Pandemic

Pope Francis on Thursday hailed "tireless" work of medics in India during the second wave of coronavirus pandemic that has stretched the country's healthcare machinery beyond capacity. Pope urged the medics to stay strong in his message for India. In a message to the Catholic Bishops' Conference in India, the…

Robin Harper, an administrative assistant at a preschool in Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts, grew up showering every day. “It’s what you did,” she said. But when the coronavirus pandemic forced her indoors and away from the general public, she started showering once a week. The new practice felt environmentally virtuous, practical…

The following is an excerpt from Astra Taylor’s new book, Remake the World. “It’s as natural as breathing” is a cliché because, when all is going well, nothing else is more effortless than inhaling and exhaling, something we do approximately twenty thousand times a day. Typically, most of us don’t…

Andy Duggan, a veteran music agent formerly with Primary Talent, has joined WME as an agent in the music department, WME announced Wednesday. Duggan will be based in London and will use his A&R and manager relationship skills in his new role. He brings with him talent including Kano, Neneh…

"I'm excited to get back out," says Maverick Nashville president Clarence Spalding (Brooks & Dunn, Jason Aldean), who noted the experience still felt a bit odd. "It was nice to go sit in a restaurant and see people and not feel concerned for your health. But I think it's going…

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Hyundai's global sales doubled in April compared to a year ago, though that was mainly because they plunged during the same month last year as the coronavirus pandemic struck. Hyundai said Monday that sales surged 106 percent on-year in April to 345,777 cars -- 70,219 cars here and 275,558 cars…

LIMA - Peru's presidential election race is tightening a month ahead of a run-off vote in June, with socialist Pedro Castillo still ahead, while pollsters say the key battles are in poor, rural regions and in convincing a large group of undecided voters. Frontrunner Castillo, a schoolteacher largely unknown to…

May 3, 2021 5:01 PM Purpose-built, fully equipped facility on Victoria Island is Nigeria’s first one-stop centre for cancer diagnosis & treatment; Facilities utilise cutting edge technology include an imaging centre with CT, mammogram, ultrasound, X-Ray machines, a laboratory and blood bank, two modular operating theatres, an eight-bed chemotherapy suite,…

FHB thanks public for co-operation in compulsory testing ********************************************************      A spokesman for the Food and Health Bureau (FHB) thanked the general public for their co-operation in undergoing compulsory testing for fighting the virus together today (May 2).      Specimens were collected for over 113 000 persons (including more than 52 000…