Long COVID in the United States

Now that COVID-19 infection rates and deaths are at relatively low levels in the US, attention is turning to the significant proportion of the population
Japan to relax border controls for passengers from China from Wednesday

Japan will from Wednesday ease its COVID restrictions on travellers from China, dropping a requirement that everyone take a test for the virus upon arrival,
Plastic consumption on course to nearly double by 2050 – research

Plastic use in G20 countries is on course to nearly double by the middle of the century unless a comprehensive and legally binding global treaty
Can the Phillips curve explain recent wage growth?

In recent months, wage growth has showed signs of slowing despite an extraordinarily tight labour market, which has presented a puzzle for standard models of
Radical climate policies

The transition to net zero will require policies that promote switching to carbon-free technologies on a large scale. Furthermore, the transition will often involve complementarities
The impact of the 2023 earthquakes on Türkiye’s economy: First estimates

In February 2023, a series of violent earthquakes struck southern and central Türkiye and northern and western Syria. This column provides early estimates of the
Intel cuts dividend to lowest since 2007 to save cash

Intel Corp on Wednesday cut its dividend payout to its lowest in 16 years and decided to scale back big investments to save cash amid slowing
Airlines cancel over 1,000 U.S. flights as winter storm grips states

Airlines canceled more than 1,000 flights in the United States on Wednesday as a strong winter storm makes its way through the western and central
Microsoft inks Nvidia game deal to assuage regulators over Activision merger

Microsoft Corp has struck a 10-year deal to bring “Call of Duty” and other Activision games to Nvidia Corp’s gaming platform if the Xbox maker is allowed to
India averse to discussing new Russia sanctions at G20

India does not want G20 nations to discuss additional sanctions on Russia for its invasion of Ukraine, government sources said on Wednesday, as it hosts

