Britain’s economy to reach pre-COVID-19 levels within two years – Reuters poll
Britain’s economy will narrowly dodge a double-dip recession and will have returned to pre-COVID-19
US recovery on track, but jobs growth needs time-economists: Reuters poll
The US economy is expected to reach pre-COVID-19 levels within a year as President Joe Biden’s
China reports 12 new COVID-19 cases vs 2 a day earlier
China reported 12 new mainland COVID-19 cases on February 11, official data showed on Friday, up
Biden says Trump ‘did not do his job’ on coronavirus vaccine programme, urges patience
US President Joe Biden on Thursday said the coronavirus vaccination programme he inherited from
Britain’s hotel quarantine booking system crashes after launch
Britain’s new system for booking a room in its mandatory hotel quarantine scheme was on Thursday
SA records 2 488 new coronavirus cases, 237 deaths
The Health Department has recorded 2 488 new COVID-19 cases, pushing the number of total infections
President Ramaphosa’s SONA speech was encouraging, more needs to be done – Cosatu
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) has congratulated President Cyril Ramaphosa and
Merck in talks with governments, other drug-makers to produce COVID-19 shots
Merck & Co Inc said on Wednesday it was in talks with governments and companies to potentially help
Honduras asks WHO for priority COVID-19 vaccines after storm devastation
Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez on Wednesday asked the World Health Organisation (WHO) to
Dollar struggles for traction after soft US inflation
The dollar was pinned near two-week lows on Thursday, as softer-than-expected US inflation and
Portugal detects first cases of Brazilian COVID-19 variant, SIC TV says
The first two cases of the new Brazilian variant of the coronavirus were detected in Portugal on
Germany extends lockdown amid fear of coronavirus variants
Germany will extend restrictions to curb the spread of the coronavirus until March 7, though schools
Wall Street rally pauses as big tech loses steam
The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq edged slightly lower on Wednesday as big tech stocks slid amid an ongoing
Argentina surpasses two million confirmed cases of coronavirus
Argentina topped two million COVID-19 infections on Wednesday, health officials said, as the country
Larry Flynt, porn publisher and free speech activist, dead at 78: Washington Post
Hustler magazine publisher Larry Flynt Jr., the self-described “smut peddler who cares,” who used
Cannabis stocks light up Reddit as sector surges to new highs
Interest from retail investors appeared to lift cannabis stocks broadly higher on Wednesday,
Biden is ‘interested in getting all the facts’ about China and origins of COVID-19
President Joe Biden on Wednesday said he wants to know all the facts when asked about”punishing”
SA records 3 159 new coronavirus cases, 276 deaths
The Health Department has recorded 3 159 new COVID-19 cases, pushing the number of total infections
Myanmar anti-coup protests resume despite bloodshed
Protesters returned to the streets of Myanmar’s capital Naypyitaw on Wednesday after the most
Eli Lilly’s antibody combination receives FDA emergency use authorisation for COVID-19
Eli Lilly’s combination antibody therapy to fight COVID-19 has been granted emergency use