Air Canada plans major flight cancellations this summer
Air Canada, the nation’s largest carrier, announced Wednesday major flight cuts for this summer amid high demand, staffing shortages and numerous delays at the country’s airports.
Morocco’s King Mohammed VI positive for Covid-19: doctor
Morocco’s King Mohammed VI has tested positive for Covid-19, but without exhibiting symptoms, the monarch’s personal doctor said Thursday. Professor Lahcen Belyamani recommended “a period
Lockdown reading boom gives Bloomsbury record profits
British publishing giant Bloomsbury, which brought Harry Potter to the world, on Wednesday reported record sales, saying that the lockdown-driven surge in reading “is perhaps
You can’t always get what you want: Jagger gets Covid
Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger on Monday said he had caught Covid, forcing the band to cancel its latest gig in Amsterdam. “I’m so sorry
The age of outbreaks: Experts warn of more animal disease threats
by Daniel Lawler and Isabelle Tourne With the spread of monkeypox across the world coming hot on the heels of Covid-19, there are fears that
US experts recommend Novavax Covid-19 vaccine
by Issam AHMED A panel of experts convened by the US drug regulator on Tuesday recommended the Novavax Covid-19 shot, a late runner in the
‘Very ignorant rumour’: Misinformation abounds about monkeypox
by Julie CHARPENTRAT The recent emergence of hundreds of cases of monkeypox worldwide has already triggered a flood of misinformation online, much of it
Roche develops monkeypox PCR tests
Swiss pharmaceutical giant Roche said Wednesday it had come up with PCR tests that can detect monkeypox, as the virus spreads outside endemic countries. Roche
US doctors reflect on exhaustion, trauma of one million Covid deaths
by Issam Ahmed and Lucie Aubourg Joseph Varon — who is chief of intensive care at United Memorial, a small hospital that mainly treats
Climate change creating new virus hotspots ‘in our backyard’
by Daniel Lawler Climate change will drive animals towards cooler areas where their first encounters with other species will vastly increase the risk of new
