Coronavirus pandemic

Federal Reserve Chair Powell urged lawmakers not to worry about inflation unless prices were to rise in a troubling way.

The White House coronavirus task force said weekly supply of doses to states is up by 70 percent, with more on the way.

Video of Finance Minister Philip Mpango, maskless and in a coughing fit, has been widely condemned.

Purchases of new single-family homes in the United States in January increased 4.3 percent, beating forecasts.

Documents proving vaccination against COVID-19 pose ethical questions.

Biden administration claims reopening controversial Texas facility is not the same as putting ‘kids in cages’.

A semiconductor chip shortage, exacerbated by the COVID pandemic, has hit US automakers hard and forced plant closures.

Only a truly global vaccination strategy can ensure equal value is placed on the lives of the rich and the poor.

The US FDA staff’s findings likely mean Johnson & Johnson’s vaccine will be approved for emergency use this week.

Executives from several industries sent a letter to Congressional leaders on Wednesday urging them to pass COVID relief.

Nearly two million Venezuelan refugees are living in the neighbouring country without stability or visas.

UN-backed scheme aims to deliver coronavirus vaccines to hundreds of millions of people in need around the world.

At least 600,000 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine arrive in Accra as part of efforts for equitable global access to jabs.

Tighter quarantine requirements due to mutant viruses is delaying the recovery in international travel, analysts say.