A towering figure in his country’s politics, Mahathir Mohamad was admitted to the hospital for monitoring, and says he’s contemplating another election run at age 97.
Tag: Coronavirus (2019-nCoV)
US Life Expectancy Falls Again in ‘Historic’ Setback
The decline during the pandemic is the sharpest in nearly 100 years, hitting Native American and Alaska Native communities particularly hard.
Paxlovid Cuts Covid Deaths Among Older People, Israeli Study Finds
Among patients under 65, however, the drug made little difference in hospitalization or death rates.
The Long Tail of Covid-19 Disinformation
Almost all of Australia and New Zealand’s pandemic restrictions have been lifted. Yet the protests continue.
Liz Truss Makes a Strong Bid for Downing Street
Campaigning to be Britain’s next prime minister, Liz Truss has modeled herself after Margaret Thatcher and pushed a party orthodoxy of lower taxes, less government and bucking the European Union.
Philippines Returns to School, Ending Long Covid Shutdown
More than two years after Covid emptied their classrooms, students are resuming in-person learning. The lost time will be hard to make up.
Dmitri Vrubel, Who Planted a Kiss on the Berlin Wall, Dies at 62
A Russian-born painter, he created a mural of the Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev smooching the East German leader Erich Honecker — and with it a tourist attraction.
China’s Covid Lockdowns Strand Tourists
Tens of thousands of domestic travelers were stuck at their summer vacation destinations after local outbreaks forced them into quarantine.
Drink More Alcohol, Japan Tells Young People
The country’s tax agency, hoping to reverse the alcohol industry’s pandemic doldrums, is holding a contest to encourage more drinking among the young.
Unequal Access to Monkeypox Shots Gives Europe Pandemic Flashbacks
After Covid disparities sent people across borders in search of vaccines, the European Union tried to create a level playing field. But it’s still far from complete.