News Around the Globe
By Propper The Chinese government is again clamping down on cities where clusters of coronavirus cases have emerged, as the country looks to achieve its far-reaching “zero-COVID” policy. Cities in …
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By Levine Frustration is boiling over in Shanghai, as residents increasingly chafe under weeks of draconian coronavirus lockdowns. On Chinese social media Saturday web users fought to share a six-minute …
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By Elisa Carnival Cruise Line plans to make masks optional for its guests from March 1 after the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) eased its warnings for …
Read MoreBy Elisa A tense standoff between Canadian police and protesters opposing COVID-19 restrictions was set to continue on Sunday, as a court order and threats of arrest have failed to …
Read MoreBy Skelding A remote island nation in the Pacific Ocean entered lockdown on Saturday after dozens of passengers on an inbound flight tested positive for COVID-19. The stay-at-home order is …
Read MoreBy Barrabi Only “selected” spectators will be invited to attend the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing due to safety concerns over the Omicron variant, officials announced on Monday. The Beijing …
Read MoreBy Elisa United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby said that the company had about 3,000 employees who have tested positive for COVID-19 but its vaccinated employees had neither died nor recently …
Read MoreBy Barrabi Citigroup has informed employees they will be fired if they do not comply with a companywide vaccine requirement by Jan. 14. The bank reminded workers in a memo …
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By Moynihan Goldman Sachs will ask employees to work from home until Jan. 18 as the omicron variant surges across the country, according to a memo sent to workers. Offices …
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By Salo Quebec officials announced Monday that they are taking the drastic step of throwing the province into a lockdown amid an explosion of Omicron cases. “The situation is critical. …
Read MoreBy Elisa Banking giant Fidelity Investments on Monday said it has paused voluntary return-to-office plans for employees in New England, citing a rising risk from the COVID-19 pandemic. A spokesman …
Read MoreBy Reilly The South African president tested positive for COVID-19 on Sunday as cases of the Omicron variant have surged in the region, officials said. President Cyril Ramaphosa, who is …
Read MoreBy Elisa WASHINGTON – The U.S. is moving to require that all air travelers entering the country show a negative COVID-19 test performed within one day of departure in response …
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By Salo The Netherlands detected 13 cases of the concerning new Omicron variant among airline passengers flying in from South Africa last week, health officials said. Dutch health authorities announced that …
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By Elisa Disney World near Orlando, Florida, operated by Walt Disney Co, has put its COVID-19 vaccination mandate on hold, a spokesperson said on Saturday. The move comes amid the Biden …
Read MoreBy Elisa Bumble posted its first sequential decline in user growth since the dating app owner went public in February, as fresh pandemic restrictions crimped demand in some markets, sending shares …
Read MoreBy Emily Chinese authorities have taken the extreme step of halting parcel deliveries in some parts of the country over fears that packages could be spreading COVID-19 following several positive …
Read MoreBy Neill Unvaccinated US tourists are no longer welcome in Denmark or The Netherlands. The countries announced the new vaccination requirements days after the European Union took the country off …
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By Patrick The US had topped 100,000 new COVID-19 cases – its highest daily total since before the vaccine rollout, federal data show. This is the highest rate of infections …
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By Elisa Google co-founder Larry Page has gained New Zealand residency, officials confirmed, stoking debate over whether extremely wealthy people can essentially buy access to the South Pacific country. Immigration …
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