Tag Archives: Pandemic

Champions League-Europa League return: Man City, Chelsea, Man Utd, Rangers & Wolves in action 

After a five-month delay because of the coronavirus pandemic, the Champions League and Europa League resume this week with lots of British interest.

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Sony’s profit up as people staying home play video games 

Japanese electronics and entertainment company Sony Corp. said Tuesday that its April-June profit jumped 53% as its video game and other online businesses thrived with people staying home due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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Australia: Melbourne to enforce new pandemic measures 

Residents of the eastern Australian city are now under strict lockdown due to a surge in coronavirus cases. Hundreds of thousands of people will not be able to work for several weeks.

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Georgia teenager loses both parents to COVID-19 within a week 

A Georgia teenager who lost both his parents to COVID-19 within a week is urging people to take precautions during the pandemic.

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Alabama Budget On Stronger Footing Than Other States During COVID-19 

During the coronavirus pandemic, states have struggled with staggering revenue losses and budget shortfalls. Here’s what is happening in Alabama.

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California Has Lost A Greater Share Of Revenue Than Most States Due To COVID-19 

During the coronavirus pandemic, states have struggled with staggering revenue losses and budget shortfalls. Here’s what is happening in California.

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Logistics and delivery companies see profits soar as coronavirus boosts e-commerce, demand for medical goods 

Logistics and delivery companies have been boosted by a surge in demand for medical goods and online shopping amid the coronavirus crisis, with some recording triple digit surges in profit.But they will have to readapt in the post-pandemic era, as many of the businesses they rely on shrink or close down altogether in what promises to be a prolonged global re […]

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Why do some people get very sick, while others show no symptoms? Dr. Sanjay Gupta breaks down one of the biggest questions about the virus. 

We’re now more than seven months into the coronavirus pandemic that has upended the lives of most of Earth’s inhabitants. And while it is true that the scientific community has learned many things about the SARS-CoV-2 virus and the disease it causes, Covid-19, there are also many gaps in our understanding.

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Coronavirus study: Young Germans hit hardest in pocket 

Germany’s under-30s have been particularly hard-hit financially by the coronavirus pandemic, according to a new study. The research also found that women were suffering mentally more as a result of the pandemic than men.

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Nothing for granted: How a grittier Tampa Bay is readying for war 

A global pandemic. A totally new playoff format. The weirdest NHL season ever. What better year for Victor Hedman and the Lightning to finally hoist the Cup? After all, they’ve had everything else thrown at them. The post 31 Thoughts podcast: Ben Cooper on gold in 2010, coaching and more appeared first on Sportsnet.ca.

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‘Coronavirus has stolen our future’: young people’s despair as jobs evaporate 

New graduates and school leavers across the UK have paid the price of lockdown, says surveyCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageYoung people across Britain believe their future has been “stolen” as a result of the coronavirus outbreak, with more than half fearing it has damaged their prospects.Amid growing evidence that the pandemic is […]

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Column One: How scientists revived an old-school treatment for a 21st century pandemic 

Scientists searching for a medicine to treat patients with COVID-19 are looking for it in the blood of people who have already survived the disease.

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I went to a private shopping session at J.Crew and trying on clothes inside an actual dressing room is the closest I’ve felt to normal during the pandemic 

Bethany Biron/Business Insider J.Crew recently began offering 30-minute private shopping sessions at its stores during off-hours amid the pandemic to assist shoppers looking for extra styling help and allow them to use the normally closed fitting rooms.  Though private shopping sessions are not something I usually do, I tried one out for the sake of journali […]

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The $600 unemployment benefit has officially expired. Here’s where negotiations stand on the next relief bill 

The federal enhanced unemployment benefit that out-of-work Americans have relied on amid the coronavirus pandemic has now officially expired — and Democrats and Republicans are still far apart in negotiations over a new stimulus package that could bring relief with no deal in sight.

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Dutch KLM group to cut 4,500-5,000 jobs due to COVID-19 pandemic 

KLM said it does not expect demand to fully recover before 2023 or 2024 and said further staff reductions are possible “given the high level of uncertainty.”

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