[ad_1] Singapore CNN Business — Many Asian countries introduced tougher Covid-19 restrictions than in other continents, a reality that has caused concerns about elevated levels of stress, anxiety and isolation. Now, a number of young entrepreneurs are leveraging technology to provide greater access to mental healthcare there. In July, Singapore-based …
Read More »FDA, CDC sign off on Novavax Covid-19 vaccine as a first booster shot
[ad_1] CNN — Novavax’s Covid-19 vaccine is now available in the United States for use as a first booster dose for people 18 and older. The US Food and Drug Administration authorized the booster shot Wednesday for adults who are at least six months past a primary Covid-19 vaccine series, …
Read More »‘Walled-in’ China under Xi Jinping poses long-term global challenges
[ad_1] Editor’s Note: A version of this story appeared in CNN’s Meanwhile in China newsletter, a three-times-a-week update exploring what you need to know about the country’s rise and how it impacts the world. Sign up here. Beijing CNN — During China’s ‘National Day’ holiday in early October, several expatriate …
Read More »China’s economy is ‘in deep trouble’ as Xi heads to Communist Party congress
[ad_1] Hong Kong CNN Business — When Xi Jinping came to power a decade ago, China had just overtaken Japan to become the world’s second largest economy. It has grown at a phenomenal pace since then. With an average annual growth rate of 6.7% since 2012, China has seen one …
Read More »Ringo Starr cancels all North American tour dates following positive Covid test
[ad_1] CNN — Ringo Starr has canceled the remainder of his North American tour after testing positive for Covid-19 again. The former Beatles drummer tweeted Thursday that he was “surprised” by his positive test result. On October 3, the musician postponed several tour dates across Canada and the US after …
Read More »China zero-Covid: Anger at the policy is rising, but Beijing refuses to change course
[ad_1] CNN — A young woman stands on her balcony, crying out in desperation after her building was ordered into lockdown. Fighting back tears, she shouts abuse at the hazmat-suited workers below in a video that has recently gone viral on social media platform Weibo and which appears to encapsulate …
Read More »Regina Spektor postpones tour due to ‘bad case’ of Covid-19
[ad_1] CNN — Regina Spektor has put her national tour on hold after coming down with a “bad case” of Covid-19, the singer announced on Instagram. The Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter, 42, wrote that she caught the virus “after being so careful and miraculously avoiding it for over 2.5 years,” and went …
Read More »Ryan Seacrest has Covid-19 and doesn’t know how he avoided it this long
[ad_1] CNN — Ryan Seacrest is seeking movie and TV show recommendations to watch while recovering from Covid-19. The hardworking TV and radio host shared on Tuesday on his verified Instagram account that he had contracted the virus. “I don’t know how I avoided it for so long, but unfortunately …
Read More »A single mom’s 4 kids had to fend for themselves when tragedy struck. How a chance encounter years ago saved their future
[ad_1] CNN — On a dark autumn evening almost four years ago, Janie Yoshida was driving her daughter home from high school play rehearsal when she noticed a teenager walking by himself next to a busy road. Tre Burrows, it turned out, was also in the play at Somerset Academy …
Read More »90% of US adults say mental health is a crisis in the United States, CNN/KFF poll finds
[ad_1] CNN — An overwhelming majority of people in the United States think the country is experiencing a mental health crisis, according to a new survey from CNN in partnership with the Kaiser Family Foundation. Nine out of 10 adults said they believed that there’s a mental health crisis in …
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