Coronavirus

23% of people with Covid will suffer lasting sympt..

About 23 per cent of people infected with Covid will become "long haulers", finds a study that identifies predictors of who is likely to develop the sometimes-d..

Australian unemployment falls but working hours re..

Australia's unemployment rate has fallen to its lowest level in almost 50 years. According to labour force data published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (A..

Explained: How Covid-19 infection damages brain

While SARS-CoV-2, the virus causing Covid-19, does not directly affect the brain, the immune response triggered by the infection damages the brain's blood vessels, le..

Oil gains on tight supply as U.S. driving season l..

LONDON - Oil prices rose slightly on Monday, supported by U.S. fuel demand, tight supply and a lack of progress towards a European ban on Russian oil, as Shan..

Oil steady as economic worries offset possible Chi..

Oil prices were little changed on Friday as worries about weaker economic growth offset expectations that crude demand could rebound in China as Shanghai lifts some coron..

Toyota cuts production due to Covid lockdown in Sh..

Toyota says it will suspend operations at more production lines at its factories in Japan this month due to the coronavirus lockdown in Shanghai, media reports said. T..

Oil prices fall, weighed down by dollar, China loc..

LONDON -Oil prices slipped on Monday alongside equities and weighed down by a strong dollar and demand concerns on the back of continued coronavirus lockdowns in Ch..

Indian equities running a marathon; Sensex doubled..

India's equity market has not looked back ever since the sharp correction witnessed in the initial 21 days of stringent nationwide lockdown imposed in late March 2020..

Urban unemployment rate fell to 9.8% in July-Septe..

The National Statistical Office (NSO) in its a periodic labour force survey has showed that unemployment rate for persons of age 15 years and above in urban areas dipped ..

Oil prices shrug off Omicron slump, soar to 2-mont..

LONDON - Oil prices hit two-month highs on Wednesday on tight supply and easing concerns about the potential hit to demand from the Omicron coronavirus varian..

Oil prices steady as supply concerns offset Omicro..

LONDON - Oil prices were little changed on Monday as concerns over oil supply from Kazakhstan and Libya were offset by demand fears stoked by the rapid global rise in Omi..

India cuts growth estimates for 2021/22 amid surgi..

NEW DELHI - India cut its forecast for economic growth in the year to the end of March to 9.2% on Friday from an earlier outlook of more than 10%, as disruptions due to t..