Pandemic

This past week in Geneva, an intergovernmental negotiation body (INB) met to discuss the latest draft of the Pandemic Accord, a plan for prevention, preparedness and response to any upcoming pandemic under the leadership of the World Health Organization. How trauma-informed workplaces can support your team’s mental health After covid-19,…

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VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Pope Francis’ message for unity and peace can now be heard from space, after a satellite containing a nanobook of his teachings was launched into the Earth’s orbit on Saturday (June 10), “to create new ways to show and promote ‘the seed of hope’,” according to…

Aveanna Healthcare Holding Inc. announced the resignation Thursday of Chief Financial Officer David Afshar, effective July 7.   The Atlanta-based home healthcare provider has struggled financially over the past several quarters due to increased labor costs and headwinds from the COVID-19 pandemic. Afshar also served as principal accounting officer and…

Key PointsInstant Brands, the company behind cookware, including Pyrex and Instant Pots, has filed for bankruptcy protection.The company attributed its bankruptcy to rising interest rates, tighter credit conditions, and a drop in consumer demand. Sales for kitchenware and cooking devices surged during the COVID-19 pandemic, but have dropped in the…

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India is very well-positioned to take advantage of the global supply chain resilience and multi-sourcing shift, said APM Terminals CEO Keith Svendsen. In an interview to ET, he said inventories had begun to normalise with the easing of the pandemic and restocking should begin by the end of the year.…

The Department of Education says the three-year, pandemic-induced pause on student loan repayments will end in October. Borrowers got a break on repayment during the early days of the COVID-19 crisis under President Donald Trump, and the Biden administration renewed the moratorium. But a spending deal struck by Mr. Biden…

Just as it did for nearly every facet of the global economy, the pandemic plunged Canada's new car market into upheaval, throwing supply and demand completely out of whack. Factory shutdowns due to COVID-19 made for widespread shortages of parts, filtering down to a historic lack of finished vehicles for sale…