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"Mandatory Mondays and Fridays. Unused desks and crowded conference rooms. Employers and workers navigate a return to offices."

Report shows researchers from Wuhan sought hospital care in late 2019 after falling sick, calling for a probe into Covid-19 origins.

A number of US CEO’s have embraced ‘woke’  corporate policies in recent years. While some may have thought this to be harmless – and perhaps good for business – it has seemingly come with a price, as the editorial board of The Wall Street Journal comment on a spate of advertisements from the Consumers’ Research, a conservative non-profit based in the States. Companies such as clothing brand Nike, American Airlines and Coca-Cola have all been on the receiving end of the Consumers Re...

It’s been more than a year since the majority of the global workforce were relegated to their home offices. As more people receive the Covid-19 vaccine, companies have been slowly planning on bringing workers back to offices. In the United States, the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) has relaxed regulations for those who have received the inoculation. The announcement said that those who have received the vaccine don’t have to wear masks or adhere to social distancing requir...

As Covid-19 stretched across the globe like an itchy blanket, the world went into a flurry. Businesses had little time to prep, sending employees home for an unknown amount of time. Those that could work from home did, continuing to fulfil the roles and achieve their targets from the comfort of the couch. While many have long fantasised of remote working, it seems that the dream is coming to an end – at least for some. In countries like the United States – where a large chunk of the populat...

 E-commerce leviathan Amazon has reported a record-breaking quarterly profit, with the company reportedly raking in an astonishing U$108 bn of revenue between January and March. Net income has more than tripled, coming in at U~$8.1 bn, reports The Wall Street Journal. Despite the stellar results, Amazon has said that it expects second quarter sales to “reach between “$110 billion and $116 billion, which would mark three consecutive quarters with more than $100 billion in revenue.” Result...

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A study has found that an antibody drug produced by Regeneron Pharmaceuticals has reduced the risk of developing symptomatic Covid-19 by up t0 81%. According to the company, there were no hospitalisations of Covid-19 volunteers within the study, compared with four in the placebo group. The Wall Street Journal reports that the study has also shown the drug’s ability to reduce the risk of death or hospitalisation by about 70%. “So far, 21.3% of the U.S. population has been fully vaccinated, a...

The AstraZeneca vaccine has seen its fair share of controversy this year. Locally, the AstraZeneca batch destined to vaccine health workers was deemed as ineffective and sold off, with government selecting to obtain the more effective Johnson and Johnson vaccine. Recently, however, concerns across Europe over the shot causing blood clots saw numerous countries suspending the rollout. After a prompt investigation, European health officials declared the vaccine safe to use. In the UK, the v...

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