CDC: Delta Variant Infections in Vaccinated People May Be as Transmissible as in Unvaccinated

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says the delta variant of the coronavirus is as contagious as chickenpox and that infections in vaccinated people may be as transmissible…

72 employers in Melaka charged under Employees’ Social Security Act 1969

Seventy-two employers in Melaka have been charged with violating various provisions of the Employees’ Social Security Act 1969 (Act 4) since January till yesterday.Melaka Social Security Organisation (Socso) director, Abd Razak Omar said the offences c…

Johor announces RM4.15 mln additional allocation to help those affected by COVID-19

— Johor has announced an additional allocation of RM4.15 million to help those affected by the COVID-19 pandemic in the state.Its Menteri Besar Datuk Hasni Mohammad said the state government yesterday agreed to provide the allocation to 56 assemblymen…

Fossil Found in Canadian Mountains May Be Earliest Evidence of Animal Life

A scientist says fossils she collected from an ancient seabed in the mountains of northwestern Canada may be the earliest evidence of animal life on Earth ever discovered. In a study published Wednesday in the science journal Nature, Laurentian Univers…

US Federal Workers Again Are Masking Up

WHITE HOUSE – Federal workers in Washington and some other cities Wednesday began wearing masks again at work amid a spread of the delta variant of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19. Government employees are expected to be told Thursday that they wi…

Australian Police Warn of Mass Arrests if Anti-Lockdown Protesters Return to Sydney

SYDNEY – Police in Australia have warned that more anti-lockdown protests won’t be tolerated after thousands of people defied COVID-19 public health orders in Sydney Saturday. Health officials fear the illegal demonstration could become a super-spreade…

World Bank: Coup and Coronavirus Shrink Myanmar’s Economy by 18%

BANGKOK – Myanmar’s economy is forecast to shrink by 18% as it grapples with the coronavirus and the political turmoil unleashed by a coup, the World Bank said Monday. The contracting economy threatens millions with poverty, joblessness and hunger. A d…