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Chinese language tech giants submit worst development on report because of zero Covid
Chinese technology giants including Alibaba have seen slower-to-no-growth as China's economy faces weakness as a result of Beijing's zero-Covid policy.Qilai Shen | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesChinese technology giants are coming off the back…
Qantas CEO blames ‘little’ authorities assist and Covid for lagging friends
Qantas CEO Alan Joyce told CNBC the airline was not able to return to profit as quickly as other carriers like those in Singapore because it did not receive as much government support and faced a "massive wave of Covid ... nobody was…
Google workers annoyed after workplace Covid outbreaks
Josh Edelson | AFP | Getty ImagesGoogle employees are receiving regular notifications from management of Covid-19 infections, causing some to question the company's return-to-office mandates.The employees, who spoke with CNBC on the…
Boris Johnson to hike taxes to sort out Covid and social care crises
Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson walks outside Downing Street in London, Britain, August 18, 2021.Hannah McKay | ReutersLONDON — U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced plans to hike taxes on Tuesday to fund health care and…
Covid vaccinations have slumped in elements of the U.S. and Europe
Volunteers are trained by St John Ambulance instructors in the correct use of PPE during their course to administer Covid-19 vaccines at Manchester United Football Club on January 30, 2021 in Manchester, England.Christopher Furlong | Getty…
Singapore introduces Covid boosters for immunocompromised seniors
A woman walks across a bridge in Singapore on August 16, 2021, with the Marina Bay Sands Hotel and Resort in the background.Facebook Facebook logo Sign up on Facebook to connect with Roslan Rahman AFP | Getty ImagesSINGAPORE - Singapore…
The US goes to Labor Day with Covid vaccines, however a lot worse than final 12 months
People line up to test for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in a mobile test car on August 27, 2021 in New York City.Brendan McDermid | ReutersThe U.S. is heading into Labor Day weekend with just over four times as many Covid-19 cases and…
Fauci says the brand new mu Covid pressure is not an instantaneous risk within the U.S.
Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, gives an opening statement during a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing to discuss the on-going federal response to…
WHO presses world leaders to carry off on Covid vaccine booster photographs til September
World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus attends a news conference organized by Geneva Association of United Nations Correspondents (ACANU) amid the COVID-19 outbreak, at the WHO headquarters in Geneva…
Sweetgreen CEO’s LinkedIn submit tying Covid deaths to weight problems attracts backlash
Jonathan Neman, co-founder and co-CEO of sweetgreen.David A. Grogan | CNBCSweetgreen co-founder and CEO Jonathan Neman wrote a LinkedIn post Tuesday connecting obesity to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, saying "no vaccine nor mask will…