COVID-19


Hong Kong Flights: 500,000 Free Airline Tickets Up For Grabs From March In Bid To Boost Tourism

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As COVID travel restrictions are lifted in Hong Kong, its tourism board is hoping to lure visitors back with free ticket... Read more

December Retail Sales Jump 16% From Pre-Covid Levels, Shows RAI Survey

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Retailers Association of India (RAI) surveys retailers in different categories such as apparel, home decor, beauty and p... Read more

Should You Wear A Mask On Flights? WHO Issues New Recommendations As COVID Variant Spreads

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The rapid spread of the latest Omicron subvariant of COVID-19 has led to new recommendations for mask wearing on long ha... Read more

China Resumes International Travel: Which Countries Are Introducing New COVID Restrictions?

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US officials cited the "lack of transparent data" coming from Beijing as the reason for the new COVID-19 measures. Read more

Tourist Taxes: All Of The Countries You Will Have To Pay To Enter In 2023

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We’ve done all the research for you so here is everything you need to know. Read more

BlackRock Defers Q3 Redemptions From £3.5bn UK Property Fund

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BlackRock has deferred Q3 redemptions from its £3.5bn BlackRock UK Property fund, a source with knowledge of the matt... Read more

Hong Kong And China: Everything You Need To Know About Testing And Quarantine As Rules Change

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China is set to lift its quarantine requirement for inbound travellers while Hong Kong drops on-arrival PCR testing. Read more

Covid Shaping Up Like Common Cold, But Be Cautious: NTAGI Chief

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mRNA & intranasal covid vaccines have the potential for precaution dose as and when appropriate data is availabl... Read more

Chai Point Aims To Become Profitable In 2 Qtrs, Will Expand Business: CEO

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Bengaluru-based startup plans bigger business for its brewing system and packaged product divisions. Read more

Bharat Biotech, ExcellGene Consortium To Develop Variant-proof Covid Vax

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The consortium is developing or designing a new vaccine concept that confers highly cross-reactive protection against nu... Read more

Exim Bank, JBIC Sign $100 Mn Loan Agreement To Support Healthcare Sector

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The agreement was signed on Monday on the sidelines of the Quad Leaders' Summit, Exim Bank said in a release Read more

Sri Lankan Tea Pickers' Dreams Shattered By Economic Crisis

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The COVID-19 pandemic severed the tourism lifeline of the Indian Ocean nation, already short of revenue in the wake of s... Read more

Airbnb Says Record Bookings Signal Travel Rebound

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The booking platform has found traction around the globe, but is fighting various regulatory challenges in several juris... Read more

Woman Says Amazon.com Fired Her Because She Got 'long COVID' - Lawsuit

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She said her May 12, 2020 request for medical leave caused Amazon to cut off access to her work email and the company's ... Read more

Apple Reports Solid Q2, But Warns Of $4-$8 Bn Hit From Covid, Supply Chain

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In the March quarter, the technology giant reported earnings of $25 billion, up 5.8 percent from the year-ago period Read more

Gazprom Profits Soar On High Energy Prices

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The group announced a net profit attributable to shareholders of 2.1 trillion rubles ($29 billion). Read more

Life Sciences Sector: Resilient Return Profile For Real Estate Investors

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The Covid pandemic had a massive effect on the global commercial real estate market. Read more

3M Expects To Sell Fewer Covid-19 Masks This Year

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But the US pharmaceutical group expects to see sales of its Covid-19 treatment pill to jump to at least $22 billion. Read more

Pfizer Sees Covid-19 Drug Sales Topping $50 Bn In 2022

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The company expects to produce 120 million treatment courses for Paxlovid Read more

Spotify Shares Fall On Worries Over Slowing Growth Amid Rogan Row

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The company reported a quarterly loss of 39 million euros ($44.1 million) as revenues increased 24 percent to 2.7 billio... Read more