WHO panel in talks on COVID emergency status

GENEVA, SWITZERLAND — The World Health Organization’s emergency committee on COVID-19 was…

Chinese property giant Evergrande under ‘tremendous pressure’

Embattled Chinese property giant Evergrande on Tuesday conceded it is under “tremendous…

Facebook shields VIPs from some of its rules: report

Facebook exempts certain celebrities, politicians and other high-profile users from some its…

No need for a vaccine third jab booster: study

Vaccines are effective enough at preventing severe COVID-19 that there is no…

New Zealand extends lockdown in virus-hit Auckland

New Zealand’s largest city of Auckland will remain in strict COVID-19 lockdown…

China to target biggest payment app Alipay in tech crackdown: FT

Chinese regulators have ordered sweeping changes to the country’s biggest payment app…