Pandemic

The epidemiologist who has served as one of the key voices on Ontario’s Science Advisory Table throughout most of the COVID-19 pandemic is resigning from the post in order to take a research job overseas. Dr. Peter Jüni, who is the scientific director of the group of volunteer epidemiologists and…

(RNS) — Jehovah’s Witnesses will begin to meet in person starting April 1, two years after closing their worship buildings due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Door-to-door preaching, however, will not yet resume. Kingdom Halls — where congregants would typically meet twice a week — will, as of April 1, reopen…

How Mali outmuscled the party Premier Premier Steven Marshall has been outfoxed since early in the campaign by his photogenic Labor rival Peter Malinauskas, writes Paul Starick. There is more to this story But it’s a member-only story. Subscribe today to unlock it and more… How Mali outmuscled the party…

Getty Images P&O Ferries is facing widespread criticism and the prospect of legal action after it sacked 800 seafaring staff yesterday via a video call.   The company, which Labour MP Karl Turner told LBC received £10m from the government in furlough payments during the coronavirus pandemic, is replacing the sacked…

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WEBWIRE – Thursday, March 17, 2022 Revenue from online sales reached €7.5 billion, accounting for 25.5% of total sales, reinforcing the company as a global leader in ecommerce.Inditex’s executive chairman Pablo Isla said “after two years of the pandemic, this set of results demonstrates the incredible ability to adapt to…

The Toyota logo is seen at its booth during a media day for the Auto Shanghai show in Shanghai, China, April 19, 2021. REUTERS/Aly Song Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comTOKYO, March 17 (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp (7203.T) is cutting its global production target in April to…

The landslide victory of Kenney’s rival Brian Jean in Tuesday’s Fort McMurray-Lac La Biche byelection won’t help Kenney’s chances of winning his own UCP leadership review on April 9 in Red Deer Publishing date: Mar 16, 2022  •  3 hours ago  •  4 minute read  •  111 Comments Jason Kenney shakes…

Jerome Powell, chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve, speaks during a House Financial Committee hearing in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2021. Al Drago | Bloomberg | Getty Images The Federal Reserve is expected to raise interest rates by a quarter point Wednesday, a major step in reversing the…

A newly chilled-out White talks about his pandemic-era rebirth, making mysterious furniture, and feeling hopeful about rock’s future The musical Willy Wonka has mellowed out — 2022 Jack White giggles; 2022 Jack White hasn’t had sugar in two years; 2022 Jack White was transformed by the past two years. “There’s been a…