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Food export bans in Asia prompt fears of more protectionism
New York Times, Published on 11/06/2022
» As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine helped push global agricultural prices to soaring heights, some Asian governments restricted the export of products they viewed as essential to domestic food security.
Monkeypox: A rare virus on the rise
New York Times, Published on 21/05/2022
» The rare monkeypox virus, usually confined mostly to Central and West Africa, has spread in unusual ways this year and among populations that have not been vulnerable in the past.
Kenneth Tsang, Hong Kong actor, dies
New York Times, Published on 28/04/2022
» HONG KONG: Kenneth Tsang, a Hong Kong actor known for his tough-guy supporting roles as cops, crime bosses and kung fu masters, and as a ubiquitous television pitchman for hair dye, died Wednesday while in hotel quarantine in the city. He was 87.
What happens when Covid-19 becomes endemic?
New York Times, Published on 09/04/2022
» For months, some American and European leaders have foretold that the coronavirus pandemic would soon become endemic. Covid-19 would resolve into a disease that we learn to live with. According to several governors, it nearly has.
Justin Bieber tests positive for Covid-19
New York Times, Published on 21/02/2022
» Canadian pop singer Justin Drew Bieber has tested positive for the coronavirus, one day after he began his world tour in San Diego on Friday, a representative for Bieber confirmed Sunday.
Camilla tests positive for coronavirus
New York Times, Published on 14/02/2022
» LONDON: Camilla, the wife of Prince Charles, has tested positive for the coronavirus, four days after her husband was reported to be reinfected, Clarence House, their royal household, said Monday.
No, athletes are not dying from Covid-19 vaccines
New York Times, Published on 29/01/2022
» The conspiracy theory that athletes are collapsing or dying after receiving a Covid-19 vaccine resurfaced this week after two prominent voices advanced the idea.
CDC: Covid may raise risk of diabetes in children
New York Times, Published on 08/01/2022
» Children who have recovered from Covid-19 appear to be at significantly increased risk of developing Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes, researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Friday.
OPEC, Russia agree to increase oil output
New York Times, Published on 04/01/2022
» Officials from the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), Russia and other oil producers agreed Tuesday to continue their program of gradual monthly output increases in February, but there are growing doubts about whether they can deliver on the additional barrels. The decision was conveyed in a terse news release from OPEC.
World unprepared for next pandemic, report says
New York Times, Published on 09/12/2021
» Nearly two years into the Covid-19 pandemic, the world remains “dangerously unprepared” for the next major outbreak, according to a new report.