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Health

Dutch government eases lockdown, but not for hospitality

16 Jan 2022, 6:09 PM PST

The Associated Press

Jeff Goldblum takes to catwalk for Prada in Milan

16 Jan 2022, 12:57 PM PST

Jeff Goldblum led the Hollywood men on the catwalk in Milan

Austria tweaks vaccine mandate plan, to come in next month

16 Jan 2022, 5:43 AM PST

The Associated Press

Men’s fashion week in Milan eyes dressing for post-Covid excursions

15 Jan 2022, 7:38 PM PST

The surging Omicron variant curtailed the menswear fashion week calendar in Milan

Roman villa housing Caravaggio up for auction amid legal dispute

15 Jan 2022, 7:22 PM PST

The sprawling Casino dell'Aurora is located in central Rome

Study: More evidence links a virus to multiple sclerosis

15 Jan 2022, 4:03 PM PST

The Associated Press

Protesters hit French streets to fight new vaccine pass

15 Jan 2022, 1:48 PM PST

In the capital Paris, the largest single gathering set off from near the Eiffel Tower

GSK rejects $68b Unilever bid for consumer healthcare unit

15 Jan 2022, 1:28 PM PST

The Associated Press

Belgium ‘ghost town’ fights to return to life

14 Jan 2022, 10:53 PM PST

Since the late 1970s, the Belgian town of Doel has steadily emptied out

Biden team regroups after court loss on COVID shots-or-test

14 Jan 2022, 9:18 PM PST

The Associated Press

Biden team regroups after court loss on COVID shots-or-test

14 Jan 2022, 7:17 PM PST

The Associated Press

Venezuela creeps out of hyperinflation, but no one feels it

14 Jan 2022, 5:23 PM PST

The US dollar has largely replaced the Venezuelan bolivar as the most common currency in use in Venezuela

Brazil begins vaccinating young children despite Bolsonaro objection

14 Jan 2022, 4:38 PM PST

A child receives a Covid-19 vaccine in Brazil's Sao Paulo with local governor Joao Doria (L) looking on

Czechs to let some workers stay on after testing positive

14 Jan 2022, 10:27 AM PST

The Associated Press

Russia backs away from unpopular anti-coronavirus measures

14 Jan 2022, 8:13 AM PST

The Associated Press

Insurers, employers start helping more with chronic disease

14 Jan 2022, 7:27 AM PST

The Associated Press

COVID-19’s silver lining: speeding vaccine tech for other diseases

14 Jan 2022, 5:52 AM PST

COVID-19's silver lining: speeding vaccine tech for other diseases

Ethiopia lashes out at WHO chief for Tigray war remarks

14 Jan 2022, 3:49 AM PST

Tedros said Ethiopia was preventing medicines and other life-saving aid from reaching civilians in Tigray

Hong Kong airport bans transit passengers from most of world

14 Jan 2022, 2:03 AM PST

Hong Kong is pursuing a staunch zero-Covid policy, which creates headaches for airlines

Drones spray holy water at India Hindu festival as huge crowds defy Covid rules

14 Jan 2022, 12:48 AM PST

Huge crowds defied Covid rules to take a dip in the Ganges river at a Hindu festival in eastern India

Japan team carries out world-first spinal cord stem cell trial

13 Jan 2022, 11:18 PM PST

Researchers at Tokyo's Keio University want to study whether induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells can be used to treat the injuries

Supreme Court halts COVID-19 vaccine rule for US businesses

13 Jan 2022, 10:42 PM PST

The Associated Press

Bald ambitions: South Korea politician pledges funding for hair loss

13 Jan 2022, 9:48 PM PST

Democratic Party candidate Lee Jae-myung said such treatments, potentially including expensive hair transplants, should be covered by state insurance

UK PM fights for survival after lockdown party hangover

13 Jan 2022, 9:03 PM PST

Boris Johnson will be quizzed by the Labour leader Keir Starmer and other lawmakers at weekly parliamentary questions at around noon (1200 GMT)

Venezuela: the decline of an oil giant in crisis

13 Jan 2022, 6:34 PM PST

View of oil installations on Lake Maracaibo in Venezuela -- the oil field there is in disrepair, much like the industry as a whole across the country

Mexican president says pandemic ‘on way out’ despite record infections

13 Jan 2022, 4:33 PM PST

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador checks his blood oxygen level during an appearance by video link on January 11, 2022, a day after announcing he had caught Covid-19 for a second time

Hospital: Poor health only criteria for pig heart transplant

13 Jan 2022, 3:43 PM PST

The Associated Press

Universal health care bill advances in California Assembly

13 Jan 2022, 12:28 PM PST

The Associated Press

Climate change worsening toll of humid heat on outdoor workers: study

13 Jan 2022, 11:03 AM PST

Researchers said the negative effects of stifling temperatures on people doing heavy work in agriculture and construction had been underestimated

COVID-19 pill rollout stymied by shortages as omicron rages

13 Jan 2022, 10:27 AM PST

The Associated Press

CDC: Flu vaccination rate in children down from last year

13 Jan 2022, 9:07 AM PST

CDC: Flu vaccination rate in children down from last year

China faces omicron test weeks ahead of Beijing Olympics

13 Jan 2022, 6:32 AM PST

The Associated Press

Philippines defends ‘no vax, no ride’ on public transport

13 Jan 2022, 6:23 AM PST

Only around half the Philippine population are fully vaccinated, though the rate in the capital is much higher

South Korea gets first supply of Pfizer’s COVID-19 pills

13 Jan 2022, 5:23 AM PST

The Associated Press

UK deputy medical chief Van-Tam to step down in March

13 Jan 2022, 4:52 AM PST

The Associated Press

Superspreader fears at mass holy dip in India

13 Jan 2022, 1:13 AM PST

As many as three million people are expected to attend the Gangasagar Mela religious festival

UK virus hunting labs seek to bolster global variant network

12 Jan 2022, 11:23 PM PST

The Associated Press

French teachers to walk out over Covid confusion

12 Jan 2022, 7:43 PM PST

France could be facing the biggest teacher strike in decades

Students struggle as Lebanon crisis cripples university sector

12 Jan 2022, 7:28 PM PST

A university student takes a course via remote learning at home in Beirut, but staying connected during state power cuts that can last more than 20 hours a day comes with a financial cost

Earth, wind and reindeer: Lapland herders see red over turbines

12 Jan 2022, 6:03 PM PST

Climate emergency or not, indigenous Sami reindeer herders say large-scale wind farms threaten their livelihoods and encroach on their ancestral traditions