Category: Case

WHO: Global COVID Cases up 11 Percent Last Week, Omicron Risk High

BERLIN—The World Health Organization says the number of COVID-19 cases recorded worldwide increased by 11 percent last week compared with the previous week, with the biggest increase in the Americas. The gain followed a gradual increase since October. The U.N. health agency said in its weekly epidemiological report released late Tuesday that there were nearly…


Amazon Accused of Massively Underreporting COVID Cases Contracted at Work

By Amanda Breen At least 20,000 Amazon employees tested postive for COVID-19 last year—and the online retail giant claimed only 27 of those cases were contracted while employees were on the job. In October 2020, Amazon released a report to employees stating that the 19,816 postive tests were among the 1.4 million frontline U.S. employees…


US COVID-19 Deaths in 2021 Surpass Last Year’s: Data

The number of reported COVID-19 deaths in the United States in 2021 surpassed the total in 2020, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Johns Hopkins University. As of this weekend, the number of total reported COVID-19 deaths hit 770,816 since the pandemic stated according to Johns Hopkins. In…


Ryanair to Appeal After Court Backs EU Order to Repay Austrian Airport Aid

DUBLIN/LUXEMBOURG—Ryanair Holdings Plc on Wednesday said it would appeal a ruling by Europe’s second-highest court rejecting its challenge against an EU order to repay millions of euros in illegal aid given by an Austrian airport. The Luxembourg-based General Court also dismissed a challenge by TUIfly on the same issue. The European Commission in its 2016…


Chinese Prosecutors Drop Case Against Former Alibaba Employee Accused of Sexual Assault

SHANGHAI—Chinese prosecutors have dropped a case against a former Alibaba Group Holding Ltd employee accused of sexually assaulting a female colleague, saying they had determined he had committed forcible indecency but not a crime. The employee, identified by his surname Wang, was detained by police last month after a female Alibaba employee posted an 11-page…


Ivory Coast Detects First Ebola Case in 25 Years

ABIDJAN—Ivory Coast has declared a first case of the Ebola hemorrhagic virus in 25 years, the health minister and the World Health Organization (WHO) said separately on Saturday. Health Minister Pierre Dimba said on national television that it was an isolated case of an 18-year-old girl who travelled from neighboring Guinea. The World Health Organization…


Supreme Court Declines to Hear Appeal From Florist Who Refused Service Over Same-Sex Wedding

The Supreme Court on Friday declined to hear an appeal over a florist’s refusal to offer service for a wedding of a same-sex couple, allowing a state court’s ruling that the shop engaged in unlawful discrimination. The court ruled 6-3 in declining to take it up. At least four justices need to vote in favor…


Husband of Missing Woman Suzanne Morphew Arrested on First-Degree Murder Charge

The husband of a Colorado woman Suzanne Morphew, who went missing last year, was arrested, officials said on Wednesday. Barry Morphew was arrested on charges of first-degree murder after deliberation, tampering with physical evidence, and an attempt to influence a public servant, reported The Denver Channel, citing court documents in the case. “This case remains very…