Pandemic

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

Nov. 26 (UPI) -- Women are doing more unpaid work during the COVID-19 pandemic and have a greater danger of slipping into poverty, a report released Thursday from the United Nations shows. The report, "Whose Time to Care?" from U.N. Women, surveyed data in 38 countries and found that both…

HONOLULU (AP) — Line-Noue Memea Kruse lives on Oahu’s famed North Shore, where marveling at sea turtles, epic waves and sunsets that paint the sky orange and purple are a must for many tourists in Hawaii.After the islands required a two-week quarantine for travelers amid the coronavirus pandemic, Kruse rejoiced…

Show notes Hosts Guests In our two interviews on this week’s podcast, we’re looking at a couple unique ways musicians are approaching their careers, whether that’s financing or touring during a pandemic. First up, Mike catches up with singer-songwriter Michael Bernard Fitzgerald (3:00) to find out how he managed to…

This story was originally published by HuffPost and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. As nations went into lockdown to contain the spread of COVID-19, factories halted and cars sat idle, clearing the skies above polluted cities and sending climate-changing emissions to historic lows. But the…