The latest figures from Luxembourg show that 138 new cases of coronavirus were discovered over the last 24 hours.
Brazil’s central bank raised its benchmark interest rate by 150 basis points Wednesday, to 7.75 percent -- its biggest hike since 2002 as it struggles to tame surging inflation. The increase, which was in line with analysts’ expectations, is the sixth straight for Latin America’s biggest economy, whose pandemic recovery is taking a hit from soaring prices.
The leaders of the world’s major economies gather in Rome this weekend for the first in-person G20 summit since the pandemic began, with Covid-19, economic recovery and climate change topping a packed agenda.
New Zealand on Thursday unveiled plans to tentatively reopen its borders amid growing pressure from Kiwis stranded overseas by some of the world’s toughest pandemic travel restrictions.
Treating high-risk Covid-19 patients with the antidepressant fluvoxamine may reduce the risk of prolonged hospitalisation by up to a third, a large-scale study showed Thursday.
Chinaplaced a third city under lockdown on Thursday to tackle Covid-19 numbers, with around six million people now under orders to stay home as Beijing chases zero cases before the upcoming Winter Olympics.
The European Central Bank maintained its massive stimulus programme on Thursday as it seeks to sustain the eurozone’s tentative recovery from the coronavirus pandemic under pressure from supply shortages.
