March 2020

What’s essential? In France: pastry, wine. In US: golf, guns

The coronavirus pandemic is defining for the globe what’s “essential” and what things we really can’t do without, even though we might not need them for survival. Attempting to slow the spread of the virus, authorities in many places are determining what shops and services can remain open. They’re also restricting citizens from leaving their […]

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Coronavirus: Calls for better workplace social distancing guidance

Image copyright PA Media Image caption Many workers are concerned guidelines are not clear enough There are calls for employers to apply better social distancing guidelines and measures in the workplace to prevent the transmission of coronavirus. Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham says companies are “nowhere near observing” distancing rules. He said he had

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Cuomo Postpones New York’s Primary Election From April 28 to June 23

New York will postpone its April 28 presidential primary until June 23, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo announced on Saturday, buying time for the state to administer an election as it struggles to respond to the escalating coronavirus outbreak. “I don’t think it’s wise to be bringing a lot of people to one location to vote,

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Coronavirus: Cancer patient’s chemotherapy put on hold

Image copyright Nancy Carter-Bradley Image caption The mother-of-two has been receiving chemotherapy for the past five months A woman with brain cancer has been told her chemotherapy has stopped because of the coronavirus outbreak. Nancy Carter-Bradley, 44, from Hampshire, said the health secretary should ring-fence cancer treatment. She said her treatment at a London hospital

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Whales face more fatal ship collisions as waters warm

PORTLAND, Maine — Climate change is imperiling the world’s largest animals by increasing the likelihood of fatal collisions between whales and big ships that ply the same waters. Warming ocean temperatures are causing some species of whales in pursuit of food to stray more frequently into shipping lanes, scientists say. The phenomenon already has increased

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