Pandemic

In 2019, Anne Helen Petersen wrote a now-viral Buzzfeed article about how millennials had become the burnout generation, arguing that this digitally native group (those born between 1981 and 1996) were “trained, tailored and primed for the workplace,” suffering from the plight of a never-ending to-do list, burned out by…

Scott Atlas has resigned as special adviser to Donald Trump, a White House official said on Monday, after a controversial four months during which he attacked science-based public health measures and clashed repeatedly with other members of the coronavirus taskforce.“I am writing to resign from my position as Special Advisor…

(Left to right) Chairman of charity committee William Doo Guilherme Jnr, RTHK head of English programme services Hugh Chiverton, lady captain Trinette Cheng and captain Clarence Leung, at the Hong Kong Golf Club in October. Photo: Jonathan Wong The club’s annual Cup of Kindness event was in support of the…

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The UK's medicine manufacturing industry is being given a £20m boost to help the response to future pandemics, the prime minister has announced. NHS leaders and charities had been urging ministers to bring more drug manufacturing to the UK because of problems that arose during the COVID-19 pandemic. During the first…

THE FIRST WAVE of Covid-19 acted as a catalyst for change in the delivery of services to people who are homeless, and who use drugs, in Dublin. Ana Liffey Drug Project works with people who use drugs; to reduce the harms drug use causes them, their families and the community.…

Home / Travel / Europe’s ski resorts have mountain to climb to save season amid pandemic Europe’s ski resorts are desperately trying to salvage the new season amid the pandemic, but travel restrictions, the need for social distancing and disagreement among governments about whether to open at all mean they…

The coronavirus pandemic caused retailers to shift their approach to the holiday shopping season, opening the promotional window for Black Friday deals much earlier than years past. And some in the retail industry believe the adaptions may become standard practice going forward."We're seeing a fundamental change in the promotional calendar,"…

Mission to innoculate every human on this planet cannot be complete without India, the world's second-most populous nation. But this is not the only reason why India is important. More than 100 million doses of Sputnik V vaccine will be made in India. Russia's direct investment fund made the announcement…

With so many struggling amid the coronavirus pandemic, some of the hardest hit job sectors include the service industry, academia and health care, especially audiologists and opticians.Nov. 26, 2020Read More