Bill Gates said Friday that the risks of severe disease from Covid-19 have “dramatically reduced” but another pandemic is all but certain. Speaking to CNBC’s Hadley Gamble at Germany’s annual Munich Security Conference, Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, said that a potential new pandemic would likely stem from a different pathogen
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Mexican avocados are seen for sale at a market in Mexico City on February 15, 2022. Pedro Pardo | AFP | Getty Images The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Friday that imports of Mexican avocados could resume after a brief pause. A week ago, one of the USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service inspectors
[The stream is scheduled to start at 11:30 a.m. ET. Please refresh the page if you do not see a player above at that time.] Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, joins CNBC’s Hadley Gamble on a panel at Germany’s annual Munich Security Conference to discuss what action needs to be
Patients lie in hospital beds waiting for medical treatment at a temporary shelter outside the Caritas Medical Center in Hong Kong, China, on February 16, 2022. Leung Man Hei | NurPhoto | Getty Images Hong Kong needs to protect its health-care system, which is under tremendous stress right now due to a spike in coronavirus
A COVID-19 testing location is shown set up on the sidewalk in downtown Los Angeles, California, November, 16, 2021. Mike Blake | Reuters California on Thursday laid out a plan that manage Covid as a permanent aspect of life, anticipating future surges and new variants that may require public health measures such as facemasks depending
In this article AIR-FR A model of one of Airbus’ ZEROe concept aircraft displayed in Hamburg, Germany, on 18 January 2022. Marcus Brandt/dpa | picture alliance | Getty Images Aviation could face substantial challenges if it’s unable to decarbonize in a timely manner, according to the CEO of Airbus, who added that hydrogen planes represent
In this article ABNB More people are booking longer-term rental stays because of flexible working arrangements as a result of the pandemic, says Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky. “The pandemic has untethered millions of people from the need to be in office five days a week,” Chesky told CNBC’s “Squawk Box Asia” on Wednesday. “As people
In this article LOCO CMG Avocados are seen in a grocery market in New York, United States on February 14, 2022. Tayfun Coskun | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images Avocados will likely be in short supply and more expensive in the coming weeks if the U.S. suspension of Mexican avocado imports persists. On Saturday, the
They are brazen, aggressive and seemingly acting without a care in the world. Shoplifters are hurting big retailers and chain stores, even reportedly forcing some locations in New York City and San Francisco to close up. But unlike many big retailers that can absorb the loss, some small business owners say the crime wave is
In this article QSR-CA A pedestrian walks past a Tim Hortons restaurant. Ben Nelms | Bloomberg | Getty Images Tim Hortons is slated to open its first location in Houston this summer, signaling the Canadian coffee chain’s strategy to move further south for its next phase of U.S. expansion. The Restaurant Brands International chain has
Michelle Melton, who is 35 weeks pregnant, receives the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at Skippack Pharmacy in Schwenksville, Pennsylvania, February 11, 2021. Hannah Beier | Reuters Mothers who get vaccinated against Covid-19 while pregnant likely protect their babies from hospitalization due to the virus when they are born, according to the Centers
In this article WMT Walmart is trying to reduce its reliance on single-use plastic bags. It has a pilot program through its subscription grocery service, InHome. Nicholas Pizzolato When Walmart rolled out a new grocery delivery service, it tested a bold premise: Customers letting a stranger walk into their homes to deliver milk, eggs and
Gold medalist USA’s Nathan Chen celebrates at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games on February 10. Sebastien Bozon | AFP | Getty Images The 2022 Winter Olympics is well underway in Beijing, and more than 200 medals have already been awarded to athletes from around the world. Finishing on the podium is a matter of
A dried cracked lake bed at Lake Oroville during a drought in Oroville, California, U.S., on Monday, Oct. 11, 2021. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images The megadrought gripping the American West has generated the driest two decades in the region in at least 1,200 years, and human-caused climate change has fueled the
The Polaris Dawn mission crew, from left: Medical officer Anna Menon, pilot Scott Poteet, commander Jared Isaacman, and mission specialist Sarah Gillis. Polaris Program / John Kraus Jared Isaacman, the billionaire founder of payments company Shift4 who flew on the first private SpaceX flight to orbit last year, purchased as many as three more flights
In this article GM Chevrolet rebooted and updated the introduction sequence of the HBO show “The Sopranos” for a surprise Super Bowl ad for its new electric Silverado pickup truck. Chevrolet Chevrolet rebooted and updated the introduction sequence of the HBO show “The Sopranos” for a surprise Super Bowl ad for its new electric Silverado
Oil well pump jacks operated by Chevron Corp. in San Ardo, California, U.S., on Tuesday, April 27, 2021. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Oil prices jumped in afternoon trading Friday amid escalating tensions between Ukraine and Russia, with the U.K. advising British nationals to leave Ukraine immediately. A Downing Street spokesperson also
Deborah Gladney, 34, and Angela Muhwezi-Hall, 32, are part of a small but growing club of million-dollar Black female founders. The sisters are the creators behind QuickHire, a hiring platform that connects workers to service and skilled-trade jobs. In November, QuickHire raised $1.41 million in an oversubscribed round of funding, making Gladney and Muhwezi-Hall the
A vaccinator draws a Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pediatric vaccine in Lansdale, Pennsylvania, U.S., December 5, 2021. Hannah Beier | Reuters Parents of children under 5 will have to wait until at least April to get their kids vaccinated against Covid-19, after the Food and Drug Administration and Pfizer this week abruptly delayed plans to
In this article PTON John Foley, co-founder and chief executive officer of Peloton Interactive Inc., stands for a photograph during the company’s initial public offering (IPO) in front of the Nasdaq MarketSite in New York, U.S., on Thursday, Sept. 26, 2019. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Roughly two months after Peloton’s IPO, founder