Pandemic

C anada Goose built its brand on extremes. It outfits movie stars, Arctic scientists, and intrepid mountaineers in fur-trimmed, goose- and duck-down parkas that are engineered for temperatures as low as minus thirty degrees and retail for up to $2,145. The company is also careful to project a socially conscious…

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A 65-year-old bak kut teh stall owner in Bishan had died in January this year of overwork, his wife revealed, with his last wishes for her to carry on the business. Ang Yong Seh, owner of Xin Ming Road Bak Kut Teh, had worked tirelessly to repay a $100,000 debt…

Nova Scotia For the first time since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of Nova Scotians dying from influenza exceeds that of COVID-19. 'This is what we'd expect as we return to more of a normal respiratory virus season,' says Dr. Robert Strang Richard Woodbury · CBC News…

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Four years after Walmart (WMT) launched drone delivery during pandemic lockdowns, it is scaling up at 100 stores in five states—Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina and Texas—in a partnership with drone company Wing (GOOGL), an Alphabet subsidiary, and San Francisco startup Zipline. Suggested Reading Its drones fly within a six-mile…

The Trump administration’s cancellation of $766 million in contracts to develop mRNA vaccines against potential pandemic flu viruses is the latest blow to national defense, former health security officials said. They warned that the U.S. could be at the mercy of other countries in the next pandemic. “The administration’s actions…

The Nigerian experience is physical, emotional, and sometimes international. No one knows it better than our features on #TheAbroadLife , a series where we detail and explore Nigerian experiences while living abroad.  Mide has always wondered what kind of future awaits her as a foreign language student in Nigeria, so…

When Mark Pope got to Kentucky, the Wildcats hadn't been out of the first weekend of the NCAA Tournament since the pandemic, but that changed as Pope's first team made a Sweet 16 run. During the drought this program went through without tournament runs, the off-season's felt a little bit…

Viruses that originated in bats have overwhelmed humans in past pandemics, and more could be on the way if mutations end up allowing them to spread. An understudied group of coronaviruses known as merbecoviruses contains one viral type of particular concern: HKU5.  A new study published in Nature Communications found…