Asian stock markets are mixed after Wall Street slipped and China tightened travel controls in some areas in response to coronavirus infections
A northwestern Chinese province heavily dependent on tourism has closed all tourist sites after finding new COVID-19 cases
China's capital Beijing has begun offering booster shots against COVID-19, four months before the city and surrounding regions are to host the Winter Olympics
The World Health Organization says there has been a 7% rise in new coronavirus cases across Europe last week
Many scientists are pressing the British government to re-impose social restrictions and speed up booster vaccinations as coronavirus infection rates that are Europe’s highest rise still further
Almost overnight, Japan has become a stunning, and somewhat mysterious, coronavirus success story
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has dissolved the lower house of parliament for Japan’s first elections of the pandemic
Britain's economic recovery has lost momentum during the summer despite the widespread lifting of coronavirus restrictions as supply chain issues took their toll
