Transportation Department secures $600 million in airline refunds
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said Monday that officials helped airline passengers get $600 million in refunds and imposed $7.25 million...
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Global tally of COVID cases rises in reversal of recent trend, led by Japan, South Korea and the U.S.
The global tally of COVID-19 cases rose 2% in the week through Nov. 13 from the previous week, according to...
What Videos Show About the Extremes of China’s ‘Zero Covid’ Policy
A New York Times analysis examines the lengths China will go to eliminate Covid infections. Three years into the pandemic,...
Even as kids’ deaths blamed on COVID restrictions, China responds to soaring cases with more quarantine beds
Beijing — Just weeks after authorities apologized for the death of a three-year-old boy in the western city of Lanzhou, who...
Study: POC have higher COVID mortality rate
University of Minnesota researchers analyzed pandemic mortality data and found Black, Asian, and Hispanic populations had higher mortality rates than...
Tennessee Sen. Marsha Blackburn renews call to protect troops from being fired over COVID-19 vaccine mandate
Republican Sen. Marsha Blackburn is renewing her push to end the firing of U.S. service members who have refused to...
UPDATE 1-German panel recommends COVID shot only for at-risk youngsters
(Adds detail, background)By Ludwig BurgerFRANKFURT, Nov 17 (Reuters) - Germany's vaccine advisory panel on Thursday recommended that Pfizer-BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine...
As China eases travel restrictions, why aren’t tourism insiders excited?
“The gradual opening up indicates a tonal shift in the overall policy direction,” Zhou said, adding this also aligns with...
Organicell Starts Enrolling Long COVID Trial
Clinical Trial UpdateMIAMI, FL / ACCESSWIRE / November 17, 2022 / Organicell Regenerative Medicine, Inc. (OTCQB: OCEL), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical...
Alibaba Posts Surprise Loss as China Covid Curbs Take a Toll
(Bloomberg) — Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. reported a surprise loss after quarterly revenue barely grew, as China’s rigid Covid controls...