Talking with a mental health professional is beneficial for a countless number of reasons. Not only does it help with very real issues like depression, trauma and anxiety, but it can be extremely useful in periods of acute stress ― like during a pandemic, perhaps? Of course, with social distancing and self-isolation, we can’t just […]
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Queen Elizabeth addressed the United Kingdom in a message encouraging solidarity and strength amid the coronavirus pandemic. The monarch, who left Buckingham Palace for the more rural Windsor Castle a week earlier than planned due to the pandemic, reminded the nation that it had survived and overcome so much ― and will do it again.
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Image copyright Getty Images The US central bank has moved to ease global currency strains as concerns about a global recession prompt a surge in demand for the US dollar. The Federal Reserve said on Thursday it had established swap lines to help supply central banks in nine countries with dollars. The countries include Brazil,
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The president criticised the media’s coverage of his decision to ban those coming to the US from China. He said that without such an implementation the situation would have been much worse: “You wouldn’t have even recognised it to where we are,” he told reporters. The US has more than 9,300 cases of Covid-19 and
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U.S. government scientists said today that this year’s annual spring flooding season will not be as severe or prolonged as in 2019 By CHRISTINA LARSON AP Science Writer March 19, 2020, 6:32 PM 2 min read WASHINGTON — Too often disasters come in threes. But the year of global pandemic and record wildfires in Australia
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There’s an intriguing experiment going on Down Under. The Australian Football League — best known in the United States as an early staple of ESPN programming — eerily launched its season Thursday before an empty, 100,000-seat stadium. It could be a potential template for other big-league sports around the globe to return to the fields
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WASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Thursday announced the release of two Americans imprisoned overseas and said it had intensified demands for a third, amid global fears that the coronavirus could quickly spread among detainees and result in deaths. Amer Fakhoury, a Lebanese-born naturalized American citizen, was headed to his home state, New Hampshire, from
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WASHINGTON — Just a couple of weeks ago, Erika Vega hoped her temp job at a cafeteria would soon become permanent. But instead, the viral outbreak shut down the building where she worked and left her wondering where her next paycheck will come from. Like millions of Americans and people around the world, the viral
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NEW YORK — When hospitals need to prep a room for the next coronavirus test, when jetliners discharge their passengers at the gate, when suburbanites start to take sanitary precautions more seriously, the call goes out: Send in the cleaners. These largely unsung workers are often the first line of defense against the global COVID-19
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Netflix will reduce the streaming quality of its service in Europe for the next 30 days. The move is aimed at reducing the strain on internet service providers. With large sections of Europe confirmed to their homes because of the coronavirus outbreak, demand for streaming has increased. The video-streaming provider said lowering the picture quality
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