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Social media videos show worker protests at world's biggest Apple iPhone factory over pay disputes amid virus lockdown 11/23/2022 12:25am • BEIJING (AP) — Social media videos show worker protests at world's biggest Apple iPhone factory over pay disputes amid virus lockdown. Asian shares gain after earnings-fueled rally on Wall Street 11/22/2022 11:29pm • BANGKOK (AP) — Asian shares advanced on Wednesday after solid earnings pushed retailers higher on Wall Street ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday in the U.S. Benchmarks rose in Hong Kong, Seoul and Sydney but fell in Shanghai. Markets were closed in Japan for a holiday. New Zealand's share benchma What to know about the shortage of amoxicillin, parents’ favorite pink medicine 11/22/2022 08:16pm • Sometimes referred to as a parent’s favorite pink medicine, amoxicillin is in short supply, according to a Children’s National Hospital pediatrician who wants to reassure people that alternatives are available. Amoxicillin, known for its pink brand, is a common antibiotic used to treat strep US renews push for COVID boosters as data show they protect 11/22/2022 02:36pm • Americans who got the updated COVID-19 booster shots are better protected against symptomatic infection than those who haven’t — at least for now, U.S. health officials said Tuesday. Updated boosters rolled out by Pfizer and rival Moderna in September have been a hard sell for vaccine-weary Amer Gathering again? Tips for a safe and healthy Thanksgiving 11/22/2022 11:25am • For families who settled for smaller gatherings and remote blessings during the height of the pandemic, this Thanksgiving looks like the return of the big bash. More folks are getting together this year, with the American Automobile Association predicting holiday travel will be nearly back to prepa China anti-virus curbs spur fears of global economic impact 11/22/2022 09:26am • BEIJING (AP) — More than 253,000 coronavirus cases have been found in China in the past three weeks and the daily average is rising, the government said Tuesday, adding to pressure on officials who are trying to reduce economic damage by easing controls that confine millions of people to their hom Asian stocks mixed after Wall St slide, China virus fears 11/21/2022 11:12pm • BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets were mixed Tuesday after Wall Street sank and Chinese anti-virus controls fueled concern about an economic slowdown. Shanghai and Hong Kong declined while Tokyo advanced. Oil prices gained. Wall Street's benchmark S&P 500 index declined for another day after China's Guangzhou locks down millions in 'zero-COVID' fight 11/21/2022 08:18pm • TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — The southern Chinese metropolis of Guangzhou locked down its largest district Monday as it tries to tamp down a major COVID-19 outbreak, suspending public transit and requiring residents to present a negative test if they want to leave their homes. The outbreak is testing Ch Hong Kong leader Lee isolating with COVID-19 after APEC trip 11/21/2022 05:29am • HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong leader John Lee tested positive for the coronavirus after meeting with other regional leaders at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in Thailand, the city's government said Monday. Lee tested negative throughout his four-day stay in Bangkok but his test upon h China announces 1st COVID-19 death in almost 6 months 11/20/2022 04:02am • BEIJING (AP) — China on Sunday announced its first new death from COVID-19 in nearly half a year as strict new measures are imposed in Beijing and across the country to ward against new outbreaks. The death of the 87-year-old Beijing man was the first reported by the National Health Commission si Today in History: November 20, Elizabeth marries Philip 11/20/2022 12:00am • Today in History Today is Sunday, Nov. 20, the 324th day of 2022. There are 41 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Nov. 20, 1947, Britain’s future queen, Princess Elizabeth, married Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, at Westminster Abbey. On this date: In 1789, New Jersey Bird flu detected in southeast Alaska black bear cub 11/18/2022 07:48pm • JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A black bear cub in southeast Alaska was euthanized after it became ill with avian influenza, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game said. It is believed that the cub, which was located in Bartlett Cove in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve west of Juneau, is the second b 'Viral jambalaya': Early flu adding to woes for US hospitals 11/18/2022 03:26pm • As Americans head into the holiday season, a rapidly intensifying flu season is straining hospitals already overburdened with patients sick from other respiratory infections. More than half the states have high or very high levels of flu, unusually high for this early in the season, the governmen Pfizer booster spurs immune response to new omicron subtypes 11/18/2022 10:30am • Pfizer said Friday that its updated COVID-19 booster may offer some protection against newly emerging omicron mutants even though it's not an exact match. Americans have been reluctant to get the updated boosters rolled out by Pfizer and rival Moderna, doses tweaked to target the BA.5 omicron str Asian stocks mixed after Wall St falls on rate hike worries 11/17/2022 11:14pm • BEIJING (AP) — Asian stocks were mixed Friday after Wall Street declined following indications the Federal Reserve might raise interest rates higher than expected to cool inflation. Shanghai declined while Tokyo and Hong Kong advanced. Oil prices gained. Wall Street's benchmark S&P 500 index l