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UK king shares 'good news' that cancer treatment will be reduced in 2026

Britain's King Charles III, who has broken royal taboos to talk openly about battling cancer, Friday revealed the "good news" that his treatment will be pared back next year.

UK health service battles 'super flu' outbreak

The UK is facing an "unprecedented wave of super flu", a health chief has warned, as Prime Minister Keir Starmer Friday denounced "reckless" plans by doctors to launch a five-day strike next week.

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China's pursuit of zero Covid driving expats away

Colin Chan spent more than a decade building a life in China, but enduring ever-changing Covid rules and five weeks of quarantine convinced the Singaporean that it was time to leave.

The quest for a universal coronavirus vaccine

As vaccine makers rush to stamp out new Covid-19 variants, some scientists have set their sights higher, aiming for a universal coronavirus vaccine that could tackle any future strains and possibly even stave off another pandemic.

Beijing Covid spike prompts mass testing, panic buying

Fears of a hard Covid lockdown sparked panic buying in Beijing as long queues formed on Monday in a large central district for mass testing ordered by the Chinese authorities.

Pakistan reports first polio case in 15 months

Pakistan's prime minister said Saturday he will chair an emergency meeting of a national task force for polio eradication after authorities detected the country's first case of the debilitating neurodegenerative disease in 15 months.

Malaria: Killer of African children set for vaccine zap

Hundreds of thousands of people, mostly children living in Africa, succumb every year to malaria, an age-old mosquito-borne scourge that worsened during the Covid-19 pandemic.

In north Donbas, denial and fatalism face Russian onslaught

After two months of sustained Russian artillery fire, the hamlet of Lysychansk, located just 14 kilometres (nine miles) from Russian ground forces, has turned into a ghost town.

UK Covid patient was positive for record 505 days: researchers

British researchers believe they have documented the longest-known Covid-19 infection, in a patient who tested positive for a total of 505 days before their death.

Pope clears diary for tests on painful knee

Pope Francis, who has suffered from knee pain in recent months, cleared his diary Friday to undergo medical checks, the Vatican said.

S. Korean sports fans can roar again after Covid bans lifted

South Korean baseball fans and football supporters will be allowed to cheer at stadiums for the first time in two years from Friday as the country drops almost all coronavirus restrictions.

Australia primed for 'unparalleled' decade of major sporting events

Australia will over the next decade host a bumper schedule of major international sporting events as part of a long-term plan to boost tourism, health and the economy while also enhancing its global image.

WHO 'strongly recommends' Pfizer's Covid pill

The World Health Organization said Friday it "strongly recommended" Pfizer's Covid-19 antiviral pill Paxlovid for patients with milder forms of the disease who were still at a high risk of hospitalisation.

More than one million African children protected by first malaria vaccine

More than a million children in Ghana, Kenya and Malawi have now received at least one dose of the first anti-malaria vaccine, the World Health Organization said Thursday.

Shanghai's cautious awakening from Covid lockdown

When Rui ventured out of her Shanghai apartment complex this week for the first time in 20 days, she found a city much altered since Covid-19 brought it to a standstill.

Shanghai official Covid death toll rises to 25

Shanghai logged eight official Covid-19 deaths on Thursday, reporting a mounting death toll even as daily cases appear to be tapering off and some residents are finally free to venture outside under an easing lockdown.

Japan's rowdiest baseball fans desperate to end pandemic silence

In a country of baseball fanatics, Hanshin Tigers supporters are known as Japan's rowdiest -- so they are aching to cut loose as a pandemic ban on cheering drags into a third season.

US government appeals court ruling lifting mask mandate

The United States government is appealing a court ruling that controversially lifted a federal mask mandate on public transport earlier this week, the Justice Department said Wednesday.

Crowds flock to first papal audience at St Peter's since 2020

Thousands of pilgrims from around the world gathered at the Vatican Wednesday as Pope Francis held his first weekly audience in St Peter's Square since coronavirus hit in early 2020.

Ukraine war slams brakes on European car sales

European car sales sank in March as Russia's invasion of Ukraine added more problems to a sector already struggling with shortages of semiconductors, industry data showed Wednesday.

Shanghai cautiously eases lockdown as deaths rise

Shanghai further eased its gruelling, weeks-long Covid-19 lockdown on Wednesday despite a mounting official death toll and tens of thousands of daily cases.

Shanghai Covid death toll rises to 17

China reported seven Covid-19 deaths in Shanghai on Wednesday, raising the toll in the city to 17 fatalities as authorities struggled to rein in infections despite a gruelling, weeks-long lockdown.

UK's Johnson to face hostile MPs over 'partygate'

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will face angry lawmakers on Tuesday for the first time since being fined for breaching his own coronavirus laws by attending a party at his Downing Street office.

Shanghai reports more Covid deaths as officials push work resumption

China reported seven more Covid-19 deaths in Shanghai on Tuesday, as major firms such as Tesla forged ahead to resume production after a damaging weeks-long lockdown.

Shanghai reports seven more Covid deaths since start of lockdown

China reported seven more deaths from Covid-19 in Shanghai on Tuesday, after hundreds of thousands of cases in the metropolis during a weeks-long lockdown.

Boris Johnson to face MPs' fury over 'partygate'

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will face angry lawmakers Tuesday for the first time since being fined for breaking the law, as the "partygate" scandal continues to plague him.

Shanghai reports more deaths as Covid-19 toll rises

China reported seven new deaths from Covid-19 in Shanghai on Tuesday, raising the official toll after hundreds of thousands of cases in the metropolis during a weeks-long lockdown.

Volunteer rescuers step in to save Shanghai's locked-down pets

With quarantine looming after a positive Covid-19 test, Shanghai resident Sarah Wang said her first worry was who would look after her cat.

China economy grows 4.8% in first quarter as virus bites

China's economy grew 4.8 percent in the first quarter, the National Bureau of Statistics said Monday, warning of "significant challenges" ahead as a resurgence of the coronavirus threatens Beijing's ambitious annual target.

Shanghai reports first Covid deaths since start of lockdown

Shanghai on Monday said three people had died from Covid-19, the first official announcement of deaths from an outbreak which has plunged the megacity into a weeks-long lockdown, sparking widespread anger and rare protests.

L'Imperatrice brings French pop back to Coachella

Two years after the pandemic stymied their debut at the famed Coachella stage, French disco pop band L'Imperatrice is having their California moment.

Coachella returns in all its glittering, neon glory -- mask optional

Revelers in thong bodysuits, glitter eyeshadow and sheathed in neon gathered Friday in the California desert as the first Coachella since the pandemic's onset got underway.

Shanghai residents scuffle with police over virus policy

Shanghai residents scuffled with hazmat-suited police ordering them to surrender their homes to Covid-19 patients, videos on social media showed, providing a rare glimpse into rising discontent in the megacity over China's inflexible virus response.

Shanghai lockdowns could force China carmakers to stop production, XP

Chinese auto makers may have to put the brakes on production if strict Covid-19 curbs in Shanghai persist, said the founder of electric carmaker XPeng, as a prolonged lockdown of the economic hub menaces supply chains.

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