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Lens 1-0 PSG: Ligue 1 champions suffer opening defeat
Last updated on Less than a minute agoLess than a minute ago.From the section European FootballPSG lost only three league games last seasonA depleted Paris St-Germain side began their Ligue 1 campaign with a surprise loss against newly promoted Lens.The match was in doubt after Champions League finalists PSG had seven players, including star striker…
Coronavirus Zoom rides pandemic to another quarter of explosive growth
Zoom’s videoconferencing service is deepening its integral role in life during the pandemic as tens of thousands more businesses and other users pay for subscriptions to get more control over their virtual meetings.The videoconferencing service Zoom has seen another quarter of expansive growth as a result of the pandemic, and could soon boast a market…
Coronavirus COVID-19 in Sask: 11 new cases, one new recovery announced Monday – CBC.ca
The province announced 11 new cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan on Monday. One person is in intensive care at a hospital in Saskatoon.To date, a total of 1,580 people have recovered from COVID-19 in Saskatchewan. There have been 24 deaths. (Ben Nelms/CBC)The province announced 11 new cases of COVID-19 and one new recovery in Saskatchewan on Monday.…
Coronavirus A dual coronavirus and flu threat is set to deliver a winter from hell
The hope and promise of May is gone, replaced by the realization that America is in for another miserable year of COVID-19.Why it matters: Another winter — and another flu season — is on the way as the U.S. engages in a whack-a-mole strategy that slows down the virus in one region, but sees it…
Coronavirus New York reports lowest rate of positive coronavirus test results since pandemic began
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) announced Sunday 515 people, or 0.78% of those tested, returned a positive reading for COVID-19 the previous day.Why it matters: It’s the lowest single-day positive rate since the start of the pandemic. It’s another sign that the state that was once a global coronavirus epicenter is curbing the spread…
Coronavirus Arne Duncan: ‘I worry a lot about what we’re seeing with athletes now’
Former Secretary of Education Arne Duncan discusses high school and college sports being in limbo amid the coronavirus pandemic.Aug. 14, 2020
Coronavirus Biden calls schools reopening a ‘national emergency’ and slams Trump’s coronavirus response
The contrast between the two presidential candidates on full display as Joe Biden speaks out on the urgency for a plan to reopen schools, while Donald Trump touts conspiracy theories and acts as if the virus is behind usSept. 2, 2020
Covid-19 Vaccines Won’t Come With Copays, U.S. Health Official Says – The Wall Street Journal
New details emerged Thursday about how hundreds of millions of coronavirus vaccines will be distributed in the U.S. and who will bear the cost. The U.S. government will pay for the vaccines and their distribution, and is working with commercial health insurers to offer the shots free of charge and without a copay, according to…
Scourge Leaves Mexico Short of Death Certificates…
CUAUTITLÁN, Mexico—Mexico is running out of death certificates due to the high death toll brought by the coronavirus pandemic and federal bureaucratic snafus, authorities say, delaying burials. The higher-than-normal deaths have caused a shortage of certificates in working-class communities of the country’s most populated state, the State of Mexico, as well as in Mexico City…
Unilever to cut fossil fuels from cleaning brands
Image copyright Getty Images Unilever has pledged to drop fossil fuels from its cleaning products by 2030 to reduce carbon emissions.The consumer goods giant said it would invest €1bn (£890m, $1.2bn) in the effort.Unilever said it would replace petrochemicals with ingredients made from plants, and marine sources like algae.The company’s best-selling cleaning brands include Omo,…
US Postal Service: House agrees election cash boost
Image copyright Reuters Image caption The US Postal Service delivered 142.6 billion pieces of mail in 2019 The US House of Representatives has passed a bill that would inject $25bn (£19bn) into the Postal Service (USPS) ahead of November’s election.The legislation would also block cuts and changes that critics have said will hamper mail-in voting.Democratic…
Coronavirus What you need to know about COVID-19 in Ottawa on Sunday, Sept. 6
CBC Ottawa’s latest roundup of key updates during the coronavirus pandemic.A pedestrian in a mask walks in downtown Ottawa on Sept. 3, 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic. (Andrew Lee/CBC)Recent developments: Ottawa recorded 21 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday. Ontario’s education minister is trying to reassure parents after 46 Quebec schools see COVID-19 cases. Some rural families in…
Coronavirus What you need to know about COVID-19 in Ottawa on Tuesday, Sept. 8
CBC Ottawa’s latest roundup of key updates during the coronavirus pandemic.A student peers through the window of a school bus in Montreal. The youngest students at the Ottawa Catholic School Board are heading back to class today, along with some Grade 9 students at the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board. (Paul Chiasson/Canadian Press)Recent developments: Ottawa logged…
Coronavirus How COVID-19 impacts mental health and what to do about it
Child and adolescent psychologist Dr. Gillian Galen discusses how the coronavirus is impacting the mental health of young people and medical workers.Aug. 11, 2020