US Manufacturing Catches Breath; Supply Logjam Starting to Break Up
WASHINGTON — U.S. manufacturing activity slowed in December amid a cooling in demand for goods, but supply constraints are starting to ease and a measure of prices paid for inputs…
Covid-19: US private hiring surged to 807,000 in December – ADP
WASHINGTON, Hiring in the United States surged in December, with private companies adding 807,000 workers, particularly in the service sector, payroll services firm ADP reported. It was a big upswing…
Omicron Is Milder Than Delta But Nothing to Sneeze At
Omicron may not cause as much lung damage as the delta variant of the COVID-19 virus, according to new lab studies.That, plus vaccination, may help explain why patients with omicron…
Two children killed and five injured in Syria as the new year starts
Statement by Kambou Fofana, UNICEF acting Regional Director for the Middle East and North AfricaAMMAN, “In just the past four days – since the new year began – two children…
Mozambique’s President and Wife Test Positive for COVID
MAPUTO, MOZAMBIQUE — Mozambique’s President Filipe Nyusi and his wife Isaura Nyusi have gone into isolation after testing positive for coronavirus.According to a presidential media statement, President Nyusi and his…
Cameroon Says Africa Soccer Fever Pushing Thousands to Get COVID Jabs
YAOUNDE, CAMEROON — Authorities in Cameroon say thousands of people have gotten the COVID-19 vaccine so they can attend the continent's top soccer tournament, the Africa Football Cup of Nations,…
Facebook too suspends Republican Congresswoman’s account
WASHINGTON, Just hours after Twitter banned Republican Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene permanently, Facebook gave her a 24-hour suspension for remarks she made on the alleged negative side of covid-19 vaccines.The…
Markets Open 2022 With Records, Apple Briefly Hits $3 Trillion in Value
NEW YORK — Global stocks began 2022 in bullish fashion, with major bourses notching records and Apple's valuation briefly hitting $3 trillion as investors monitor the COVID-19 pandemic and looming…
New hi-tech photo brings Rembrandt’s Night Watch up close
Amsterdam, Rembrandt van Rijn’s iconic and huge painting “The Night Watch” is now also a supersized museum photo delivered right to your laptop in unsurpassed detail. The Amsterdam Rijksmuseum on…
Covid-19: Mozambican president, first lady test positive
MAPUTO, Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi and his wife Isaura Nyusi have tested positive for COVID-19, the presidential office announced in a statement.They president and first lady, both asymptomatic, got a…