Pandemic

Envelope Facebook Share If you’re shopping for a rental right about now, you might be surprised by how much has changed. Rental prices —which plummeted during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly in cities—have shot up nearly 20% over the past year nationwide. Meanwhile, with all housing in…

Read: Centre studying if boosters can be given to all over 18 Over 32 lakh COVID-19 vaccine jabs given to children aged 12 to 14 years so far, cumulative vaccine doses administered in India surpasses 181.52 crore: Union Health Ministry The COVID-19 tally in Madhya Pradesh reached 10,40,901 on Monday…

Laura Flight started her university program in 2017. She writes nothing prepared her for the anxiety of finishing her degree separated from her professors and fellow students. Laura Flight started her program at Grenfell Campus of Memorial University in 2017. (Lindsay Bird/CBC)This is a First Person column by Laura Flight,…

Nearly half the job gains were accounted for by just three departments and agencies on the frontlines of the war against the novel coronavirus. Publishing date: Mar 19, 2022  •  1 hour ago  •  3 minute read  •  5 Comments Ordinarily, a crisis prompts large organization such as the federal government…

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…