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The future of film: can cinema survive Covid-19?
Film fans flocked online during lockdown. As restrictions ease, what’s happening to revive cinema-going and restart shoots? Our critic heads to the cinema to find outIt’s Saturday lunchtime and I am watching Sonic the Hedgehog in a cinema. It’s fair to say that it wouldn’t have been my first choice of film to break my four-month cinema fast (titles also show […]
The pandemic is ushering in a work-from-home revolution. It’s about time
Rob Carr/Getty Images COVID-19 has forced a lot of us into using technology to work from home. Research has found that employees are happier and more productive with the flexibility of working from home. If remote work becomes more popular, it could have beneficial consequences, like helping to spur employment. Chelsea Follett is a policy analyst at the Cato […]
What Daniel Norris’ Positive COVID-19 Test May Mean For The Detroit Tigers
The Detroit Tigers’ starting rotation suffered a setback yesterday after placing Daniel Norris on the 10-day Injured List following a positive COVID-19 test.
Coronavirus: German vaccine study draws thousands of volunteers
Researchers say they are surprised at the number of people who have offered to take part, as they usually struggle to find enough guinea pigs. The study will test the success of a COVID-19 vaccine developed by CureVac.
Africa: African Airlines Take Off With Clipped Wings
[DW] The COVID-19 pandemic brought everyday air traffic to a halt. But African airlines are preparing to take to the skies once more. Many airlines are facing a difficult path ahead to stay competitive.
IT companies may see more layoffs as sector struggles amid COVID-19: Report
With projects scarce, employees without active project assignments would be the first out the door, analysts say.
These 4 economic signals suggest the COVID-19 recovery is losing steam as cases spike
High-frequency economic data shows that in the last few weeks, the initially swift V-shaped recovery may be slowing down. Last week, the June jobs report showed that the US economy added a record 4.8 million jobs, the second month of gains in the recovery from the pandemic recession. But the report showed only the first few weeks of June and thus didn […]
Coronavirus World Map: Tracking The Spread Of The Outbreak
A map of confirmed COVID-19 cases and deaths around the world. The respiratory disease has spread rapidly across six continents and has killed thousands of people.
Bamboo to play key role in India’s post-COVID-19 economy: Jitendra Singh
Soon after the Modi government took over in 2014, the prime minister had stated that every effort would be made to bring the northeastern region on par with the more developed regions of the country, he said.
WTA Finals in doubt as China cancels 2020 international events
General Administration of Sports cites ‘science and order’ in bid to reduce Covid-19 cases.
Stocks fight for gains as coronavirus treatment shows promise
A study found Gilead Science’s drug remdesivir reduced the risk of death for COVID-19 patients by 62 percent.
BCG DOES protect against Covid-19, study confirms
US academics conducting a large-scale review of several various studies found a clear link between the vaccine and a lower death rate.
WHO experts arrive in China as investigation into the origins of Covid-19 begins
An animal health expert and an epidemiologist will work in Beijing for two days to establish the groundwork for a future investigation into the origins of Covid-19.
Africa: How to Prevent Future Pandemics – Stop Spread of Viruses From Animals
[UNEP] Ebola, SARS, Zika, HIV/AIDS, West Nile fever and now COVID-19. These are some of the highest-profile diseases to emerge in the last several decades. And while they emerged in different parts of the world, they have one thing in common. They are what scientists call “zoonotic diseases,” infections that jump between animals and humans, some of […]
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