Pandemic

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A robot arm has a basket of fried chicken at the end of it

Restaurant robots are the ‘vanguard of automation,’ top analyst says. It’s not coming for fast-food workers’ jobs—it’s actually helping them

By Sasha Rogelberg

March 23, 2024

Gen Z employees working together at a desk.

Gen Z is 8% happier at work than they were a year ago—But they’re still the most unhappy generation

By Emma Burleigh

March 22, 2024

Happy old man drinking a beer

New report reveals the surprising benefit to economic recessions: They help you live longer

By Sunny Nagpaul

March 19, 2024

U.S. health officials drop 5-day isolation time for COVID-19

U.S. health officials drop 5-day isolation time for COVID-19

By Mike Stobbe and The Associated Press

March 1, 2024

Standard Chartered CEO Bill Winters

CEO of a $19 billion U.K. bank with business in Hong Kong since the Victorian age sees a ‘lack of confidence’ unraveling China’s economy

By Paolo Confino

February 13, 2024

Here’s how the U.S., Europe, and China are faring in the post-pandemic race for economic growth

Here’s how the U.S., Europe, and China are faring in the post-pandemic race for economic growth

By Philipp Carlsson-Szlezak and Paul Swartz

February 12, 2024

Lockdowns will be a drag on the economy for 40 years thanks to their impact on students, OECD says

Lockdowns will be a drag on the economy for 40 years thanks to their impact on students, OECD says

February 8, 2024

Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the director general of the World Health Organization, speaks to the media during a press conference with Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and Dr. Mike Ryan, the executive director of the WHO's Health Emergencies Program, at the Government Buildings in Dublin on Dec. 18, 2023. Ghebreyesus spoke on the topic of the pandemic treaty Saturday at the Warwick Economic Summit in Coventry, England, attending virtually from Geneva. He called the treaty, currently in dispute my member nations, "mission critical for humanity."

WHO chief warns ‘future generations may not forgive us’ if pandemic treaty not agreed upon: ‘There will be a next time’

February 3, 2024

Don Julio maker Diageo reels from a profit-sinking inventory hangover as Latin America’s drinkers work through a pandemic spirits glut

Don Julio maker Diageo reels from a profit-sinking inventory hangover as Latin America’s drinkers work through a pandemic spirits glut

January 30, 2024

Lawmakers race to wind down COVID-era employee retention tax credit, seeing ‘almost universal fraud in the program’

Lawmakers race to wind down COVID-era employee retention tax credit, seeing ‘almost universal fraud in the program’

By Kevin Freking, Fatima Hussein and The Associated Press

January 27, 2024

Some people in high-stress jobs avoid burnout entirely—Here’s how they do it

Some people in high-stress jobs avoid burnout entirely—Here’s how they do it

By Trey Williams

January 22, 2024

Some say that COVID headaches are no different than your run-of-the-mill headache. Others describe it as more of a tension or migraine-type headache.

Have a COVID headache? What you can expect, how to treat it, and when it might go away

January 20, 2024

Senior worker shaking hands with worker in a training class

Etiquette classes are coming to more than 60% of companies in 2024—and it’s not just Gen Z that needs lessons in how to make eye contact

By Orianna Rosa Royle

January 17, 2024

The World Economic Forum's run-of-the-mill pandemic preparation session was blown out of proportion late this week, leading to the phrase “Disease X” trending on both Twitter and Google at times.

‘Disease X’ could cause the next pandemic, according to the WHO—or Ebola, SARS, or Nipah. 9 pathogens researchers are keeping a watchful eye on

January 12, 2024

World Health Organization's technical lead on Covid-19, Maria Van Kerkhove speaks on during a press conference on the World Health Organization's 75th anniversary in Geneva, on April 6, 2023.

COVID levels are up to 19 times higher than reported, WHO says as it warns of the potential dangers of repeat reinfection: ‘We don’t know everything about this virus’

January 12, 2024

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