BA.5 is a sister variant of the Omicron strain that has been dominant worldwide since the end of 2021, and has already caused spikes in cas...

That means even if you were infected in 2020 with Delta or even Omicron BA.1 last winter, you can still get BA.5. Your previous immunity do...

While a number of countries opened their skies after the scare over the Omicron-led Covid wave eased, those like Hong Kong, South Korea, Vi...

A day after meeting with the national cabinet of state and federal leaders, Morrison told reporters on Saturday morning they had discussed ...

Australia has been pursuing a staggered border reopening since late last year allowing skilled migrants, international students and backpac...

Chinese medical experts believed last year that higher vaccination rates would eventually allow China to relax tough rules on movement and ...

The death, a man in his 80s with underlying health conditions, marked a grim milestone for the country which has had to pause some parts of...

The safe-haven dollar languished near an almost one-week low against its major peers on Thursday as investors adopted a more optimistic sta...

Oil prices rose again on Wednesday as the dollar slipped, with risk appetite returning as some governments resist imposing lockdowns to cur...

The S&P/ASX 200 index rose 0.35% to close at 7,379.3 points, rebounding from a 0.4% drop on Friday.

The dollar was supported against safe-haven currencies such as the Japanese yen on Tuesday, hanging on to an overnight jump made with U.S. ...

Much remains unknown about the new variant, including whether it is more contagious, as some health authorities suspect, or if it makes peo...

Stocks fell on Friday after Chinese ride-hailing giant Didi said it would delist in New York, renewing concern about U.S.-China tensions an...

Many countries are introducing bans, though they go against the advice of the WHO, which has warned against any overreaction before the var...

The risk-sensitive Australian dollar rose 0.37 per cent to $0.7139, recovering after a 1 per cent tumble on Friday that saw it dip to $0.71...

The UK on Saturday tightened its rules on mask-wearing and on testing of international arrivals after finding two cases.

With so much uncertainty about the omicron variant and scientists unlikely to flesh out their findings for a few weeks, countries around th...