Sacramento-area daycares use COVID-era safety measures amid RSV spike
California is seeing an increase in child hospitalizations for Respiratory Syncytial Virus, or RSV, prompting parents to take steps in...
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Oil prices rise as weaker dollar offsets China COVID-19 concerns
By Isabel KuaSINGAPORE (Reuters) - Oil prices rose on Tuesday, paring losses from the previous session, as a weaker U.S....
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Shanghai Disney visitors told to stay home after COVID case, Foxconn ups bonuses
SHANGHAI, Nov 1 (Reuters) - Several Shanghai residents received fresh stay-at-home orders and mandatory testing notices on Tuesday as authorities...
Powerful New Drug Could Cause COVID-19 To Turn on Itself
The researchers believe that the compound will be effective even for new variants.The Scripps Research team demonstrated that a variant...
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Asia’s factory output weakens on global slowdown, China COVID curbs
China's Oct factory activity weakensFactory activity shrinks in South Korea, TaiwanJapan's factory activity growth slows in OctoberUncertainty on U.S. rate...
Bappi Lahiri’s ‘Jimmy, Jimmy’ becomes new anthem for Chinese to protest COVID lockdowns
Millions of Chinese suffering the dreaded lockdowns have turned to Hindi cinema legend Bappi Lahiri’s superhit song “Jimmy Jimmy Aaja...
New COVID-19 vaccine trial in San Antonio could eliminate need for boosters in future
SAN ANTONIO – Groundbreaking research to create an entirely new type of COVID-19 vaccine is happening here in San Antonio,...
China property slump persists in October with falling prices, sales as COVID bites
BEIJING, Nov 1 (Reuters) - China's property market continued its slump in October, with private data showing home prices and...
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China’s Oct factory activity shrinks as COVID curbs hit output, demand
BEIJING, Nov 1 (Reuters) - China's factory activity weakened in October as protracted COVID-19 restrictions disrupted production and subdued demand,...
U.S. workers have gotten way less productive. No one is sure why.
Employers across the country are worried that workers are getting less done — and there’s evidence they’re right to be...