Pandemic

LONDON — The annual Notting Hill Carnival has returned to the streets of London for the first time since 2019, with more than 1 million people expected to take in the music, spectacular parades, dancing and food offerings at Europe’s largest street party on Sunday and Monday. The carnival, which…

Photo: Daisy Daisy (Shutterstock) At this point in the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, at-home rapid antigen tests are one of the key tools at our disposal when it comes to stopping the spread of the virus. And though it’s been less than a year since these tests were scarce and expensive,…

Published Aug 27, 2022 01:31PM EDT Video conferencing software provider Zoom (NASDAQ: ZM) is grappling with a severe slowdown in growth. The pandemic forced businesses to go remote, and Zoom's easy-to-use software became the default choice to connect employees. This led to incredible revenue growth and massive profits, but the…

Photo: Lucky Business (Shutterstock) It took a global pandemic for us to fully acknowledge how utterly exhausting socializing can be—even if it’s with people you genuinely like. Of course, this is something introverts have always known, but now, after most people stopped spending time with friends for at least some…

Don’t Worry Darling is finally on its way to theaters, but its journey to the big screen has been rife with drama. In addition to dealing with numerous complications due to the pandemic, the Olivia Wilde-directed feature, starring Florence Pugh and Harry Styles, has had its fair share of challenges…

During the pandemic, many of us became more isolated than before. Community, which the authors define as a group of individuals who share a mutual concern for one another’s welfare, has proven challenging to cultivate, especially for those working virtually. To learn more, they conducted a survey with the Conference…

One of Regina’s oldest theatres is about to have its last Toonie Tuesday. On Thursday, it was announced the Rainbow Cinemas movie theatre in the Golden Mile mall will be closing this fall. In a statement from Magic Lantern Theatres, they said with the theatre’s lease coming to an end…

MoviePass is coming back, whether theater chains want it to or not. The movie ticket subscription service, which flamed out in 2019 and declared bankruptcy just two months before the pandemic, is opening up membership signups to a new version of the service set to launch on Sept. 5. One…

Flagship carrier says it expects capacity to reach 75-80 percent of pre-pandemic levels for the 2023 financial year. Published On 25 Aug 202225 Aug 2022 Air New Zealand has posted its third straight annual loss after months of lockdowns and border closures earlier in the year pummelled travel. But New…

One of the lightweight division’s up-and-coming contenders and certified brawler, Oscar Duarte (23-1-1, 18 KOs) of Parral, Mexico has re-signed a multi-year, multi-fight deal with Golden Boy. Advertisements “I am very happy and feel super enthusiastic about staying with Golden Boy,” said Oscar Duarte. “We faced very difficult times during…