As Europe rang in the New Year 20 years ago, 12 of its nations said goodbye to their deutschmarks, French francs, liras and pesetas as they welcomed the euro single currency.On January 1, 2002, euro notes and coins became a
Researchers in South Africa have discovered that people who have been infected with the omicron variant of the coronavirus develop enhanced immunity to the older delta variant.The conclusion is the result of a new study conducted at Durban-based Africa…
Holiday travelers continued to experience widespread flight cancellations as the omicron variant causes airline staff to call in sick.According to FlightAware, which tracks delays and cancellations, there have been 2,395 total flight cancellations arou…
The U.S. flu season has arrived on schedule after taking a year off, with flu hospitalizations rising and two child deaths reported.Last year’s flu season was the lowest on record, probably because COVID-19 measures — such as school closures, distancin…
Investors are closely watching the latest news on the rapidly spreading Omicron variant for signs of how much the virus could impact the U.S. economy and earnings as the market heads into what has historically been a strong time of
U.S. airlines called off hundreds of flights for a third day in a row on Sunday as surging COVID-19 infections due to the highly transmissible Omicron variant grounded crews and forced tens of thousands of Christmas weekend travelers to change
Hundreds of thousands of people in the Philippines, Asia’s largest Roman Catholic nation, marked Christmas on Saturday without homes, adequate food and water, electricity and cellphone connections after a powerful typhoon left at least 375 people dead …
Some 1,007 new Covid-19 cases and 12 new deaths have been reported nationwide over the past 24 hours, bringing the total to 105,380 including 10,475 active cases and 317 deaths, according to National Taskforce Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Cont…
