Health

The global push for paid menstrual leave

Many women have painful periods, but only a handful of countries, most of them in Asia, allow them to take time off work to recover.

Health

Ambulance workers walk out in strike-hit UK

Striking ambulance workers in England and Wales manned picket lines on Wednesday, escalating a pay dispute between the government and a host of public-sector staff.

Health

Paid menstrual leave: a rare right

Many women have painful periods, but only a handful of countries, most of them in Asia, allow them to take time off work to recover.

Vaccination

WTO agrees to lift Covid vaccine patents, but is it 'too late'?

The World Trade Organization agreed Friday to temporarily lift patents on COVID-19 vaccines after two years of bruising negotiations, but experts expressed scepticism that the deal will have a major impact on global vaccination ...

Vaccination

WTO seeks shot in the arm with COVID jab IP idea

The WTO's search for a role in fighting the pandemic sharpened up on Monday as ministers seek a compromise to lift intellectual property rights on COVID-19 vaccines.

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