Pandemic

The Covid-19 pandemic has had a huge impact on mental health. With worries about whether their business would survive the restrictions and regulations, small business owners and entrepreneurs have had their share of mental anguish during the last 18 months. Despite the many challenges the pandemic has created for small…

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This comes as a blow to the makers since the film is yet to release in countries where the theatres are shut owing to the pandemic. Edited By Mugdha Kapoor Safaya Updated: Jul 10, 2021, 09:04 AM IST One of the most anticipated films since 2020, Marvel's 'Black Widow' starring…

KAKINADA: Tension prevailed in Rowthulapudi of East Godavari district on Friday as senior Telugu Desam leaders, including former ministers, tried to hold a meeting in the village for highlighting illegal mining at Bommidikiladdu and other villages in Nathavaram mandal of Visakhapatnam district. Police prevented the TDP leaders from organising the…

Credit: CC0 Public Domain Food insecurity is a major problem in the U.S., and it worsened during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) provides some relief, but millions of Americans still lack adequate access to healthy food. A new study from the University of Illinois proposes a…

Louisiana teen is also a basketball prodigy who shot TV commercial with Stephen Curry MAX BECHERER / THE TIMES-PICAYUNE After a one-year pandemic hiatus, the Scripps Spelling Bee has returned and crowned its first Black American winner in history, 14-year-old Zaila Avant-garde. Spelling isn’t her only talent though, Avant-garde is…

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Canada’s second-largest insurer announced its flexible return-to-work plans on Wednesday. Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail Sun Life Financial Inc. says it will not require its 12,000 Canadian employees to return to the office as pandemic restrictions ease, instead allowing them flexibility to decide their own work arrangements. Canada’s second-largest insurer…

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney, left, bumps elbows with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau during their meeting in Calgary on July 7, 2021. Mr. Trudeau dismissed Mr. Kenney's argument that Alberta is not getting a fair deal in equalization payments. MIKE STURK/Reuters Prime Minister Justin Trudeau literally rubbed elbows with Alberta’s Premier…

Sport The AFC Cup trophy. (File photo: AFC) 07 Jul 2021 12:27PM (Updated: 07 Jul 2021 12:49PM) SINGAPORE: The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) on Wednesday (Jul 7) announced that the centralised ASEAN Zone matches of the 2021 AFC Cup have been cancelled due to the "challenges" amid the COVID-19 pandemic in finding…