Pandemic

TORONTO (AP) — Radio broadcast crews around the NHL and NBA are essentially back to normal after a couple years of pandemic-related challenges — with exceptions on the travel front and almost all in Canadian markets. Radio broadcast crews for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Calgary Flames, and Vancouver Canucks are…

The pandemic and ‘ The Little Prince’   IT’S THE SMALL THINGS ALEX M. EDUQUE Just recently, I re-read one of, if not my favorite book: the timeless classic, The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. What is most fascinating about this allegory I find is that every single time I…

TORONTO — Just like the teams they follow, radio broadcast crews around the NHL and NBA are essentially back to normal after a couple years of pandemic-related challenges. TORONTO — Just like the teams they follow, radio broadcast crews around the NHL and NBA are essentially back to normal after…

In Guangdong province, there were a total of 289 symptomatic cases and 2,358 asymptomatic cases.  Guangzhou has reported 2,583 new cases of COVID-19, 225 of which were symptomatic and 2,358 of which are asymptomatic.  Cases in the provincial capital have increased by 28 from the day previous, but yesterday's numbers…

Researchers have urged people to wear masks this holiday season after finding that multiple Covid infection increases the risk of health issues - Copyright AFP Bertrand GUAY Daniel Lawler People who have had Covid more than once are two or three times more likely to have a range of serious…

Positive gains for PH labor market NIGHT OWL Anna Mae Lamentillo Even before President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. won the presidency, he has been emphasizing the need to create more jobs and livelihood opportunities in order to bounce back from the pandemic. His administration aimed for the full reopening of the…

He cautioned that the downturn in orders in the industrial gloves business would not be as drawn out as the heavy rebalancing required in the single-use medical gloves segment where there had been a huge peak and then a substantial readjustment where prices dropped markedly because of the flood of…

iStock/Khanchit Khirisutchalual Doing good for the planet is not inversely proportional to doing good business. Today it can actually mean better profit, stronger customer loyalty, and longer company sustainability. First, offices are finding paper less necessary than they used to. Recent surveys show a drop in paper consumption since the…

ASEAN Summit in Cambodia: Harbinger of regional growth and stability After two years of online meetings due to the coronavirus pandemic, Cambodia welcomes the presence in Phnom Penh of 10 heads of state and their top-level dialogue partners at the ASEAN Summit on Nov. 10-13. This follows the celebration last…

Guangdong province has reported 2,808 new cases of COVID-19, 2,637 of which were in Guangzhou.  Today, November 9, 2022, marks the third day in a row that the provincial capital has broken its own record for the highest number of new infections in one day. At 3 am this morning,…