New Delhi: Around 6.1 million youth in the 15-24 age group are likely to lose their jobs in 2020 if India takes six months ending September to contain the Covid-19 pandemic and this will be around 40% of the total job losses the Asia-Pacific region is expected to witness, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and International Labour Organization (ILO) said in a joint report Tuesday.India will be followed by Pakistan where around 2.3 million youth may lose their jobs and Indonesia may see 1.9 million youth out of work in the same period, said the report titled “Tackling the COVID-19 youth employment crisis in Asia and the Pacific".“In the 6-month scenario, job losses for youth may equal 6.1 million in India, followed by Pakistan with 2.3.

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Montreal-area bus lines to accept digital single tickets as part of coronavirus pilot project

coronavirus pandemic.The Autorité régionale de transport métropolitain (ARTM) says under the project, all Montreal, Laval and Longueuil buses will begin accepting the digital bus passes beginning Sept. 1.

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Nova Scotia reports new coronavirus case on Wednesday, province now has 5 active cases

novel coronavirus on Wednesday.The new case is located in the province’s Northern Zone and is connected to a previously reported case.There are five active cases of COVID-19 in the province.The QEII Health Sciences Centre’s microbiology lab completed 621 Nova Scotia tests on Tuesday, moving the province’s total number of tests to 73,613.

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The Bolton neighbourhoods which have had next to no Covid-19 cases for months

As parts of the region have seen infection rates rise in recent weeks, some neighbourhoods in Bolton have had next to no confirmed coronavirus cases.A heatmap of the borough shows that last week there were three or more positive Covid-19 tests in Central Bolton, Astley Bridge and Rumworth.Little Lever had the most, with six cases in the week leading up to August 21.But in parts of Horwich, Westhoughton and Farnworth, there have been hardly any confirmed cases recorded for months.Over Hulton appears to have had no cases since May, according to the latest government data which only shows areas with three or more cases in a week.Hulton councillor Diane Parkinson said the area's low infection rate could be due to the high proportion of elderly

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Weights and dumbbells are latest coronavirus-fueled shortage: Here's what to use instead

Dumbells lie dormant at Gold's Gym Islip on May 13, 2020 in West Islip, New York.

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Coronavirus disability payment cost pegged at $792M, says budget watchdog

disabilities this fall will cost the federal treasury $792 million.The majority of that amount will go to about 1.67 million people in payments of up to $600, which the Liberals say are aimed at offsetting any extra costs linked to the COVID-19 pandemic.The total cost should hit federal books this year, but the budget office warns there may be potential fiscal impacts in subsequent years.The first legislative push to provide the special payments failed in June when the minority Liberal government couldn’t gain opposition support for a wider spending bill.A few weeks later, a compromise was struck whereby the Liberals expanded eligibility for the payments to also include veterans.Payments will max out at $600, drop to $300 for any recipients

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Rutherglen man creates jobs for young men and helps them with their mental health

Rutherglen entrepreneur, who started his burgeoning gardening business as a teenager with a borrowed lawnmower, is creating scores of jobs and helping young men get to the root of their mental health struggles.

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Chester County men charged with stealing boat found stuck in Delaware River

Matthew Tortu (left), Travis Gooding (right) DAGSBORO, Del. - Delaware's natural resources department says two Pennsylvania men have been charged with boating violations after they were discovered in a stolen vessel that was stuck on a sandbar.Fish and Wildlife Natural Resources Police said Tuesday that 24-year-old Matthew Tortu and 21-year-old Travis Gooding, both of Coatesville, Pennsylvania, were found in a small skiff that was aground in the Indian River Bay over the weekend.Officers determined the boat had been taken from Dagsboro.

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Kerala reports record single-day high of 2,476 new Covid-19 cases

KERALA : Kerala on Wednesday added 2,476 fresh COVID-19 cases, the highest ever single day surge, taking the total infection count to 64,354. The state recorded 13 deaths as the toll mounted to 257, Health minister K K Shailaja said.

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Ontario reports 88 new coronavirus cases, 115 more resolved

reported 88 new cases of the novel coronavirus on Wednesday, bringing the provincial total to 41,695.Wednesday’s case count is a decrease from Tuesday, which saw 100 new cases, and breaks a five-day trend where daily case numbers were at, or above, the 100 mark.The death toll in the province has risen to 2,802 as two new deaths were reported.Meanwhile, 37,863 Ontarians have recovered from COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus, which is 90 per cent of known cases. Resolved cases increased by 115 from the previous day.

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Peterborough and area Catholic schools rolling out staggered start for students’ return to classes

coronavirus pandemic, beginning on Sept. 10.On Tuesday evening, the Peterborough Victoria Northumberland and Clarington Catholic District School Board announced its back-to-school plans for all of its 15,000 students throughout central Ontario.“We know that for some families, a staggered start creates challenges, but we do feel a gradual start to the year will benefit our staff and students greatly,” the board stated.

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Telangana reports 3,018 new COVID-19 cases

HYDERABAD : Telangana reported 3,018 new COVID-19 cases in last 24 hours, taking the total number of positive cases in the state to 1,11,688, the state's health department said on Wednesday.The total COVID-19 count includes 25,685 active cases and 85,223 people who have recovered from the virus. The death toll due to the coronavirus has reached 780.As many as 19,113 people are under home and institutional isolation.

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NeuroRx’s RLF-100: the key to treating and preventing Covid-19 respiratory failure?

Sign up here for GlobalData's free bi-weekly Covid-19 report on the latest information your industry needs to know.Early in the Covid-19 pandemic, a research and development (R&D) consultant at Swiss pharma company Relief Therapeutics, Yves Sagot, realised that a drug developed in the early 2000s for acute respiratory distress and other lung diseases and acquired by Biogen could be effective at treating Covid-19. Relief then reached out to US-based NeuroRx to help them co-develop this drug for Covid-19, because the latter has a “history of taking already known molecules and moving them very quickly through the FDA”, explains NeuroRx CEO and chairman Professor Jonathan Javitt.

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Nicola Sturgeon announces two coronavirus deaths in Scotland as 67 new cases recorded

coronavirus in Scotland in the last 24 hours, Nicola Sturgeon has confirmed. It was announced that 67 new cases were identified across the country in the same period.The new figures mean the total number of positive Covid-19 cases in the country stands at 19,988.

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Covid-19 test kit maker Becton to boost operations in Singapore

SINGAPORE : Becton Dickinson & Co will spend close to $130 million on new investments in Singapore including opening a facility to produce blood culture media product, the country’s Trade and Industry Minister Chan Chun Sing said.The product, known as BD Bactec, will be used in Singapore hospitals and exported around the world, Chan said at a press conference during a visit to Becton’s local office on Wednesday. The company is also aiming to expand its manufacturing to other product lines, and create more than 300 new jobs in the island state during the next few years, he said.Becton is also working on manufacturing a rapid Covid-19 test kit that has been coordinated and overseen by its team in Singapore, Chan said.

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Lori Loughlin Is 'Losing Sleep' at the Thought of Contracting COVID-19 in Prison

Lori Loughlin is reportedly worried about contracting the Coronavirus while in prison.

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Kolkata: Flights from Delhi, Mumbai and 4 COVID-19 hotspots resume from next month, with a rider

West Bengal government on Wednesday relaxed the restrictions imposed on domestic flight operations in the state. Amid the rising number of coronavirus cases in Bengal, the state government earlier banned flight operations to Kolkata airport from six places with high COVID-19 cases till August-end.

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23 ministers, MLAs Covid positive: Punjab CM

CHANDIGARH : Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Wednesday said twenty-three ministers and MLAs were coronavirus positive two days before the Vidhan Sabha session on August 28. He gave the figure during a video conference convened by Congress President Sonia Gandhi with the chief ministers of seven Opposition-ruled states to discuss various issues.

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Company will pay you $1,000 to go camping for 2 days without internet

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RBC reports $3.2B profit, record earnings in capital markets business

Royal Bank of Canada topped expectations as it reported a profit of $3.20 billion for its latest quarter compared with $3.26 billion a year earlier.The bank says the result came as it posted record earnings in its capital markets business as well as solid earnings in insurance, offset by lower results in its personal and commercial banking, wealth management and investor and treasury services businesses.The profit amounted to $2.20 per diluted share for the quarter ended July 31, down from $2.22 per diluted share a year ago.

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Box Office Preview: 'Tenet' Launches Overseas in Key COVID-19 Era Test

After numerous delays, Tenet begins rolling out Wednesday in a number of international markets in a historic mission to revive moviegoing in the COVID-19 era. Directed by Christopher Nolan, the $200 million espionage epic is the first Hollywood tentpole to hit the big screen since cinemas reopened after a prolonged shutdown due to the devastating pandemic.

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Mount Allison reports travel-related case of coronavirus

COVID-19 on campus.In a Facebook post, Mount Allison University said the case is travel-related and the university was informed on Tuesday.

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New Brunswickers with disabilities have options to vote privately and safely

COVID-19 are still keen to cast their ballot during the pandemic.Elections New Brunswick has assistive voting options for those that can’t travel.“Last year it was really good, I was really comfortable because they came to my house,” said O’Donnell.

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Laura Casella has the Global News Morning headlines for Wednesday, August 26, 2020

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13 Canadian hospitals launching national youth mental health project

mental health care for young people.Canada’s Children’s Hospital Foundations on Wednesday announced the multimillion-dollar project, which will fund mental health programs at 13 pediatric hospitals around the country.Dr.

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Central Florida rescue teams head to Louisiana ahead of Hurricane Laura

Hurricane Laura barrels toward the United States as a powerful Hurricane, Central Florida search-and-rescue teams are deploying ahead of the storm to aid those in need.The Florida USAR Task Force 4 will be traveling to southwest Louisiana, near Lake Charles, to meet with the Louisiana state fire marshal, who will give out orders.According to officials, about 40 firefighters will be a part of the deployment that is expected to last about 15 days.[LIVE TRACK: Laura now forecast to be a catastrophic Category 4 hurricane]“Task Force 4 specializes in structural collapse, swift water rescue, wide-area search and hazardous materials,” officials said.The team includes firefighters, paramedics, structural engineers, doctors, search-and-rescue K-9s,

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How dentistry has evolved in the age of COVID-19

Dentists have been forced to dramatically change the way they do business to keep themselves and their patients safe from COVID-19. Dentist Barry Dolman joins Global’s Laura Casella.

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West Bengal extends biweekly COVID-19 lockdown till mid-September. Here's new schedule

Here are the West Bengal lockdown schedule for September:August 27, ThursdayAugust 31, MondaySeptember 7, MondaySeptember 11, FridaySeptember 12, SaturdayWest Bengal COVID-19 lockdown guidelinesThe state government issued a detailed guideline for partial lockdown in Bengal. The essential services will be allowed to function.

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Traditional medicines dominate covid-19 vaccine trials over allopathic

NEW DELHI : Amidst race for covid-19 vaccine among pharmaceutical companies, close to two third of the clinical trials in India are being done on traditional medicines, like ayurveda and homeopathy – under the AYUSH system-- with highest public and private funding.As of July, a total of 203 trials were registered in the Clinical Trial Registry of India (CTRI), of which 125 trials (61.5%) were related to the AYUSH interventions, while 64 trials (30.7%) were on allopathic drugs, reveals an analysis done by the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Jodhpur.The analysis showed that just 12 trials related to the Chloroquine and Hydroxychloroquine as monotherapy or with other drugs were registered on CTRI.

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Gwyneth Paltrow could Slack message you at virtual Goop health summit

Gwyneth Paltrow is streaming wellness content straight to your living room. As large gatherings are called off in the age of COVID-19, the actress and lifestyle guru is bringing her annual In Goop Health Summit home for viewers to stream on Sept.

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Six registered coronavirus deaths last week as figures in Scotland increase

coronavirus across Scotland in the last week.

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Boris Johnson hires celebrity personal trainer to help him lose weight after coronavirus scare

Boris Johnson has hired a celebrity personal trainer to help him work off the pounds after his near-death experience with Covid-19.The Prime Minister’s secret was revealed when he was spotted running with fitness expert Harry Jameson near Westminster this morning by Evening Standard photographer Jeremy Selwyn.A No10 source admitted: “Yes, he has engaged a personal trainer. I can confirm it is Harry Jameson.

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Los Angeles Rams, Chargers to play NFL season without fans in attendance 'until further notice'

INGLEWOOD, Calif. - The Los Angeles Rams and Los Angeles Chargers will play home games at the brand new SoFi Stadium in Inglewood for the 2020 NFL season, but without fans in attendance until further notice. Big sports news.

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Hundreds of Canadian radio, TV stations could close due to coronavirus: study

Canadian radio stations could be forced to close in the next three years as the pandemic adds to financial pressures media companies were facing before COVID-19, according to a new study from a media advocacy group.The Canadian Association of Broadcasters issued a report today warning of potential closures and widespread job cuts as TV and radio broadcasters face a cumulative projected revenue shortfall of up to $1.06 billion by the end of 2022.

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WHAT TO WATCH: Mike Pence, Kellyanne Conway and protest pushback at GOP convention

Photo taken in Arlington, Virginia, the United States, Aug. 24, 2020 shows a computer screen displaying U.S.

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How Baby Boomers are coping with Covid-19’s financial hit

Covid-19, according to a survey by Transamerica Center for Retirement Studies.Many are too young to collect Social Security, which can begin at 62, or use Medicare, which starts at 65, and don’t have enough money set aside. Less than half of working Americans over 60 feel their retirement savings are on track, and 13% had no retirement savings, according to a 2019 report by the Federal Reserve.The stock market has recovered its losses from earlier this year, which helps those who have 401(k) or other retirement accounts, but not everyone has those investments.

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Indian scientists find N95 masks to be most effective at stopping Covid-19 spread

New Delhi: N95 masks may be the most effective at reducing the spread of the novel coronavirus, according a study by researchers, including those from the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), which suggests that any mask is better than no mask at preventing COVID-19.The researchers noted that airborne transmission by respiratory aerosol droplets produced during coughing and sneezing is the dominant mode of spreading for infectious diseases such as COVID-19.Padmanabha Prasanna Simha, from ISRO, and Prasanna Simha Mohan Rao, from the Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Research in Karnataka, experimentally visualised the flow fields of coughs under various common mouth covering scenarios.The, study published in the

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Nursery hours to be doubled as planned despite delay due to coronavirus

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our personalised newsletter.North Lanarkshire Council has restated its intention to double nursery hours as planned by September, despite the national rollout of the programme being delayed by the coronavirus pandemic.The planned launch of the 1140 hours initiative – an increase from the current entitlement of 600 hours of funded pre-school learning – was put on hold in March by Scottish Government ministers, who revoked the legal requirement for an August start to allow local authorities to focus on their Covid-19 response.Education convener Councillor Frank McNally said: “We fully recognise the value that the 1140 expansion will bring to children and parents.“Many had

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UP sees 82 COVID-19 deaths, highest single-day spike of 5,898 cases

LUCKNOW : Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday reported 82 COVID-19 fatalities taking the death toll due to the disease to 3,141, while highest single-day spike of 5,898 new cases took the infection tally to 2,03,020."In the past 24 hours, 5,898 fresh COVID-19 cases were found.

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Antonio Banderas Gives Encouraging Update After Being Diagnosed With Coronavirus

Antonio Banderas has given fans a reassuring health update, after revealing he’d been diagnosed with coronavirus.Two weeks ago, Antonio announced that he was spending his 60th birthday in quarantine, after testing positive for Covid-19.At the time, he told his Instagram followers he was feeling “relatively well, just a bit more tired than usual”, and was confident that he would recover from the illness “as soon as possible”.Posting on Twitter, the Spanish actor has now confirmed that he is fighting fit, after recovering from the illness.“After 21 days of disciplinary confinement I can say now that today I overcame the Covid-19 infection,” he wrote.“I am cured.

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Oxford COVID-19 vaccine trial begins in India, two get first shot of Covishield. Key updates

PTI."Doctors at the hospital administered the first shot of the 'Covishield' vaccine to a 32-year-old man after his reports of COVID-19 and antibodies tests came out negative," Dr Sanjay Lalwani, medical director of Bharti Vidyapeeth's Medical College, Hospital and Research Centre told PTI.Another 48-year-old male volunteer was also given the vaccine, he added. While the 32 year-old volunteer works for a private company, the other one is associated with the healthcare sector, he said."The two other volunteers, who were administered the vaccines are being monitored," Lalwani said.Here are the latest updates: 1) Serum Institute of India, the world’s largest vaccine manufacturer by volume, selected 17 sites in India to conduct the trial.

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Firms could refuse to employ people who have not had a Covid-19 vaccination, say experts

Employers should be allowed to turn down workers who have not had a Covid-19 vaccination, according to experts.

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Campus coalition asking UofT to ‘listen to its own scientists’ in back-to-school plans

COVID-19 and roll back its plan to reopen doors to students and staff in the fall.In an online panel held earlier this week, the University of Toronto Faculty Association discussed what it described as the administration’s refusal to address health and safety concerns raised by staff and students despite the school’s high-profile health-care advocacy work during the global pandemic.Association President Terezia Zoric said she disagrees with the administrations decision to hold in-person classes, arguing the move carries unnecessary risks for the entire university community.“It is a complete lost opportunity for the university’s senior administration not to consult with their own in-house experts who are also being consulted by the World

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Haryana Agriculture Minister Jai Prakash Dalal tests COVID-19 positive

HARYANA : Haryana Agriculture Minister Jai Prakash Dalal tested positive for coronavirus on Wednesday.The Minister confirmed the news on his official Facebook page. After being tested positive for COVID-19, he has isolated himself at home."I tested for COVID-19 three days ago and the report came negative, but I have tested positive in my second test.

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Legal risks for Covid vaccine makers hampers EU deals

The European Union is offering only partial protection to vaccine makers against legal risks from side-effects of their potential Covid-19 shots, European officials said, in a move that is hampering deals and contrasts with US policy.

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Anger as shed to be used as school Covid-19 isolation room

Parents and staff at a national school outside Athlone in Co Westmeath have strongly criticised the Department of Education for a lack of assistance in helping the school come up with more space to teach classes at a social distance and provide an appropriate isolation area for children who have Covid-19 symptoms.

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United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
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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