pandemic

The annual meeting of the World Economic Forum—to be held in Davos, Switzerland, next week—is on more radars than usual this year, thanks to the name of one of the sessions: “Preparing for Disease X.” What is ‘Disease X’? “Disease X,”…

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.A decades-long decline in smoking in England has slowed significantly since the pandemic, according to a new study…

JD Wetherspoon has credited a surge in sales and reduction in costs for its first annual profit since the COVID pandemic. The value pub and hotel chain, which trades from 826 sites across the UK and Ireland, reported profit before tax…

In Florida, a high school student beat a paraprofessional unconscious. A 15-year-old in Georgia left her teacher with difficulty walking. And a group of students in Texas sent their assistant principal to the hospital after an assault.…

The government is “flying blind” on its exposure to fraud, which has quadrupled since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, MPs have said. The cross-party Public Accounts Committee (PAC) also said that while most of the £21bn of…

breadcrumb links PMN Business Article author: Canadian Press Rose of Sheba Posted Jul 09, 2023 • Read 5 minutes Article content At the height of social distancing and other restrictions related to…

Famous Ethereum blockchain pioneer Vitalik Buterin and Polygon co-founder Sandeep Nilewal has joined Indian crypto fund Crypto Relief in an extraordinary initiative aimed at combating the devastating impact of…

Mark Zuckerberg and the social media empire Meta Platforms (meta) - Get a free reportAn unusual year.The numbers are simply amazing. The CEO has seen his net worth increase by $53.7 billion this year, according to Bloomberg Billionaires…

BA has been fined $1.1 million by the US Department of Transportation (USDOT) for failing to provide timely refunds to passengers for flights to and from the US during the COVID-19 pandemic. This sanction is intended to act as a strong…