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Since the very first cases of COVID-19 were identified, this new virus has largely confounded the scientific community. But perhaps even more mysterious are the wide-ranging symptoms that many who contracted the virus continue to experience long after the expected recovery period. This phenomenon is known as long COVID, or long-haul COVID. advertisement advertisement The severity of long COVID runs the gamut, with some people experiencing relatively minor but somewhat disruptive symptoms and others feeling completely incapacitated. Long-COVID symptoms can linger for a few weeks or months; some people have been living with them for more than two years now. Debilitating long-COVID symptoms occur in a small minority of cases, but they are devastatingly real for the individuals experiencing them. Despite emerging scientific and abundant anecdotal evidence, there are many people—even in the medical establishment—who remain skeptical of the potential … [Read more...] about Long COVID is still draining many workers. Here’s how it affects productivity

Representative image (Source: Reuters) The Women and Child Development Ministry took a slew of measures in 2021 like introducing a bill to raise the marriageable age of women to 21, tackling rising malnutrition during the pandemic and ensuring safety and rehabilitation of over one lakh children who lost either of their parents to Covid. Even though children remained less susceptible to COVID-19, about 1.32 lakh of them lost either of their parents and were at an increased risk of being exploited and trafficked, proving to be a major concern for the ministry. Over 9,800 children were orphaned, 508 abandoned and 1.32 lakh lost either of their parents from April 2020 to December 7 this year during the pandemic, the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) said. Taking cognisance of the issue, the government earlier this year launched PM CARES for Children, a scheme that lends support to kids who were orphaned during the pandemic. NCPCR chairperson Priyank … [Read more...] about From Bill raising marriageable age of women to ensuring safety of Covid orphans, WCD had a busy 2021

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Topline The House of Representatives voted 220-207 to approve the $437 billion Inflation Reduction Act on Friday after months of torturous negotiations among Senate Democrats that finally resulted in a landmark climate, health and tax package that passed that chamber Sunday, giving President Joe Biden and the Democrats a key win ahead of midterm elections in November. Key Facts The House vote ran along party lines, with no Republicans joining the 220 Democrats who voted to approve the package. The bill , which is a slimmed-down version of Biden’s Build Back Better plan that Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) hammered out with key holdout Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), includes $369 billion in spending on climate and energy programs–the biggest clean energy investment in U.S. history. It also contains ambitious measures to reduce health care costs, giving Medicare the power to negotiate with … [Read more...] about House Approves Democrats’ Ambitious $430 Billion Climate And Health Bill

- A + A A weekly round-up of tanker and dry bulk market (Aug 12, 2022) This report is produced by the Baltic Exchange. The Baltic Exchange, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Singapore Exchange, is the world's only independent source of maritime market information for the trading and settlement of physical and derivative contracts. Its international community of over 650 members encompasses the majority of world shipping interests and commits to a code of business conduct overseen by the Baltic. For daily freight market reports and assessments, please visit www.balticexchange.com . Capesize The Capesize market continues to dwell in the doldrums as any attempts to spark a rally were quickly dealt a hammer blow as the 5TC closed the week at US$10,898 (RM48,434). This rate level is less than a third of the same time last year. The market was reasonably active this week. The Pacific market had most of the majors requesting tonnage for their West … [Read more...] about Baltic Exchange shipping updates: Aug 12

A Mazda logo is displayed at the 89th Geneva International Motor Show in Geneva, Switzerland. REUTERS/Pierre Albouy/File photo TOKYO – Japan’s Mazda Motor Corp said on Friday it would ask its parts suppliers to increase stockpiles in Japan and produce components outside China after COVID-19 lockdowns in Shanghai destabilized supply and hampered production. The request from the Hiroshima-based automaker underscores the vulnerability of sprawling supply chains that have been tested by the pandemic and geopolitical tensions, casting uncertainty over businesses. The Japanese automaker reported on Tuesday an operating loss of 19.5 billion yen ($144.4 million) for the first quarter of its financial year, due to disruptions resulting from the stringent COVID-19 counter-measures in China. Mazda said it brought chips and crucial auto parts to China to be assembled, but was unable to receive those parts from Shanghai during the city’s lockdown. Even if Mazda’s direct suppliers were … [Read more...] about Mazda seeks to reduce dependence on Chinese supplies

Lopez-led First Gen Corp. said on Friday  its recurring net income for the first semester of 2022 fell by 13 percent year-on-year to $128 million (P6.6 billion) from  $148 million (P7.1 billion) in the same six months last year. First Gen said its natural gas-based and geothermal power generators, the two largest contributors to its bottom line, incurred reduced income for the January-June period. The natural gas assets were hobbled by interruptions of fuel supply from the Malampaya production field off Palawan while the geothermal plants were adversely affected by Typhoon Odette that hit the Visayas in December 2021. The company is expecting better prospects for the gas plants next year, when their LNG (liquefied natural gas) import terminal is expected to start commercial operations. The business headlines in under one minute Click here for more weather related news. … [Read more...] about First Gen profit down13% in first semester

Letters spell the word “Alphabet” as they are seen on a computer screen with a Google search page in this photo illustration taken in Paris, France. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol/File Photo Australia’s competition watchdog said on Friday that Alphabet Inc’s Google unit was ordered by the country’s Federal Court to pay A$60 million ($42.7 million) in penalties for misleading users on collection of their personal location data. The court found Google misled some customers about personal location data collected through their Android mobile devices between January 2017 and December 2018. Google misled users into believing “location history” setting on their android phones was the only way location data could be collected by it, when a feature to monitor web and applications activity also allowed local data collection and storage, the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) said. The watchdog, which estimates that 1.3 million Google account users in Australia may have … [Read more...] about Australian court orders Google to pay $43M for misleading users

With many nations making efforts to transition away from fossil fuels to renewable energy, SciLine interviewed Erin Baker , a professor of industrial engineering and operations at UMass Amherst. Baker discussed the technological, political and regulatory efforts needed for this transition, as well as ways that our fossil fuel-dependent system disproportionately harms poor communities and communities of color. advertisement advertisement The Conversation has collaborated with SciLine to bring you highlights from the discussion, which have been edited for brevity and clarity. How is our country doing at making the transition to renewable energy? advertisement Erin Baker: There has been amazing technological change over the past 15 years. Offshore wind costs 50% less than it did six years ago. Solar has had a sixfold decrease in costs since 2010. And I think there’s a lot of evidence that technology will adapt and improve if … [Read more...] about How is our transition to renewables going? We’re moving forward—but we need to do more

Recently discovered journals written by the secretary for the Royal Society nearly 300 years ago document a slow-moving unidentified flying object over London. Cromwell Mortimer, a British physician and the second secretary of the Royal Society, tracked what appeared to be a slow-moving UFO for 30 seconds on Dec. 16, 1742, as it soared over central London shortly before 9 p.m., according to the Daily Express. “I saw a light arise from behind the trees and houses in the south by west point,” Mortimer described, according to the outlet. “When it had risen to the height of about 20 degrees, it took a motion nearly parallel to the horizon and went over the houses.” London UFO mystery: 279-year-old file found on ‘first of its kind’ sight over Westminster https://t.co/NsHP8snaka pic.twitter.com/n8CM6sczqx — Daily Express (@Daily_Express) August 11, 2022 He tracked the object as it flew over what he believed to be the Bloomsbury district of London, over Queen’s Square, … [Read more...] about Researchers Discover 279-Year-Old UFO Mystery Over London, England

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Any time a company announces a major layoff, it’s big news. Peloton Interactive (Peloton) recently announced that it will be letting go roughly 2,800 of its worldwide positions. This layoff will include about 20% of Peloton’s corporate workforce. This type of story normally isn’t something employment lawyers take note of, unless the mass firing was somehow illegal . But how can a large layoff be illegal? One way is if it violates the WARN Act. As far as we know, Peloton’s 2,800 worker layoff is perfectly legal and does not violate the WARN Act. But we can still use this event to get a better understanding of the WARN Act and what it does for employees. What Is the WARN Act? The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act is a federal law that places conditions on how certain employers can conduct mass firings. Basically, the WARN Act requires a covered employer to provide 60 days’ notice to … [Read more...] about Peloton Interactive’s 2,800 Worker Layoff And The WARN Act