January 16, 2023 Economic pessimism at an all-time high in US, Germany, Japan, Britain, survey says Household wealth optimism has collapsed in top economies, according to a global survey. Distrust in institutions among lower-income households has also risen.
January 16, 2023 France to push ‘Made in Europe’ strategy at European Union summit France is planning to push a “Made in Europe” strategy at February’s European Union summit in an effort to prevent firms from relying on outside suppliers.
January 16, 2023 WHO requests China monitor COVID mortality as nation reports apparent surge in deaths The World Health Organization (WHO) has recommended that China monitor excess COVID-19 mortality to better assess the surging case numbers it is currently reporting.
January 13, 2023 COVID XBB.1.5 variant now accounts for 43% of all US cases, CDC says Omicron subvariant XBB.1.5 now makes up 43% of all COVID-19 cases in the United States, up from the 30% reported in the first week of January.
January 12, 2023 Childhood vaccination rates dip for 2021–22 school year Vaccination rates among American kindergarteners have fallen for the 2021–22 school year, a continuation of a trend from the previous year.
January 11, 2023 Almost 16 million Americans have signed up for ObamaCare plans in 2023 Almost 16 million people in the United States have signed up for Obamacare plans in 2023. This is a 13% jump from the previous year. Enrollment is open from Nov. 1 to Jan. 15.
January 11, 2023 Hackers disrupt connection to Danish central bank website, other banks also targeted Denmark's central bank and seven of its private banks were targeted by distributed denials of service (DDoS), which temporarily disrupted access to their websites.
January 9, 2023 India detects all omicron sub-variants of COVID-19 India has identified all sub-variants of omicron in the community. However, the affected areas have not reported a rise in transmission or mortality rates.
January 5, 2023 China defends its COVID handling after WHO, Biden say Beijing is under-reporting deaths China is seeing a surge in COVID cases after abandoning its stringent coronavirus policies. While Biden and WHO voiced concerns, China said its epidemic situation is controllable.
January 3, 2023 Belgium to test wastewater on flights arriving from China for COVID Wastewater on planes arriving to Belgium from China will be tested for COVID-19. China is currently facing a surge in cases after lifting its "zero-COVID" policies.