Pandemic

Research for the Monitor shows that central London saw a net decline of 540 licensed premises in the three years between March 2020 and March 2023 — 15.6% of the city’s pre-Covid total and equivalent to one closure every two days. The heavy toll reflected London’s dependence on commuters and…

Chief Executive John Lee on Tuesday said his administration is fully committed in their work to make up for lost time due to the Covid-19 pandemic and the social unrest in 2019. Speaking to reporters before a weekly Executive Council meeting, Lee said he has had a "heavy workload" in…

This was was the 10th anniversary of the Sudbury Graphic-Con, an event which first began in 2013 but was put aside for a couple of years because of the restrictions of the COVID-19 pandemic Hundreds of residents from Sudbury and other parts of the North escaped to the coolness of…

Muslim pilgrims streamed into the holy city of Mecca on Friday ahead of the start of Hajj. Over two million people from 160 countries are expected to gather in the historic city, according to Saudi authorities. This hajj will be the biggest since the requirement for women to be accompanied…

South African President, Cyril Ramaphosa, addressed world leaders at the Summit for a New Global Financial Pact in Paris, expressing his concerns about the treatment of African countries during the COVID-19 pandemic and highlighting failed financial promises. Ramaphosa criticized Western nations for what he perceived as vaccine hoarding, stating that…

San Diego Comic-Con has been struggling ever since the COVID-19 pandemic forced just about everything to shut down in 2020. Since then, it seems like one thing after another is making it tough for these live events to go on. Many of the big studios we're used to seeing in…

"I will not give them one cent!" 45-year-old teacher Jacque Abron said about resuming her student loan repayments when the COVID-19 pandemic-era pause comes to an end. "The illegal lending scam is over and I'm fighting until we see bankruptcy rights restored." The mother of three is far from alone…

North Korea has reopened the border between remote Musan in North Hamgyong Province and China's Nanping after sealing it at the start of the coronavirus pandemic. The reopening sparks fears that some 2,000 North Korean defectors who have been detained in China might be repatriated through the border. Freight trains…

Updated June 23, 2023 at 2:38 PM Published June 23, 2023 at 12:20 PM ATHENS - American visitor Caroline Kutek had just completed a tour of the Acropolis, Greece’s most-visited archaeological site. As beautiful as the 2,500-year-old monument was, the huge crowds were just as memorable, she grumbled. “The wait…

The rising use of tech and the costs that come with it, along with client demand and competition for talent are expected to be major forces of change for the post-pandemic legal industry, according to a recent legal industry survey. And, digging deeper, factors impacting the industry also include fee…