Covid-19 lowered life expectancy by 1.6 years worldwide: study
COVID-19 caused the average life expectancy of people worldwide to fall by 1.6 years during the first two years of the pandemic...
To stay fighting fit in the ring, Singapore gyms need new workout regimes
RITUAL Gym’s closure of its four branches in Singapore last week sent shockwaves through the fitness community.
Australia’s Qantas fined for firing worker who raised Covid-19 safety concerns
AUSTRALIA’S Qantas Airways has been fined A$250,000 (S$218,421) for illegally sacking an employee who told staff not to clean aircraft arriving from...
Gyms in Singapore hiit by a knockout punch
FROM big-box gyms to high intensity interval training (HIIT) boutique studios, Singapore’s fitness landscape has seen a significant shake-up of late.
‘We’ve been fighting for our lives every day’: Ritual Gym founder, following abrupt closure of Singapore branches
THE founder of home-grown boutique gym Ritual, which abruptly shut on Thursday (Feb 29), has spoken to The Business Times about his...
RTO? WFH? Why post-Covid work norms are so confusing
AS THE Covid pandemic fades into the past, many things have returned to normal. The world of work has not. Companies, employees...
Pfizer posts surprise quarterly profit on resilient Covid products demand
PFIZER reported a surprise quarterly profit on Tuesday (Jan 30), helped by its cost-cutting measures and as the US government returned fewer...
WHO chief warns pandemic accord hangs in the balance
THE head of the World Health Organization (WHO) voiced fears on Monday (Jan 22) that countries will fail to strike a pandemic...
Global tourism to reach pre-pandemic levels in 2024: UN
INTERNATIONAL tourism levels will be slightly higher than its pre-pandemic levels in 2024 boosted by an expected resurgence in Asia, the UN’s...
UK-wide study reveals harm done by people not getting Covid-19 jabs
MORE than 7,000 people were hospitalised or died from Covid-19 in the UK during the summer of 2022 because they had not...