Almost 10,000 people died from COVID-19 in December across approximately 50 countries – mostly Europe and the Americas – based on shared trend information, the World Health Organization said Wednesday, with hospital admissions jumping 42%. The head of the U.N. health agency said that the spike can be attributed to holiday gatherings and the spread […]
Christmas celebrations were getting under way across the world although in Bethlehem the ongoing conflict in Gaza cast a large shadow over festivities in the Holy Land. In the midst of the usual pre-Christmas last-minute shopping and preparations, one man in Florida put the final touch to his Christmas tree on a sunny beach in […]
Dec. 23—RACELAND — Miranda Newland, a preschool teacher at Raceland, noticed a change in her pre-kindergarten students after the COVID-19 pandemic. Engaging with others seemed more difficult. Critical thinking was lacking. Their oral language skills and development were behind. So she decided to do something about it, and that led to her partnership with Dr. […]
(Bloomberg) — China’s raft of new measures limiting players’ spending on video games sent ripples through stock markets across the globe on Friday. Most Read from Bloomberg Prosus NV fell as much as 20% in Amsterdam trading, erasing €14 billion ($15 billion) of market value, after the regulator’s draft rules dealt a blow to the […]
In coastal communities across the U.S., new data shows land that’s home to more than 260,000 Americans is at risk of increased flooding over the next 20 years. The number of people at risk worldwide is projected to grow five-fold by the end of the century if nations continue their current course of global greenhouse […]
A fix for McDonald’s soft-serve machines? A fix for McDonald’s soft-serve machines? 06:03 McDonald’s plans to open about 10,000 new stores worldwide by 2027 in what it anticipates will be the “fastest period of growth” in its 60-year history, the company said in a news statement on Wednesday. While inflation has sent prices at fast food […]