The Places You Can’t Fly to Anymore
The pandemic has changed how we fly, dramatically reducing the number of flights around the world. To show how Covid-19 has altered the skies, The Wall Street Journal analyzed flight Continue Reading
Outlook darkens for Europe’s virus-stricken economy
Economists are cutting growth forecasts for the eurozone economy as a third wave of Covid-19 infections and vaccination delays spur tighter restrictions in several countries including France, Italy, and Germany. Continue Reading
UK sets new daily COVID vaccination record in ‘mammoth team effort’
More than 27.6 million people in Britain, well over half the adult population, have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, official data showed on Sunday, after a Continue Reading
U.S. Warns China Against Buying Iranian Crude Oil
The United States has warned China that it will not turn a blind eye to rising Iranian oil exports to Chinese ports, the Financial Times reported , citing a senior Continue Reading
Heavy rain, flash flooding batter Australia’s east coast
Australia’s east coast was smashed by heavy rains on Saturday, sparking dangerous flash flooding that forced the evacuation of multiple regions as the fast-moving waters unmoored houses, engulfed roads, stranded Continue Reading
Expats forced to confront Hong Kong’s ‘brutal’ Covid quarantine
An unknown number flashed up on the phone of Kylie Davies-Worley, a retail consultant who has lived in Hong Kong for almost 20 years, at 8.30am on Saturday morning. Her 18-month-old Continue Reading
Covid: Germany warns of ‘exponential’ rise in coronavirus cases
EPA The rise in cases in Germany is said to be fuelled by outbreaks among younger people Coronavirus cases are rising exponentially in Germany, officials warn, as continental Europe braces Continue Reading
Scientists probe new theories on whether AstraZeneca shot linked to blood clots
Scientists are exploring several possibilities that might explain at least 18 reports of extremely rare blood clots in the brain that occurred in individuals in the days and weeks after Continue Reading
Where Europe Went Wrong in Its Vaccine Rollout, and Why
The calls began in December, as the United States prepared to administer its first batches of Covid-19 vaccine. Even then, it was clear that the European Union was a few Continue Reading
Covid: France and Poland increase lockdown measures as infections surge
EPA In France, the new restrictions are not as strict as the previous lockdown France and Poland have reintroduced partial lockdowns as both countries battle a sharp rise in Covid Continue Reading