Resource-dependent countries were particularly affected in the aftermath of the pandemic’s onset, faced with falling oil prices, shrinking economies, continuing...
Blaine man ‘thankful’ to return home after nearly year-long COVID hospitalization
Dave Dentz was surrounded by family, friends and coworkers at a celebration welcoming him home after 208 days. BLAINE, Minn....
Guantánamo Bay Prison Keeps First Covid Outbreak Secret
At least four detainees held at the U.S. military prison at Guantánamo Bay have been infected with Covid-19, detainees’ legal teams told...
F.D.A. Authorizes Moderna and Pfizer Covid Vaccines for Youngest Children
A recommendation from the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention would be the final step before doses...
Shanghai surprise: How I survived 70 days’ confinement in the world’s strictest Covid lockdown
It was early March and the city was in the throes of the biggest coronavirus outbreak per capita in the...
Bay Area, California both gain jobs in May, but slowdown intensifies
(Doug Duran/Bay Area News Group) A BART train and commute traffic on Interstate 580 in Castro Valley, February 2022. The...
Florida doctors can now order Covid vaccines for kids under 5
WASHINGTON — Florida officials on Friday began allowing doctors to order the newly authorized Covid vaccine for the youngest children,...