Pandemic
Congo bans gatherings in Kinshasa and three provinces over Ebola outbreak
The ban comes ahead of a planned protest in Kinshasa on July 8 against constitutional reform, with opposition figures calling it "politically motivated."
Israel rules out Ebola cases after suspected patients test negative
US DNI releases documents alleging COVID-19 origin cover-up effort
Ebola risk remains low, health ministry says, as second DRC returnee showing symptoms hospitalized
Who were the first people to catch COVID-19? - report
The report also claims that WIV researchers were developing COVID-like diseases in November 2019.
Japanese get trained in 'Hollywood' smiles as masks slowly come off
"Culturally, a smile signifies that I'm not holding a gun and I'm not a threat to you," said smile instructor Keiko Kawano.
A post-COVID world means changes for the Israeli work day - survey
A recent Israel Democracy Institute study finds that 61% of working people in Israel are satisfied with their work-life balance
Is COVID over? A requiem for the coronavirus pandemic
For many people, the arbitrary nature of the pandemic, with tough rules one day about things like masks, and then rules discarded the next, has left an imprint.
Post-COVID pandemic traveling fear and what to do about it
Most people gradually overcame their worries about venturing out to the world again, but some are still so traumatized by COVID.
Israel marks 12,500th COVID death as WHO says no more global emergency
A total of 12,500 people in Israel had died from the COVID-19 pandemic since the first victim died on March 21, 2020.
COVID is no longer global health emergency - WHO
Lifting it is a sign of the progress the world has made in these areas, but COVID-19 is here to stay, the WHO has said, even if it no longer represents an emergency.
WHO experts to weigh whether world ready to end COVID emergency
Since giving its initial high alert for COVID in January 2020, a panel of experts have continued to examine the prominence of the crisis.
Three years after pandemic, key questions grow
US-China tensions in the background as Congress and media push for answers
Taiwan to allow more China flights in show of goodwill
Taiwan is set to resume allowing flights to China after they had previously been frozen during the COVID-19 pandemic. Resuming direct flights is said to be an expression of goodwill.
