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A year into pandemic, new school year starts in South Korea amid hopes, concerns

South Korean schools opened for the new school year on Tuesday amid a mix of anxiety and hopes, as the country is still fighting against the third wave of the pandemic, but much-anticipated vaccinations have finally begun.

COVAX vaccine program to deliver 237m doses to 142 nations by end-May

The COVAX vaccine-sharing program said on Tuesday it will deliver 237 million doses of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 shot to 142 countries by the end of May as it steps up the global roll-out of its vaccine supplies.

'An Unusual Situation' provides coping tool for children

Young Milo feels helpless, confused, angry and isolated. He is experiencing an unknown event. He's wondering why everything and everybody is so different.

Concern over rich-poor divide seen on the increase during pandemic

People became more concerned about the gap between rich and poor during the coronavirus pandemic, especially the young, the authors of a new global study said on Tuesday, urging governments to take steps to redress the balance.

We can’t blame a pandemic for regression in workplace gender equality

CX Spotlight is an official supporter of International Women's Day 2021. Here, the conference’s organizer, HubSpot, explains why post-pandemic growth must be approached in an inclusive way.

Accelerating trade digitalization in times of the pandemic

By Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana*

Renault says pandemic pushed it into record loss in 2020

French automaker Renault said Friday it booked a record loss in 2020 as the coronavirus pandemic hit its performance and looked set to weigh on the outlook this year as well.

Europe braces for pandemic reality to hit banks

By John O'Donnell

Germany's 'mini-jobbers' hit hard by pandemic fallout

Since losing her job as a school bus driver in November, German mum-of-two Viola Auer has had to rely on the generosity of neighbors and a small disability allowance to get by during the coronavirus pandemic.

No end to pandemic without equal vaccine access: Experts

Developing new COVID-19 vaccines will fail to end the pandemic unless all countries receive doses in a fast and fair manner, disease experts warned Saturday.

US sanctions have 'catastrophic impact' amid COVID-19: Progressive Democrats

Progressive Democrats in Congress are calling for an overhaul of US sanctions on other nations which they argue have “catastrophic humanitarian consequences” on the global effort to contain the coronavirus pandemic.

British boy wakes from nearly yearlong coma unaware of COVID pandemic

A British teenager is slowly emerging from a coma nearly a year after being hit by a car, and he has no knowledge of the coronavirus pandemic even though he has caught the virus twice.

Study: Climate change increased risk for coronavirus pandemic

Often, climate change is blamed for shrinking habitats and depressing biodiversity, but new research suggests climate change has expanded the preferred habitat of coronavirus-carrying bats in Southern China.

Pandemic lifestyle delivers earnings boon for Amazon, Google

Pandemic-driven lifestyle changes that have put the Internet at the center of seemingly everything proved a financial boon for Amazon and Google in the final three months of last year.

Japan airlines projects higher losses over pandemic

Japan Airlines (JAL) said it forecasts a larger-than-expected annual net loss of nearly $2.9 billion, as the aviation industry continues to struggle from the fallout of the coronavirus pandemic.