Pandemic

By: The Associated Press Posted: 6:02 AM CDT Monday, Oct. 17, 2022 Print Email Save to Read Later BERLIN (AP) — King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia of Spain have started a state visit to Germany that was delayed for a year because of the coronavirus pandemic and will see…

The pandemic created perfect growth conditions for a variety of companies. Some simply added a lot of customers that would have eventually found their product anyway. That's what happened with the Disney+ streaming service for example. People being stuck at home led to meteoric growth, but Walt Disney probably would…

NEW YORK — Workers at an Apple store in Oklahoma City voted to unionize, marking the second unionized Apple store in the U.S. in a matter of months, according to the federal labor board. The vote on Friday signaled another win for the labor movement, which has been gaining momentum…

State school pupils are twice as likely to feel behind on learning than private school peers, according to a landmark survey into the impact of the Covid pandemic on education. Headteachers said the research was “deeply worrying” and showed how students were still being affected by the disruption they had…

If the Covid-19 pandemic has taught us anything, it’s that we simply cannot prepare for every eventuality in business and that some events..... If the Covid-19 pandemic has taught us anything, it’s that we simply cannot prepare for every eventuality in business and that some events will be interrupting, stressful…

A 58-year-old Ontario man is facing charges under a new law against intimidating a health-care worker. Ottawa police say there is a warrant out for the arrest of Louis Mertzelos in relation to threatening phone calls made to a health-care worker. Ottawa family physician Dr. Nili Kaplan-Myrth says she was…

STOCKHOLM (AP) — Swedish home furnishings giant IKEA said Thursday that despite “unprecedented challenges" caused by the war in Ukraine, supply chain disruptions, increased inflation and lingering fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic, 2022 had been an “exceptional year.” The world’s biggest furniture brand reported retail sales of 39.5 billion euros…

President Joe Biden warned Tuesday that Saudi Arabia would face "consequences" after OPEC+ last week announced the biggest cut in oil production since the start of the pandemic. Senior Democrats on Capitol Hill have condemned the decision by Saudi Arabia, the de facto leader of the oil-producing alliance, to reduce…

Rhodes University vice-chancellor Sizwe Mabizela says the Covid-19 pandemic taught us that we need to learn to navigate uncertainty and change By Mfundo Mkhize - 11 October 2022 - 17:45 Rhodes University vice-chancellor Sizwe Mabizela says students need to be equipped to navigate uncertain times. Image: Sandile Ndlovu Covid-19's hard…

LOS ANGELES - The American French Film Festival opened Monday in Hollywood, marked by concerns over the sharp drop in theatre attendance in France and the United States since the pandemic. "There's no hiding the fact: cinema is experiencing a real upheaval," director Jean-Jacques Annaud told AFP at the 26th edition…