unprecedented wave of coronavirus infections. Mosques, restaurants and shopping malls were shuttered in virus

and China and Australia tightened anti-virus controls that threaten to weigh on an economic recovery

high power demand and more freight being moved, Fu Linghui, the bureau’s statistics chief, said at

-2 virus that causes COVID-19 is still rampant and infecting tens of thousands of people each day....

of COVID-19 restrictions on Friday, will see more curbs eased next week when Victoria state reaches

imports barely changed in April as tighter and wider COVID-19 curbs halted factory production and

From the outset, the GOP has been fighting vaccine mandates at the federal, state and local level, through both legislation and court challenges.... It also wouldn't ultimately succeed in barring money for the key Biden health initiative.... That's why some Senate Republicans have voiced skepticism about the wisdom of that strategy, especially since several of the government mandates have already been halted amid court challenges....

And that may involve strengthening or expanding the restrictions," he said. Anyone who has already arrived in Australia and who has been in any of those countries within the past 14 days must immediately isolate and be tested.... The Australian government will also suspend all flights from the nine southern African countries for two weeks. Twenty travellers from South Africa are in quarantine in the Northern Territory's Howard Springs facility, 19 of whom have returned negative coronavirus test

The curbs were earlier set to end on Aug 31. Earlier this month, the government cut its economic

NEW YORK: Oil prices fell over 2% to a three-week low on Monday, extending last week's steep losses on the back of a firmer U.S. dollar and concerns that new coronavirus-related restrictions in Asia, especially China, could slow a global recovery in fuel demand.A United Nations panel's dire warning on climate change added to the gloomy mood after fires in Greece razed homes and forests and parts of Europe suffered deadly floods last month. Brent futures fell US$ 1.66, or 2.4%, to settle at$ 69.0