Chinese cities have begun to impose fresh lockdowns and travel restrictions after the number of new daily COVID-19 cases tripled during a week-long holiday, ahead of a major Communist Party meeting in Beijing next week.

Eurofound said surveys had found mental health issues continued even beyond the end of the COVID lockdown period.

The UK’s educational system has long been festered with inequalities, as a result of which children from poorer backgrounds do worse throughout their lifetime compared to those born in richer households, a new study shows.

North Korea has bluntly spurned Seoul's offer of economic support in exchange for denuclearization, calling South Korea’s President Yoon Suk-yeol "simple" and "childish".

US first lady Jill Biden tested positive for COVID-19 and is experiencing mild symptoms, the White House said on Tuesday, adding that President Joe Biden has continued to test negative after recently recovering from the virus.

Russia says there is a possible link between the emergence of COVID-19 and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) program on bat control.

The Covid-19 Omicron variant BA.5 is surging in South Korea, with new daily cases doubling to 40,000 per day this week.