President Donald J. Trump is continuing the fight against the coronavirus by beginning to reopen the country in a smart and safe way. In his recent statement on the proposed policy change, Mr. President said "all of American society is engaged and mobilized in the war against the invisible enemy." Trump also called on Americans … Continue reading Coronavirus: Guidelines for Opening Up America Again
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his country’s border with the US would not fully reopen for at least several weeks. “We are having ongoing discussions on border issues, on supply chains with the United States all the time,” Trudeau told reporters at a briefing Thursday, Agence France-Presse reported. He also urged that domestic lockdown restrictions be coordinated … Continue reading Coronavirus: Latest news from around the world
What have been the worst pandemics and epidemics in history? In five months, the Covid-19 pandemic has claimed 153,793 lives globally. But the world has suffered other deadlier pandemics, epidemics and plagues through history. Speaking recently, Microsoft founder Bill Gates explained that the world could have got itself ready for a global pandemic, but failed to do … Continue reading Coronavirus live updates
The White House has released a set of guidelinesfor reopening the US economy in line with President Donald Trump's desire to bring an end to the national lockdown in the country due to the coronavirus pandemic. These consist of a three-phase plan that could allow some states to begin easing lockdown restrictions put in place … Continue reading White House reveals Trump’s 3-phase plan to relaunch US economy
Former CBS News reporter Lara Logan was gangraped "with flagpoles and sticks" while covering the Arab Spring in Egypt nine years ago, she says in a new interview. Logan was in Cairo covering the resignation of President Hosni Mubarak when she was brutally attacked by a group of men on Feb. 11, 2011. Image shows … Continue reading Gangraped CBS News reporter blames global media for downplaying the attack in Egypt
Love Island beauty Amber Davies has never been short of male attention, but after landing her second West End lead role, even A-list suitors are wasting their time. In fact, it was superstar Dolly Parton who first warned the 23-year-old to avoid men after she won her first major role in musical 9 To 5. … Continue reading Amber Davies: Dolly Parton warned me to stay away from men
Javier Mascherano, the former Barcelona player who currently plays at Estudiantes de la Plata, has given his opinion on Neymar's football career. The Argentine football icon spoke about Neymar, Lionel Messi and many other issues in an interview with RAC1. Image: Javier Mascherano and Neymar Talking about Neymar, Mascherano said he would love to see Neymar in … Continue reading Mascherano: Neymar has to play for Barcelona
China's foreign ministry said on Thursday (April 16) the World Health Organization has said there is no evidence that the coronavirus that has infected more than 2 million people globally was made in a lab. Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian made the remark in response to a question about accusations the coronavirus originated in a lab … Continue reading Coronavirus not engineered in a Chinese lab, govt says
President Donald Trump has floated the idea of easing at least some restrictions as early as May 1. U.S. public health agencies warned that lifting lockdown measures could require tens of thousands more investigators to call people who test positive, track down their contacts and get them into quarantine. Without the extra help, officials insist, states cannot … Continue reading What Trump needs to reopen US economy
Amie Blomquist, a 27-year-old Swede living in Ningbo, Zhejiang province, has gone viral with a long Facebook post she shared on Wednesday, listing and comparing the way various countries - China, other Asian countries and the West - handled the novel coronavirus over the past four months. The post quickly gained momentum online and has … Continue reading Covid-19 response: China versus rest of the world
Financial Constraints to adding Value to Small-scale Cashew Farming in Nigeria Author: Irobiko Chimezie Kingsley Introduction Cashew is one of Nigeria's major foreign exchange earners (Ogbeh., 2016). It’s among 13 other strategic export products and is considered as one of the major five agro-industrial crops from the country (Adeigbe et al., 2015). The Federal … Continue reading Constraints to adding Value to Small-scale Cashew Farming in Nigeria
President Trump on Wednesday threatened to use a constitutional clause that's never been invoked before in order to forcibly adjourn Congress so he can push through nominees who would otherwise need to be confirmed by the Senate. He says there are 129 nominees for various federal agencies awaiting confirmation, and since senators are away from … Continue reading Trump threatens to do the unthinkable, and he’s not joking
Actor Brian Dennehy has died at age 81 from natural causes at his home in New Haven, Connecticut, reports Deadline. Dennehy's career in film and on the stage spanned five decades, with his breakout role coming in the 1982 film First Blood with Sylvester Stallone. Prior to that, he had a slew of TV roles, most notably a … Continue reading Golden Globe Winning Actor Brian Dennehy dies at 81
New Yorkers just received another two weeks in lockdown mode. Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Thursday extended the state shutdown to May 15 as he revealed that coronavirus stats were still going in the right direction. Cuomo announced another 606 deaths from Wednesday to Thursday, a sharp drop from 752 the previous day, reports Forbes. It's also … Continue reading New York extends lockdown to May 15
Key facts One in six people are aged 10–19 years. Mental health conditions account for 16% of the global burden of disease and injury in people aged 10–19 years. Half of all mental health conditions start by 14 years of age but most cases are undetected and untreated (1). Globally, depression is one of the … Continue reading Adolescent mental health: Everything you should know
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