Pandemic

The time it will take for the gender gap to close grew by 36 years in the space of just 12 months, according to the World Economic Forum’s 2021 Global Gender Gap Report. The report estimates that it will take an average of 135.6 years for women and men to…

Erin O’Toole believes he’s the first opposition leader in Canadian history to actually want the ruling government to succeed. Erin O’Toole believes he’s the first opposition leader in Canadian history to actually want the ruling government to succeed. "Yes, I’m frustrated," he told a Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce fireside chat…

3D print of a spike protein of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19--in front of a 3D print of a SARS-CoV-2 virus particle. The spike protein (foreground) enables the virus to enter and infect human cells. On the virus model, the virus surface (blue) is covered with spike proteins (red)…

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With a third wave beginning, there are new challenges with variants expected to hit younger people harder and hospitals already more crowded than during either the first or second waves. Author of the article: Elizabeth Payne Marilyse Dufresne-Cater, seen here on March 3, 2021, is a respiratory therapist at the…

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Results are expected today in the pandemic-delayed Newfoundland and Labrador election — more than 10 weeks after the vote was called. ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Results are expected today in the pandemic-delayed Newfoundland and Labrador election — more than 10 weeks after the vote was called.…

As we slowly return some sense of normality to the fashion world, what better way to usher in a new era of luxurious dressing and live music than with a Ralph Lauren show with Janelle Monáe? On Thursday night Ralph Lauren showed his first show since before the pandemic began.…

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Tokyo TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s record $1 trillion budget for the upcoming fiscal year was approved by parliament on Friday, raising speculation of still more spending in response to the coronavirus pandemic. The 106.6 trillion yen ($975.83 billion) budget for the…

It’s been over a year since Michael Bates, a massage therapist, has worked with a client. One year ago, he was recovering from pancreatic cancer, and his doctors told him he was cleared to go back to work. Then, the pandemic hit, and the same week he thought he’d begin…

Targeting the SARS-CoV-2 main proteaseVaccines are an important tool in the fight against COVID-19, but developing antiviral drugs is also a high priority, especially with the rise of variants that may partially evade vaccines. The viral protein main protease is required for cleaving precursor polyproteins into functional viral proteins. This…