Covid-19

Covid-19 pandemic results in 285,000 more U.S. deaths than in a typical year, CDC finds

By THE WASHINGTON POSTOct. 20, 2020 at 2:00 The covid-19 pandemic has left about 285,000 more people dead in the United States than would be expected in a typical year,Read More

Open letter to Canada’s Prime Minister @JustinTrudeau @Gouv_NB

By MARTHA LEAH NANGALAMA Dear PM Justin Trudeau and Premier Blaine Higgs, I write to you with full respect. I thank you for keeping Canada safe. Today is my grandson’s Read More

Stocks Fall, Dow Plunges 400 Points, As Coronavirus Cases Surge And Hope For Last-Minute Stimulus Dims

By FORBES Oct 19, 2020,04:20pm EDT Heading into another big week for earnings season, the three major stock market indexes failed to hold on to early morning gains and ended Read More

Canada-U.S. Border Closure Extended To Nov. 21

By REUTERS via HUFFINGTON POST The border has been shut to non-essential travel since March. OTTAWA — The border between Canada and the United States will remain closed to all Read More

Canada-U.S. Border Closure Extended To Nov. 21

By REUTERS via HUFFINGTON POST The border has been shut to non-essential travel since March. OTTAWA — The border between Canada and the United States will remain closed to all Read More

UK bans sex for couples who don’t live together

Sex banned for couples living apart in tier two areas(Getty Images/iStockphoto) By THE INDEPENDENT UK SEX BANNED FOR COUPLES LIVING APART IN TIER TWO AND THREE AREAS UNDER NEW RESTRICTIONS Read More

Roma persecution intensifies during the coronavirus pandemic in Europe

By https://ift.tt/3jbrFep Police intimidation is a fact of life for many Roma living in Bulgaria and elsewhere in Europe, but in the last five months tensions have heightened, according to activists.Read More

KENYA: Uproar over video of schoolgirls being fumigated against Covid-19 (VIDEO)

By DAILY NATION October 13, 2020 What you need to know: According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), spraying can be ineffective and the chemicals are dangerous.Additionally, the chemicals can Read More

Coronavirus Can Persist for Four Weeks on Banknotes, Study Finds

By BLOOMBERG The new coronavirus may remain infectious for weeks on banknotes, glass and other common surfaces, according to research by Australia’s top biosecurity laboratory that highlights risks from paper Read More

Air Canada slashes acquisition price for Air Transat from $720m to $188m as airlines take Covid-19 hit

By REUTERS Air Canada lowers Transat buyout price to reflect COVID-19 hit Air Canada AC.TO has lowered its price to buy Canadian tour operator Transat A.T. Inc TRZ.TO with the Read More