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WHITEHORSE — Yukon will be lifting its state of emergency, imposed back in November when rising COVID-19 cases threatened to swamp the territory. Premier Sandy Silver says the drop in …

Global drugmakers condemned on Wednesday an initiative by four World Trade Organization members to introduce an intellectual property waiver for COVID-19 vaccines, saying it could undermine the industry’s ability to …

WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND — New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said Wednesday her nation was "ready to welcome the world back" with most tourixjmtzywsts allowed to return by May as …

TOKYO — Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Wednesday announced plans to fully lift coronavirus restrictions on March 21 as new infections driven by the highly contagious omicron variant slow. …

GENEVA — The number of new coronavirus deaths reported worldwide fell by 17% in the last week while COVID-19 infections rose, reversing a decline in cases that first began in …

Every morning, Samantha Cover wakes up and braces for what the day will bring. For two years, the mother of four has been living with the post-COVID-19 condition known as …

In early 2020, Bev Pausche felt like she may have a shot at a better life after two years of intensive treatment, including chemotherapy and a bone-marrow transplant, brought her …

BENGALURU, INDIA — Europe’s drug regulator said on Tuesday it had begun reviewing AstraZeneca Plc’s application for antibodxjmtzywy-based COVID-19 therapy, a key step towards approval of the treatment in the …

AMSTERDAM — The Dutch government will drop its last remaining COVID-19 restrictions on March 23, despite a recent rise in infections, as the nation learns to live with coronavirus. The …

SYDNEY / HONG KONG — While Hong Kong clings to its "zero-COVID" policy, frustrations in the city are boiling over, workplace morale is being hit hard and families are splitting …