Pandemic

GARDNERVILLE, Nev. — Even amid the star-spangled dresses, American flag-clad cowboy hats and “Let’s Go Brandon” baseball caps, Greg Cesarz stood out.  Cesarz wore a custom-made “DeSantis 47” baseball jersey with “Yale,” which is Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' alma mater, stitched across the front. Cesarz says he’s a diehard DeSantis…

Educators should also look after children's mental well-being rather just focusing on their grades as learning returns to normal after the pandemic, a University of Hong Kong scholar said on Saturday. Paul Yip made the call after the university's Hong Kong Jockey Club Centre for Suicide Research and Prevention surveyed…

This past week in Geneva, an intergovernmental negotiation body (INB) met to discuss the latest draft of the Pandemic Accord, a plan for prevention, preparedness and response to any upcoming pandemic under the leadership of the World Health Organization. How trauma-informed workplaces can support your team’s mental health After covid-19,…

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VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Pope Francis’ message for unity and peace can now be heard from space, after a satellite containing a nanobook of his teachings was launched into the Earth’s orbit on Saturday (June 10), “to create new ways to show and promote ‘the seed of hope’,” according to…

Aveanna Healthcare Holding Inc. announced the resignation Thursday of Chief Financial Officer David Afshar, effective July 7.   The Atlanta-based home healthcare provider has struggled financially over the past several quarters due to increased labor costs and headwinds from the COVID-19 pandemic. Afshar also served as principal accounting officer and…

Key PointsInstant Brands, the company behind cookware, including Pyrex and Instant Pots, has filed for bankruptcy protection.The company attributed its bankruptcy to rising interest rates, tighter credit conditions, and a drop in consumer demand. Sales for kitchenware and cooking devices surged during the COVID-19 pandemic, but have dropped in the…

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India is very well-positioned to take advantage of the global supply chain resilience and multi-sourcing shift, said APM Terminals CEO Keith Svendsen. In an interview to ET, he said inventories had begun to normalise with the easing of the pandemic and restocking should begin by the end of the year.…