Pandemic

Since the relaxing of Covid-19 restrictions, numerous pasar malams have popped up islandwide, giving us some sense of normalcy after two years of the pandemic.  If you've yet to visit one and are feeling a little FOMO (fear of missing out), fret not as there are a slew of new pasar…

The Covid-19 pandemic changed how we live life and do business. Before the pandemic, we were shoulder to shoulder and face to face. There were no masks, and social distancing wasn’t a thing. Then, the pandemic hit, and everything changed. We were once a hustling and bustling culture that did…

KAMPALA, Uganda—In Cameroon, thousands of truckers spend weeks stranded at highways and border crossings due to lack of diesel. In Kenya, drivers are lining up overnight to fill their tanks. In Nigeria, airlines have threatened to ground all domestic flights as they scramble for expensive jet fuel. Across Africa, surging…

Meet Apollo, the god of music Hades is one of my favorite games of all time. It was my go-to game at the start of the pandemic, and after all was said and done I think I put close to 400 hours into that bad boy. I have played and replayed Hades…

A jeepney driver gets gas up at a gasoline station along Sta. Cruz Avenue in Manila, on 7 June 2022. Oil firms announced another round of fuel price hikes, as Caltex, Flying V, Petron, Pilipinas Shell and Seaoil, said that they will hike prices per liter of gasoline by P2.70,…

Company cites pandemic and lower marketing costs for improvement but dubs them as "extraordinary circumstances" Ubisoft has announced that it successfully reduced its carbon footprint between 2020 and 2021, but with the caveat that the achievement may not be long-lasting. In a blog post, the Assassin's Creed maker shared that…

Nursing homes across the U.S. are facing closure risks amid staff shortages and higher operating costs as the country emerges from the pandemic, according to a survey by the American Health Care Association released Monday. Why it matters: Nearly 60% of nursing homes in the U.S. are operating at a…

Aidin Valley, age 12, talks with a LaSalle police officer during the department's 25th annual bike rodeo on Saturday, June 4, 2022. Photo by Kathleen Saylors /Windsor Star LaSalle police held the community’s first bike rodeo since the start of the pandemic Saturday, helping kids make sure they’re safe on…

“These new challenges during the pandemic make this telethon all that more urgent. The need is greater.” Born weighing around one pound, Olivia Eberts has faced a number of challenges during her life. The Eberts family, who also have a son, Jacob, age 6, were among six CHEO families taking…

Sega producer Yosuke Okunari has confirmed that the reason the company didn't pursue creating a mini Dreamcast or Saturn because "both developing and manufacturing new chipsets during the pandemic is a difficult and expensive process". In an interview with Famitsu, Okunari said - as paraphrased by Gosokkyu (thanks, NintendoLife) -…