Worker unrest is on the rise at the Shanghai factory of a major supplier for Apple gadgets, with protests at times turning violent in response to draconian “COVID zero” lockdowns. Workers at the Quanta Computer plant – which makes Apple’s MacBook laptops – have been under strict lockdown for nearly two months with limited supplies … Read more
According to North Korea, its fight against COVID-19 has been impressive: About 3.3 million people have been reported sick with fevers, but only 69 have died. If all are coronavirus cases, that’s a fatality rate of 0.002%, something no other country, including the world’s richest, has achieved against a disease that has killed more than … Read more
Leave it to Ed Yong to wax poetic about alligator lips. We’re leaning over the railing outside the National Zoo’s reptile house in D.C. in order to get a closer view of the scaly specimen in the grass a few feet away, particularly of the freckles lining the edge of its jaws. “They’re like human … Read more
Jeff Bridges is treasuring the time he gets to spend with his wife, grandkids, and new puppy these days after nearly facing death twice over. The actor described the last year and a half of his life as “a bizarre dream” in a new interview with People after being diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma and then … Read more
Travelers at San Jose International Airport, November 2021. SAN JOSE — Both Oakland and San Jose airports have seen a large increase in passenger traffic in recent months this year, but travel remains well below pre-coronavirus levels. The economic suffering triggered by the coronavirus has also ushered in a distinct role reversal for the airports … Read more
The Center will undertake the largest film restoration project in the world under the National Film Heritage Mission. As part of the drive, over 2,200 films across genres and languages will be restored, Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting Anurag Thakur said. Speaking at the 17th Asia Media Summit via videoconferencing, Thakur said preservation connected … Read more
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SAN DIEGO – The San Diego Unified School District’s board voted unanimously Tuesday to extend its COVID-19 vaccine mandate by more than a year, in addition to implementing new indoor masking metrics. The school district decided to align with the state on the vaccine mandate plan, pushing any COVID-19 vaccine mandate to July 2023 or … Read more
India’s credit card user base increased at the fastest pace in 23 months in March 2022, suggesting a return to pre-Covid-era trends. Card spends also crossed the TRs 1-trillion mark during the month. According to data released by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), the banking system reported net additions of 1.9 million credit cards … Read more
A woman shops for baby formula at Target in Annapolis, Maryland, on May 16, 2022, as a nationwide shortage of baby formula continues due to supply chain crunches tied to the coronavirus pandemic that have already strained the countrys formula stock, an issue that was further exacerbated by a major product recall in February. Jim … Read more