Tag: Covid-19

BEIRUT- Lebanon's deepening economic crisis has piled pressure on hospitals, leaving them ill-equipped to face any new wave of the ...

Most unvaccinated Americans don’t want shots

NASHVILLE, Tennessee – Most Americans who haven’t been vaccinated against COVID-19 say they are unlikely to get the shots and ...

Thousands protest lockdown in Sydney, several arrested

SYDNEY — Thousands of people took to the streets of Sydney and other Australian cities on Saturday to protest lockdown ...

Russia reports nearly 24,000 new Covid cases, Moscow may have passed peak

MOSCOW — Russia on Saturday reported nearly 24,000 new Covid-19 cases and a repeat all-time high in the number of ...

France starts supply bridge to help Tunisia cope with virus

PARIS - France has established a "maritime bridge" to provide COVID-19 vaccines and medical oxygen to Tunisia, which is in ...

(Update) With muted ceremony and empty stadium, Tokyo Olympics begin

TOKYO – Belated and beleaguered, the virus-delayed Tokyo Summer Olympics finally opened Friday night with cascading fireworks and made-for-TV choreography ...

Chinese COVID shot may offer elderly poor protection

BUDAPEST, Hungary - A new study suggests that a Sinopharm vaccine offers poor protection from COVID-19 among the elderly, raising ...

Slimmed-down ceremony to open pandemic-hit Tokyo Games

TOKYO - The Tokyo Olympics opens on Friday with a ceremony reflecting a Games like no other, walking a fine ...

Tradition, fireworks and a moment of silence as Tokyo Games start

TOKYO - The Tokyo Olympics like no other opened on Friday with fireworks illuminating an empty stadium and a moment ...

Rare ‘breakthrough’ COVID cases are causing confusion