World Bank Paints Grim Economic Picture For Dozens of Low to Middle-Income Countries: New Report
The World Bank has released its annual report, this year titled, “Finance For an Equitable Recovery,” detailing the financial fallout — due to the COVID-19 pandemic — currently being experienced by dozens of low- to...
Third Omicron COVID-19 Case Detected in the UK
A third case of the COVID-19 variant Omicron has been discovered in the UK, triggering fears that the new strain might soon start spreading rapidly. Omicron is said to have the potential to resist the...
Rooibos: Extraordinary Herb Receives Due Distinction
A proud inheritance of South Africa, Rooibos tea has become the very first food in Africa to be approved by the EU for listing on the register. The EU's logo may now be used on...
Trade Weaponization and China
Using trade as a weapon is not a new tactic for countries wishing to cause economic losses to their opponents. Furthermore, the practice has become increasingly apparent today, as we have seen with the rise...
Pfizer May Raise Price of Its COVID-19 Vaccine
A Pfizer executive has said the company might raise its coronavirus vaccines’ price given the “significant opportunity.” The suggestion was made by Frank A D’Amelio, CFO & executive VP of global supply for Pfizer, at...
The UK Announces a 10-Year Sentence for Vandalizing Statues and Memorials
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will soon be enacting legislation that will send people who vandalize or desecrate statues or memorials to prison for a period of up to ten years and/or fines of up...
Oxford-AstraZeneca Vaccine may be Weaker against South African Variant
While there has been a sustained decline of new Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases in Europe during the past few weeks, new variants have raised alarms. Mutations in spike proteins, such as the E484K mutation,...
Concerning Coronavirus Mutations in the United Kingdom
Specialists in coronavirus mutations have detected the coronavirus E484K mutation in the SARS-CoV-2 B.1.1.7 variant in some United Kingdom areas (UK). This mutation was previously found in P.1 and B.1.351 variants, but has not appeared...
Biden Issues Travel Ban to Restrict Spread of Coronavirus
President Joe Biden has reinstated travel bans on non-U.S. travelers coming from the UK, Ireland, Brazil, and 26 European nations from the Schengen region. Travelers from South Africa have also been banned. Bans on travelers...
US ‘in Nosedive’ With Coronavirus, Says HHS Nominee Xavier Becerra
President Joe Biden’s nominee for the head of Health and Human Services (HHS), Xavier Becerra, has admitted that the coronavirus pandemic situation in the U.S. is worsening. In an interview with CNN, Becerra noted that...
Coronavirus Death Toll Approaches 100,000 in the UK
Over 3.6 million people in the UK have been infected with SARS-CoV-2. Over 98,500 have died in the pandemic. With the coronavirus death toll approaching 100,000, citizens are angry at the government for not taking...
Experts Struggle to Fight Emerging Coronavirus Strains
Several countries across the world have begun rolling out vaccination programs to curtail the spread of the CCP virus. However, scientists and health experts are increasingly worried about new coronavirus mutations that are more contagious...
