CORONAVIRUS

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Philippine police win battle for the bulge as body fat rule dropped

American fast-food restaurant chain, Chick-Fil-A, started celebrating the day in 2004.

WHO chief scientist Dr. Soumya Swaminathan said the majority of cases of vaccinated people infected with the Delta variant have “mild or asymptomatic infections.”

The move comes after McDonald's in May announced that it would raise its pay for thousands of its hourly workers.

Followers of the Royal Family are questioning why Prince William did not speak out against racism and bullying at the peak of Meghan Markle's alleged suffering in Britain.

"(M)aybe there's just an ebb and flow to life where something's supposed to wipe out a certain amount of people," the anchor said during an interview.

WHO's chief scientist warned against mixing COVID-19 vaccines, saying there was very little information on the mix-and-match of doses. However, health officials from Canada defended the practice.

Facial recognition tech fights coronavirus in Chinese city

New Covid rules spark France vaccination rush and online backlash

Myanmar junta hits Suu Kyi with more corruption charges

Oil demand surges, market set for deficit and volatility: IEA

Death toll rises to 64 in Iraq Covid unit fire: medic

Australian apartment blocks placed in hard lockdown

China's economic growth slowed sharply in the second quarter as the country's army of consumers remained hesitant to splurge and exports were dented by disruptions, according to an AFP poll of analysts.

White House COVID-19 response director Jeff Zients responded to the study's findings last Thursday, calling it "a powerful reminder about what's at stake in our vaccination efforts."

The 72-year-old received a confirmed diagnosis of thrombosis with thrombocytopenia syndrome (TTS) prior to her death.

Melinda Gates was spotted entering private club Zero Bond Thursday surrounded by a total of six bodyguards, a report says.

The move comes after 618 Thai medical workers who received two doses of the SinoVac vaccine were diagnosed with COVID-19.

Cuba blames US for unprecedented anti-government protests

Despite this, the FDA clarified that the vaccine's known benefits still outweigh the known risks.