Pandemic

The Covid-19 pandemic has posed a heightened risk of illicit substance consumption among children, according to a study from JAMA Network Open. There was a 25% increase in the number of children aged six and younger ingesting substances such as cannabis, opioids, amphetamines, benzodiazepines and...

A new scientific report says that raccoon dogs could be behind the origin of the COVID-19 infection that killed millions of people worldwide.  What Happened: After sifting through the genetic contents of a swab that Chinese investigators first collected in 2020 while combing a market in Wuhan for...

Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Bill Gates said on Sunday that fighting disease ought to be akin to fighting fires. What Happened: Gates said in “The Next Pandemic” newsletter that such outbreaks, like fires, not only pose a threat to a single home but to an entire community....

Silicon Valley Bank, a unit of SVB Financial Group (NASDAQ: SIVB), was shut down on Friday by the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation because of "inadequate liquidity and insolvency." The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation was named as the receiver...

As COVID-19 cases in North Korea crossed the three million mark in May 2022, it was reported at the time that Kim Jong-Un-led government was forcing pregnant mothers to give birth in hotels and warehouses that lack proper treatment. What Happened: According to Radio Free Asia, a United States-...

China has locked down about 21.2 million residents of one of its biggest cities, Chengdu, amid rising COVID-19 cases. What Happened: The authorities have asked all its residents in Sichuan’s Chengdu to stay mostly at home, starting 6 p.m. on Thursday, as it launched a four-day citywide...

After a slide in tax revenues, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida-led Japanese government has kicked off a nationwide competition calling for ideas to encourage young people to drink more alcohol. What Happened: The campaign, Sake Viva!, being run by Japan’s National Tax Agency (NTA), is...

Investors who bought stocks during the COVID-19 market crash in 2020 have generally experienced some big gains in the past two years. But there is no question some big-name stocks performed better than others since the pandemic bottom. Johnson & Johnson's Bumpy Road: One company that has...

Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) co-founder Bill Gates, also one of the biggest donors to the World Health Organization, has been battling to eradicate certain diseases spreading across the world.  Gates and his philanthropic initiative, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, have worked...

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un declared a "serious emergency" and ordered lockdowns across the country after confirming the first-ever Covid-19 case in the country on Thursday. The country, for more than two years, has purportedly kept the pandemic at bay and has imposed a rigid...

Investors who bought stocks during the COVID-19 market crash in 2020 have generally experienced some big gains in the past two years. But there is no question some big-name stocks performed better than others since the pandemic bottom. Twitter's Big Run: One company that has been a roller...

Investors who bought stocks during the COVID-19 market crash in 2020 have generally experienced some big gains in the past two years. But there is no question some big-name stocks performed better than others since the pandemic bottom. Cronos' Bumpy Ride: One company that has been a...

Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) CEO Elon Musk took to Twitter to share his thought about having kids.  He shared how the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in a lower birth rate as opposed to the "baby boom" that was expected due to people being forced to stay indoors. Musk also cited a report...

Wage growth for American women is increasing at a faster rate than for men, a shift from earlier in the Covid-19 pandemic, reported the Wall St. Journal, though the disparities are so vast that women’s pay still lags well behind their male counterparts. Most agree that women...

Pfizer Inc (NYSE: PFE) and BioNTech SE (NASDAQ: BNTX) are likely to submit a request for an emergency use authorization to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday for a COVID-19 vaccine aimed at children younger than five years. What Happened: The vaccine, made by the two companies, will...