Pandemic

HYDERABAD: A dulterated toddy is a silent pandemic killing many across Telangana, say police, warning that over 95% of toddy sold in the state is laced with dangerous sedatives such as alprazolam (Xanax), diazepam (Valium), and chlordiazepoxide (Librium). While Hyderabad, Cyberabad and Rachakonda barely have any toddy trees, they are…

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The pandemic homebuilding surge wasn't enough to narrow the housing deficit, according to a new Zillow analysis...Read More

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 122, Issue 28, July 2025. SignificanceDuring the COVID-19 pandemic, several studies suggested that the spread of infection might induce herd immunity more easily than previously thought due to population heterogeneity. However, these studies relied on differential equation-based ...Read More

Apple TV+ releases 'The Morning Show' season 4 teaser After a two-year wait, The Morning Show is set to open with much drama in the upcoming season four, as its new trailer has shown. In the teaser, the morning news crew is facing real-world issues, such as the pandemic and…

Summer movies are off to an explosive start. July's new releases include a pandemic excavation from one of Hollywood's hottest horror directors, a sequel to a beloved Adam Sandler golf comedy, a documentary about a famous children's puppet and two sick romances — one involving a classic millennial situationship-gone-wrong and…

Funding focus is a new series analysing cash flow into the European tech ecosystem. After debuting with a look at the biggest rounds so far this year, we now turn to the largest deals in the Netherlands for H1. Startups in the Netherlands raised just $503mn (€429mn) in the first…

An antiparasitic drug became widely known during the covid-19 pandemic, though its uses have nothing to do with the virus HJBC/Shutterstock Source: Shutterstock Before 2020, most people had probably never heard of the anti-parasitic drug ivermectin. But interest in this once obscure medication skyrocketed during the covid-19 pandemic amid unfounded…

Chef Eric Hanson is seen at the new restaurant Bar Trove in Downtown Edmonton on Tuesday, June 17, 2025. Photo by Greg Southam /Postmedia Article content Eric Hanson had just signed a contract to work at Summerhill Winery when another opportunity came a-knocking. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY…

The inventory of homes for sale rose 28.9% year over year, marking the 20th consecutive month of inventory growth and the second consecutive month with over 1 million active listings. June 2025 inventory hit a new post-pandemic high, but remains 12.9% below pre-pandemic levels. The total number of unsold homes…