As winter approached, Dan van der Ster worried his annual utility bill would skyrocket since his family of five was homebound with the pandemic. It hardly budged. While the electric portion shot up in 2020, ...
Covid-19 has accelerated automation in factories, especially in manufacturing powerhouse China. Foreign companies have long dominated the market for industrial robots and automation tools there—but there are signs that dominance is fraying around the edges. ...
The Norwegian drug agency on Monday warned medical authorities in the country not to administer the Covid-19 vaccine to terminally-ill patients because a small number of elderly people had died shortly after receiving the shot ...
BEIJING—China’s economy expanded by 2.3% in 2020, roaring back from a historic contraction in the early months of the year to become the only major world economy to grow in what was a pandemic-ravaged year. ...
After a week of unsuccessful attempts to book an appointment for a Covid-19 vaccine, Katie Solovey’s parents turned to her for help. The 34-year-old’s parents spend their winters in Siesta Key, Fla., part of Sarasota ...