The pandemic exacerbated growing distrust between elites and citizens. That has made it hard to take stock of why the United States fared worse than many other countries. Those calling for a pandemic ...

A new study published by researchers from the University of Oxford, the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), CIFOR-ICRAF, and institutional partners reveals a disconnect between media and public ...

Under normal circumstances, the governor of the Bank of Canada and the prime minister meet formally on occasion, a careful ...

The U.S. composite purchasing managers' index--a measure of activity across the private sector--jumped to up to 54.6 in July from 52.9 in June. July's reading marked the fastest rate of expansion this ...

Paxlovid is an antiviral combination therapy that can reduce the risk of COVID-19 causing severe illness, hospitalization and ...

The eurozone's composite purchasing managers' index--a measure of activity across the private sector--edged up to 51.0 in July from 50.8 in June. The rise marked the fastest rate of business growth in ...

They maintain that artificial general intelligence ( AGI ), capable of outperforming most people at most desk jobs, will soon ...

The Covid-19 pandemic, which struck the world in late 2019, had a profound impact not only on public health but also on the ...

Difficulties lie ahead for China, but if it can avoid policy errors, it is likely to emerge stronger in the end ...

South Korea recorded its largest-ever gain in birth rate over the first five months of the year, its statistics agency said ...

Switzerland, one of the world’s most advanced economies and Sri Lanka, a South Asian nation with a strategic location, have ...