(Reuters) – With promises of additional financing for small businesses and more jobs as a severe economic recession looms, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern launched her party’s campaign on Sunday ahead of the September general election. . FILE PHOTO: New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern speaks during a joint …
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The World Health Organization reported 212,000 new cases of coronavirus worldwide, the highest increase in a single day since the start of the pandemic. The WHO said it was suspending its trials of the antimalarial drug hydroxychloroquine and the HIV drug lopinavir / ritonavir in hospitalized patients with COVID-19 after …
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Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike is about to be re-elected in Sunday’s polls, fueled by public support for her coronavirus management despite a recent surge in infections that has raised concerns about the resurgence of the disease. The first woman to head the Japanese capital, Koike, 67, is also seen as …
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GENEVA (Reuters) – Nearly 30% of genome sequencing data from samples of the COVID-19 virus collected by the World Health Organization (WHO) have shown signs of mutation, but there is no evidence that this has led to a more serious illness. The WHO official said Friday. “I think it is …
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(Reuters) – Dozens of jade miners killed in a landslide in northern Myanmar were buried Saturday, a local official said, after 77 were buried Friday in a mass grave in one of the worst mining accidents in the history of the country. FILE PHOTO: Volunteers carry coffins containing bodies of …
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