In many countries, the capital city region is the beating heart of the entire economy. That’s probably hardly surprising, given that a capital is usually the most populous city in a country, as well as the centre of a nation’s political and economic amb…
The use of Johnson & Johnson‘s coronavirus vaccine has temporarily been suspended in the United States after federal health agencies recommended a pause while reviewing six instances of a rare blood-clotting disorder that occurred within days of receiv…
After weeks of speculation, Apple finally announced its first product event for 2021. The virtual event, taglined “Spring Loaded” will be held on April 20 and is widely expected to feature new iPad Pro models and other rumored product announcements. Wh…
25 Chinese warplanes few into Taiwan’s Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ), the largest incursion since the island first started reporting such activity in September 2020. The aircraft involved were 14 J-16 fighter jets, 4 J-10 fighter jets, 4 H-6K …
It’s not so long ago that much of Europe was looking over to the UK in astonishment at how badly the government was handling the Covid-19 pandemic. As recently as January, the country had the highest death rate in the world. Thanks though to a swift an…
After falling to a pandemic low in the week ended March 20, initial jobless claims crept up again over the past two weeks, signalling that layoffs are still lingering despite many signs pointing towards a recovery. As states are gradually easing restri…
An analysis of COVID-19 vaccination progress and the number of vaccines in use around the world shows that relying on a high number of vaccines can have positive effects in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic.Most countries around the world have…
Worry about the ongoing coronavirus pandemic is predictably bearing down on the minds of Americans most heavily, relegating the biggest stressor of former years, worry about health care, to rank two. According to the American Psychological Association,…
Thirteen months ago, on March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization officially announced that COVID-19 could be classified as a pandemic. “The WHO has been assessing this outbreak around the clock and we are deeply concerned both by the alarming leve…
While it may be true that Facebook dominates the social media landscape, with 2.6 billion daily users between Instagram, WhatsApp, Messenger and its namesake social network, the title of most widely used social media platform in the United States goes …