Tag Archives: Pandemic

India Already Seeing Green Shoots Of Economic Recovery Says PM 

On one hand India is fighting a strong battle against the global pandemic and the government is equally focused on the health of the economy, noted Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his inaugural address at India Global Week 2020. During the last six years, India has made great gains in areas such as Total financial inclusion, Record housing and infra construc […]

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The Coronavirus May Forever Change Grocery Shopping 

Will the coronavirus pandemic lead to long-term changes in how we shop for food? To better understand the challenges facing grocery stores, WSJ’s Alexander Hotz spoke with an industry insider, a store owner and a Walmart executive.

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Six months, six countries, six families — and one unrelenting, unforgiving epidemic 

In far-flung corners of the Earth, six families, like millions of others, struggled to ride out the seemingly implacable wave of the coronavirus pandemic.

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Trump wants tax breaks to lure baseball fans back, but incentive could misfire with attendance still barred 

The president is pushing tax incentives for sports leagues that have not been able to reopen because of the pandemic.

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U.S. hits 3,000,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases as Trump applauds response 

The United States hit a grim milestone as officials confirmed the nation has had over three million coronavirus cases since the pandemic began as cases continue to surge in states across the country. Trump, meanwhile, still says his government’s response

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Blue Jays get to work at Toronto summer camp with safety measures in place 

With pandemic safety measures in place, the Toronto Blue Jays are getting to work on their home field. The post Health, conditioning of Carey Price crucial for Canadiens playoff success appeared first on Sportsnet.ca.

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Data Raises Questions About Who Benefited From PPP Loans 

The government’s paycheck protection program was intended to help small businesses during the pandemic keep workers on staff. But a lot of the recipients weren’t exactly small businesses.

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Source: Ryder Cup to be postponed until 2021 

The Ryder Cup will be delayed until 2021, with the Presidents Cup moving to 2022, as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, a source said.

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An external lens won’t completely fix your webcam woes, but it has its benefits 

Recently, some of the most popular webcams have been difficult to buy at major online retailers as people bought them to help stay in contact while social distancing or working from home during the pandemic. For example, as of this writing, Logitech’s popular C920 HD Pro webcam is sold out on Logitech’s US online store, and its listed price on Amazon US is c […]

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Several GOP Senators Plan To Skip The Republican National Convention 

As pandemic cases spiral upwards in Florida and elsewhere, there are new calls to scale down the August event.

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Puerto Rico, Still Reeling From Old Disasters, Is Slammed by Covid-19 

The island has had to weather a hurricane, a political crisis and earthquakes, but those crises did not lead to the widespread unemployment caused by the response to the coronavirus pandemic.

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Germany’s Angela Merkel in Brussels for talks on EU coronavirus recovery 

Merkel’s trip to Brussels is her first abroad since the pandemic caused lockdowns across the continent. Her talks with the presidents of the three main EU institutions will be dominated by the coronavirus stimulus deal.

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Economists warn of UK jobs crisis ahead of crucial budget 

U.K. Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak will deliver a fresh set of policy initiatives on Wednesday as Britain looks to spark an economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic.

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Light of My Life film review: Casey Affleck pictures a world without women in post-pandemic drama 

Every parent must be terrified of sending their child out into the world unaccompanied, particularly if they are female. These fears are starkly considered in Light of My Life, a post-apocalyptic drama written, directed by and starring Casey Affleck.Set in the wake of a pandemic that has wiped out the world’s entire female population, Affleck plays the unnam […]

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Weekday Races Give NASCAR Partners Valuable Social Media Data 

As NASCAR experiments with weekday races following a multiple-month hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic, data now shows the sport’s partners saw a decrease in value compared to weekend events.

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