MUMBAI : The rural distress following the pandemic has seen the average monthly income per person under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005 (MGNREGA) doubling to around ₹1,000 in the first four months of the fiscal from ₹509 in FY2020, according to an analysis by Crisil.The April-July period typically sees around 25% more work execution in terms of person-days under the scheme compared to the rest of the year, thereby aiding rural income.This is understandable as tens of millions of workers have returned home jobless from cities due to the pandemic driven lockdowns."This fiscal, however, these four months saw a growth of 46% on-year in person-days, coupled with an increase of 12% in average wage under the scheme.

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New WHO technical package to help countries improve health data for COVID-19 response and beyond

Today, as part of its commitment to strengthening health information systems and improving health[1], especially in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, WHO announced a new approach to improving access to life-saving data: the SCORE for Health Data Technical Package. The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the urgent need for timely and reliable data to drive strategic health action. Too many countries still lack both the infrastructure to routinely gather health data and the analytical capacity to use these data for effective health actions and emergency response.

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Full list of local businesses eligible for £12,000 Covid-19 grants - deadline is today

Tens of thousands of businesses, including local cafés, florists and beauty salons, have until midnight on Friday to apply for emergency coronavirus support from their local council.

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Protesters confront Sen. Rand Paul about Breonna Taylor after GOP convention

WASHINGTON (AP) - A crowd of protesters surrounded U.S. Sen.

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Toms River man gets 7-year prison term for hit-and-run that killed teen

Alexander Politan, 31, of Toms River, was charged with causing the death of another while driving with a suspended license. TOMS RIVER, N.J. - A man who was driving with a suspended license when he left the scene of a deadly hit-and-run crash last year has been sentenced to seven years in state prison.Alexander Politan, 31, of Toms River, was driving an SUV that struck Jesus Lopez-Grande, 15, and his 37-year-old father, Jesus Lopez-Ramirez, both of Lakewood, as they walked home from the boy’s job on Oct.

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India may get COVID-19 vaccine by early 2021: Report

NEW DELHI : As COVID-19 vaccine trials move ahead at a break-neck speed, an approved vaccine is likely to hit the Indian market by the first quarter of 2021, Bernstein said in a report.Globally, there are 4 candidates that are close to approval by the end of 2020 or early 2021.Through partnerships, India has access to two of those – AZ/Oxford's viral vector vaccine and Novavax's protein subunit vaccine."Phase I/II data looks promising for both in terms of safety and the vaccine's ability to elicit an immune response," it said.

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China approves COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use: Report

BEIJING: Sinovac Biotech coronavirus vaccine candidate CoronaVac was approved in July for emergency use as part of a programme in China to vaccinate high-risk groups such as medical staff, a person familiar with the matter said.China National Biotec Group (CNBG), a unit of state-owned pharmaceutical giant China National Pharmaceutical Group (Sinopharm), also said it had obtained emergency use approval for a coronavirus vaccine candidate in social media platform WeChat on Sunday.CNBG, which has two vaccine candidates in phase 3 clinical trials, did not say which of its vaccines had been cleared for emergency use.China has been giving experimental coronavirus vaccines to high-risk groups since July, and a health official told state media in

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CLAT 2020 examination date postponed in view of Covid-19 pandemic

Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) 2020 has been postponed from previous date of 7 September. The CLAT examination has now been rescheduled for 28 September.

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Now, MBBS courses to have module on pandemic management

COVID-19.It is expected that the pandemic management module extending from foundation course to the final year undergraduate programme will help in ensuring the creation of an Indian medical graduate "who will serve humanity as doctor, leader and healer in bleak times such as occurrence of a pandemic", the board of governors (BoG) in supersession of the Medical Council of India (MCI) said.The move has been triggered by the coronavirus pandemic and aims to prepare doctors for challenges posed by emerging diseases.The document containing details of the module to be adopted by colleges has been put together by a team of experts and the academic cell of the MCI."This pandemic management module is designed to ensure that MBBS students acquires

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Florida man, woman accused of seeking coronavirus loans for nonexistent businesses

MIAMI – A South Florida man and woman are accused of trying to obtain $1.1 million in federal coronavirus relief loans for businesses that didn't exist.Latoya Stanley, 38, and Johnny Philus, 33, who are neighbors in Miami, were charged in a complaint unsealed Wednesday with wire fraud and making false statements, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Florida said in a news release.The complaint alleges that Stanley claimed to employ 18 people for a beauty supply business and five for a farm at her Miami home.

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GOP convention takeaways: RNC speakers light on pandemic, heavy on other fears

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump refused to allow the coronavirus to deny him the crowd he craved for the Republican National Convention. He ordered up a scene never before seen at the White House: an American president using the South Lawn as the official backdrop for such overtly political activity.

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Report finds more than 70,000 new US coronavirus cases in children since early August

FILE - A health worker takes a nasal swab sample at a COVID-19 testing site at St. John's Well Child and Family Center, amid the novel coronavirus pandemic, July 24, 2020, in Los Angeles, California.

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Sadie Robertson on how faith has guided her through fame, marriage and the pandemic

Sadie Robertson became a public figure when she was just a young teenager. The "Duck Dynasty" star started filming the hit reality TV show when she was 14 years old and then landed a spot on "Dancing with the Stars" at 17.

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Sex workers show off 'safe romps' to avoid catching coronavirus in steamy pics

coronavirus pandemic in bizarre pictures.The pair, who were fully clothed and wearing masks, were snapped at a protest outside Dusseldorf’s state Parliament in western Germany.They brought along a bed and showed off several positions, with hand sanitiser nearby and a sign reading “red light on”.Photographers and baffled members of the public gathered to watch it unfold.Others arrived with signs saying “sell sex, hate sexism” and “sex work is real work”.Sex work, legal in Germany but regulated, was banned in mid-March in a bid to curb the spread of the coronavirus.Protests earlier occurred in Hamburg and Berlin as the country eased lockdown restrictions but omitted brothels.In Berlin, they were allowed to reopen this month – but customers

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Eagles LT Andre Dillard expected to miss season due to biceps injury, report says

(Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images) PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia Eagles left tackle Andre Dillard is expected to miss the season due to a biceps injury, according to a report.NFL Network's Mike Garafolo reported that the 2019 first-round draft pick suffered the injury during practice on Thursday.This is the second player to suffer an injury before the start of the season.

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US surpasses 180,000 virus deaths

The United States has passed the grim milestone of 180,000 coronavirus deaths, according to Johns Hopkins University's real-time tracker.

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Trump says India 2nd largest country to conduct COVID-19 tests after US

India.“We developed a wide array of effective treatments, including a powerful antibody treatment known as convalescent plasma," he said on Thursday night.“You saw that on Sunday night when we announced that we'll save thousands and thousands of lives. Thanks to advances, we have pioneered the fatality rate.

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Japan’s PM Shinzo Abe plans to resign due to health reasons: Report

65-year-old prime minister has visited Keio University Hospital twice in the past two weeks, telling reporters that he was undergoing tests to maintain his health. Although the government has provided few details, domestic media have said he was actually undergoing treatment for ulcerative colitis, a chronic digestive condition that forced him to step down as premier in 2007.He later returned as prime minister in 2012, going on to become Japan’s longest-serving premier.This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text.Click here to read the Mint ePaperLivemint.com is now on Telegram.

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Lucy Kennedy: Living with Lucy gets a pandemic makeover

are different.’We’ll be getting a double dose of her on our TVs if she gets her way as she stated, ‘I don’t see why the two couldn’t happen moving forward.’While Living with Lucy gives us the chaos of running around with each celebrity, she says, ‘With Lodging with Lucy people will get a more in-depth interview with the celebrity. There’s less movement obviously because we’re not running around the place.’They’re staying close to home with guests due to travel restrictions but it’s a positive for the host as she enthused, ‘It’s great interviewing Irish guests, it’s easier.

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Kyle Rittenhouse charged with murder in shooting deaths of protesters in Kenosha

Jacob Blake. Kyle Rittenhouse faces charges of first-degree intentional homicide, one count of first-degree reckless homicide, one count of attempted first-degree intentional homicide and two counts of first-degree reckless endangerment.

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Will produce Covid vaccine by this year end or sooner, says Donald Trump

vaccine before the end of this year or maybe even sooner. We will defeat the virus and the pandemic, and emerge stronger than ever before," he added.Trump further informed that three vaccines are in the final stage adding that the US "would crush the virus"."We have three different vaccines in the final trial stage.

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Opinion | Covid-19 and the rise of the Indian anti-maskers

papads to fight covid-19. And thankfully it had not turned into a Bharatiya Janata Party vs Congress issue, unlike the US, where it quickly calcified into a Democrat-Republican issue.

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Amid covid anxiety, some astrologers see a big jump in their business

NEW DELHI : In his golden-hued office, decked out with peacock feathers and crystal balls, Indian mystic healer and astrologer Sanjay Sharma is busy offering his clients a peek into their future as the COVID-19 pandemic has muddied their present."Right now people are really frightened about their future," said Sharma, with flowing hair and a big vermilion dot on his forehead, as smouldering incense sticks spread their fragrance over an Apple laptop on his desk."How will they survive? Will they have their jobs or not? Will their business survive or not," he added.Indians are flocking to astrologers, tarot card readers and faith healers as they seek to know what lies ahead and find solutions to current health, financial and mental problems in

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Trump formally accepts Republican re-nomination from RNC stage at White House

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump accepted his party's renomination on a massive White House South Lawn stage Thursday night, breaking with tradition by using the executive mansion as a political backdrop and defying pandemic guidelines to address a tightly packed, largely maskless crowd.As crises churned outside the gates, Trump painted an optimistic vision of America’s future, including an eventual triumph over the coronavirus pandemic that has killed more than 175,000 people, left millions unemployed and rewritten the rules of society.

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Crowd of 1,500, many without masks, packed onto White House South Lawn amid pandemic for Trump's RNC speech

Ivanka Trump, daughter and Advisor to the US president speaks during the final day of the Republican National Convention from the South Lawn of the White House on August 27, 2020 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP) (Photo by BRENDA WASHINGTON (AP) - It was a stunning scene in a country where parents and children have been laid to rest without their loved ones present, schools have gone to online-only learning and businesses have shut their doors to halt the spread of the coronavirus.On Thursday night, about 1,500 people gathered on the South Lawn of the White House so President Donald Trump could accept his party’s nomination for reelection in front of a roaring crowd.

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At RNC, UFC’s Dana White praises Trump’s response to COVID-19 pandemic

LOS ANGELES - Just a few days before the final night of the 2020 Republican National Convention, UFC President Dana White expressed a serious lack of concern for criticism from those who have opposed his endorsement of President Donald Trump. “That s--t doesn’t bother me,” White said, according to MMA Junkie. “Listen, this is America.

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LEADING OFF: Jackie Robinson celebrated amid protests, PPDs

sometimes awkward — display of activism by players this week. Ten games were postponed over Wednesday and Thursday as players joined athletes from other pro sports in redirecting attention toward racial injustice after a Black man was shot by police in Kenosha, Wisconsin, last weekend.

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How the coronavirus is changing consumption patterns

In a special three-part series for Mint, marketing expert Santosh Desai, managing director and chief executive officer of Futurebrands Ltd, looks at the evolution of the new Indian consumer who is being shaped not just by the pandemic but other changes around him. In the first piece, Desai talks about the emergence of the mindful consumer, making more evolved and meaningful brand choices:Liberalization transformed the Indian consumer landscape in the 1980s and 90s.

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Tories 'forcing people to choose between jobs and health' with back to work push

The Tories have been accused of forcing people to choose between their jobs and their health ahead of a push to get more workers back in offices.

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North Korean troops 'to kill anyone near Chinese border to stop Covid-19 spread'

Ruthless Kim Jong-un has reportedly ordered North Korean troops to open fire on anyone who goes within half a mile of the country's border with China to avoid coronavirus spreading.

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Temple University students adjust to new normal as fall semester begins

PHILADELPHIA - Temple University students are adjusting to the new norm as they head back for the fall semester. The Charles Library is bustling once again but campus life in the pandemic era is quite a bit different.Temple freshman Kennedy Atwater wears a mask to class and she has no roommate. Her first year is anything but normal."You can’t really enjoy like homecoming or do the things you look forward to as a freshman so it’s kind of difficult," she said.Last year, you could find about 27,000 students walking on campus on the first day of classes.

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‘There was no such a thing as remote learning’ for at least 463 million children, UNICEF official says

At least a third of children couldn’t access remote learning when the COVID-19 pandemic closed schools, creating “a global education emergency,” the U.N. children’s agency said.At the height of lockdowns meant to curb the pandemic, nearly 1.5 billion children were affected by school closures, UNICEF said.“For at least 463 million children whose schools closed due to COVID-19, there was no such a thing as remote learning,” UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore said.“The sheer number of children whose education was completely disrupted for months on end is a global education emergency,” Fore said in a statement.

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That Smash Mouth Concert Caused Over 100 New COVID-19 Cases!

Turns out, ignoring coronavirus pandemic protocols to see Smash Mouth in concert is NOT a smart idea.

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Hamilton rents ‘sky-high’ amid pandemic: report

novel coronavirus pandemic has a frustrated single mother from Flamborough giving up on her quest to find a rental home for her and her two daughters.“Because school is starting and I don’t want to move the girls during the semester with all the crazy virus stuff going on,” said Christine Grice, who says her household will likely ride out the school year living in an add-on at her folks’ place.

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Alberta deficit deepens to record $24.2 billion

Alberta’s government has released its fiscal update, revealing a record deficit of $24.2 billion. As Heather Yourex-West explains, between falling oil prices, rising unemployment, and the pandemic, the province is bracing for a fiscal reckoning.

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City of Edmonton has 5-level plan in case of large outbreak, 2nd wave

Edmonton councillors heard an update on the city’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic Thursday at an emergency advisory committee meeting. Vinesh Pratap reports on what was discussed.

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Sport-by-sport snapshot of racial injustice protests

Moved by the videotaped shooting of Jacob Blake, many professional athletes — some who had previously donned Black Lives Matter T-Shirts and knelt for the national anthem to protest racial injustice — made a more dramatic statement. They refused to play.

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COVID-19 pandemic ‘getting better’ in Brevard County, health officials say

VIERA, Fla. – In a press conference of emergency leaders Thursday, the administrator of Brevard County’s health department said there are fewer coronavirus cases being reported than earlier this summer.“The trending overall in our county, when looking at the month of August compared to July, has done tremendously better,” Maria Stahl said.

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Kelowna sees a jump in the number of overnight visitors for June, July

Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of people making overnight trips to Kelowna is up, although hotel occupancy rates are down. Jules Knox explains why.

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President Trump's big night: RNC acceptance speech aims to paint Biden as 'extreme'

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump plans to tell voters that Democratic rival Joe Biden would pursue the “most extreme set of proposals ever put forward by a major party nominee” when the president delivers his acceptance speech Thursday night at the Republican National Convention.Trump has complained that the Democrats' message was too dark and pessimistic when they held their own scaled-back convention last week.

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Coronavirus: Aéroports de Montréal slashes 30 per cent of its workforce as pandemic continues

Turbulent financial times for Montreal’s Trudeau International Airport The company said a drop in passenger traffic of 71 per cent compared to 2019 will lead to revenue losses of around $500 million, forcing it to reduce costs.“Our almost non-existent revenues are forcing us to make heart-wrenching choices that we have tried to put off for as long as possible,” said Philippe Rainville, ADM president and CEO.[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]From a workforce of 600 before the novel coronavirus pandemic, ADM will retain 428 employees. Air Canada collected 2nd-highest number of U.S.

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NHL suspends games in solidarity with anti-police brutality protests

NHL has postponed all four of its playoff games scheduled for Thursday and Friday in the aftermath of the police shooting of Jacob Blake, a Black man, in Wisconsin last weekend.The players requested the postponements and the league supported the decision, the NHL and NHL Players’ Association said in a joint statement released at 6 p.m. ET.The New York Islanders and Philadelphia Flyers were scheduled to play in Toronto, while the Vancouver Canucks and Vegas Golden Knights were slated to square off in Edmonton on Thursday.A Tampa Bay Lightning-Boston Bruins game in Toronto and a Colorado Avalanche-Dallas Stars contest in Edmonton on Friday also are off the schedule.

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‘Lethbridge Raging Grannies’ take to the streets in chalk protest amid coronavirus restrictions

Lethbridge’s feistiest grandmas are back to their usual advocacy, but this time instead of raising their voices, the Lethbridge Raging Grannies are using chalk to protest on sidewalks all over the city.“With COVID(-19), we had to again reinvent ourselves,” Raging Granny Barb Phillips said.

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Montreal musician hit with hefty fine for playing in park during pandemic

A semi-professional musician in Montreal recently received a $449 ticket for playing music in the park on an early Friday evening. The unemployed artist was issued the fine on Aug.

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Social disorder highlights need to speed up Edmonton’s homelessness plan

Mayor Don Iveson said Edmonton needs more of the same supports it has been requesting for several years, but the COVID-19 pandemic has increased the urgency to address homelessness and get people off the streets.

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India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
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United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0

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