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Covid magnifies digital influence on apparel and phone purchases

Bengaluru/New Delhi:The covid-19 pandemic has magnified digital influence in the buying of smartphones and apparel, with retail brands amping up their social media presence and devising digital strategies to push sales, according to the ‘Turn the Tide’ report by Facebook Inc. and Boston Consulting Group (BCG).The share of online purchases of smartphones is expected to rise to 45% from 38% in pre-covid times, the report said.“We know that digital influence has significantly increased across the path-to-purchase, up to 70% for some categories.

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City of Edmonton to mow grass, trim weeds more often

After the City of Edmonton cut back on mowing due to COVID-19 financial restraint, the city shared its plan Wednesday to get back on track. Starting July it will double its current mowing cycle while bringing back 101 season staff.

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COVID-19 effect: Airlines told to expect increase in cases of unruly passengers

NEW DELHI : Aviation regulator the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has warned airlines that as passengers might be facing increased stress due to new procedures which have been instituted to carry on operations in Covid-19 environment, disputes between passengers or with the crew might increase.An increase in cases of unruly or disruptive passengers should be expected, either prior to departure or in-flight, DGCA said in a circular."Such behaviour, in the context of pressures imposed by Covid-19 pandemic, may be less aggressive or intrusive than the normally exhibited unruly behaviour, hence extra attention and steps need to be devoted for the prevention and management of unruly passengers."DGCA directed operators to develop

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Fund managers are favouring companies that let people work from home

coronavirus pandemic.Did firms move right away to let their staff work from home? Did they continue paying contract employees who had to stop working? Are they offering flexibility for clients who can’t pay bills on time? More and more, investors such as Dai-ichi Life Insurance Co. and AllianceBernstein Holding LP are asking questions like those when considering where to park their money.It’s part of the growing global trend of environmental, social and governance investing to put money in ventures that benefit society, but these fund managers think it also just makes business sense.

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Brody Jenner and ex Kaitlynn Carter are both returning for season 2 of The Hills: New Beginnings

Filming for season 2 of The Hills: New Beginnings was put on hold in mid-March due to the coronavirus pandemic.But the MTV reality show now looks set to restart production in Los Angeles in late July or early August, PageSix.com reported on Wednesday.An insider told the outlet: 'Production is working with health officials in Los Angeles County to assure a healthy filming situation. They will be doing some self-shooting but mostly back to filming with the new health regulations in place for filming.' Back: Filming for season 2 of The Hills: New Beginnings is set for late July or early August, PageSix.com reported Wednesday.

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Beverley Mitchell reveals she will have a C-section before her due date due to health issues

She is currently expecting her third child with husband, Michael Cameron.And as she nears the end of her pregnancy, Beverley Mitchell has revealed that she's 'not allowed to have contractions' during the birth.The 39-year-old shared that due to the health problems she'd experienced throughout her pregnancy, doctors found it to be too dangerous - so she'll rather be having a scheduled C-section at 37 weeks. Different pregnancy:Beverley Mitchell has revealed that due to health complications, she's not allowed to have contractions with baby number three.

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Justin Bieber grabs coffee to-go on his custom Drew motorbike and takes a FaceTime call

Justin Bieber got an adrenaline rush on Wednesday morning by venturing out onto the streets of Beverly Hills atop his custom Drew motorbike.During his solo ride, the 26-year-old singer made a quick pit stop at his go-to coffee spot Blue Bottle Coffee, where he was seen exiting with a hot latte in hand.Bieber appeared to be enjoying a jovial FaceTime call with his wife of nearly two-years Hailey, 23, upon returning to his parked bike.

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Jessie James Decker's son Forrest, 2, has big 'boil' removed at hospital after 'freak bug bite'

Country crooner Jessie James Decker rushed her two-year-old son Forrest Bradley to the hospital on Wednesday to treat a 'freak bug bite' on his 'hiney.''After a few days somehow it turned into a staph which turned into a boil! It was like a golf ball it was so hard and he was in so much pain,' the 32-year-old mother-of-three - who boasts 5.3M social media followers - explained.'He got a very high fever and we had to take him to the emergency room late night. Obviously with [COVID-19] only I could I go in with him.

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Alberta First Nations Chief Allan Adam speaks about charges being dropped

Chief Allan Adam of the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation speaks about charges against him being dropped and how more reconciliation is needed.

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B.C. enters phase 3 of COVID-19 recovery plan

Premier John Horgan has announced that B.C. is now in phase 3 of its COVID-19 recovery plan. Richard Zussman explains what that means for British Columbians’ summer plans.

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₹6 crore cash donated in just 2 weeks

TIRUPATI : In the last two weeks of reopening, Tirupati temple authorities have received cash donations of ₹6 crore.

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As early shoppers step out, high street markets win over big malls

NEW DELHI : Retailers have witnessed tepid response since the lockdown restrictions were eased, with shoppers making short trips, spending less time and buying exactly what they need from stores on high streets. However, stores located in malls have fared even worse.Retailers Mint spoke to said business in stores located on high streets were at 30-60% compared to a year ago, while in malls they were as low as 5-20%.

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Bengaluru: Iconic Vidyarthi restaurant to stop service amid Covid scare

BENGALURU : Famous for its south Indian dishes, Bengaluru's iconic Vidyarthi Bhavan restaurant has decided to stop dining services due to the coronavirus scare. The eatery which reopened on June 8 when Unlock 1.0 began will stop serving customers from this weekend.

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Mongolian People's Party retains strong parliament majority

ULAANBAATAR – Preliminary election results show the Mongolian People’s Party retaining a strong parliamentary majority, winning 62 of 76 seats, as the landlocked U.S. ally sandwiched between Russia and China seeks to retain its democratic traditions amid economic woes.

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Is non-essential travel to B.C. from other provinces allowed in Phase 3?

Premier John Horgan says at his weekly COVID-19 briefing that Canadians from outside British Columbia are allowed to visit the province but they need to be ‘mindful’ of the work done by residents to stop the spread of the virus. Provincial health officer Dr.

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Calgary Cares: Calgary charity sees major spike in need

The COVID-19 pandemic has hit many Calgarians hard and a Calgary-based charity has seen that first-hand. As Lauren Pullen reports, Wings of Hope for Africa has seen the need more than double.

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WestJet announces sweeping changes including more than 3,300 job cuts

WestJet is expected to cut more than 3,300 jobs after announcing changes and restructuring as COVID-19 continues to impact the travel industry. Adam MacVicar reports.

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Movies, theatres and museums able to reopen June 29 in Saskatchewan, but some waiting

Phase 4.2 of the province’s plan to reopen the economy amid the COVID-19 pandemic, however, allows some entertainment to reopen.Libraries, museums, galleries, movie and live theatres can reopen on June 29 — but some say they won’t be ready right away.Global News reached out to a number of museums and theatres in Saskatoon and Regina. The message was the same — they won’t be opening come Monday.

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Winnipeg high school students mark graduations with physically-distanced ceremonies

‘Extremely resilient’ McNally High School grads find special way to celebrate Students were able to come in one at a time and accept their diplomas on stage with physical distancing measures in place.“It feels really good. It’s nice to have closure to all of this instead of having nothing and leaving it where it all is,” said River East Collegiate graduate Nicole Friesen.“It’s nice to come back to the school where it all started and relive that experience.”[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]Speeches from the valedictorians and principals were done online, and instead of a gymnasium filled with people, just four family members per student were allowed to be present.“I am so excited.

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Farmers urge quick action on government-sanctioned campgrounds for fruit pickers amid COVID-19

COVID-19.The Ministry of Agriculture is in consultation with municipalities across the South Okanagan to establish six designated sites, but no decisions have been made as harvest gets underway.“We’ve got a lot of NIMBYism, you know, not wanting to set up a concentrated spot in any given region,” Ministry of Agriculture official Mark Raymond told Summerland council on Monday.Up to 2,000 domestic migrant workers travel to the region from other areas in Canada every summer to pick fruit, providing essential services to the agricultural industry.But just one quarter of domestic workers reside on the farms where they are employed.The majority of domestic agricultural workers set up camp on unserviced Crown land, raising concerns of a potential

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Dalhousie University could see a loss of $50M in upcoming academic year

Dalhousie University.Although the university is increasing its tuition costs by 3 per cent, a new fiscal update assumes a potential $37.8 million decline in tuition revenue for the 2020/21 academic year.It also predicts an additional $12.1 million lost in ancillary revenue, including residence fees, Dalplex and conference services.

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U.S. cases skyrocket to levels not seen since April

The U.S. reported more than 35,000 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, reaching levels last seen in April.

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Asymptomatic COVID-19 testing and what you should know

In Alberta, everyone is eligible for COVID-19 testing whether they’re showing symptoms or not. Tom Roulston takes us through the testing process and explains who should consider receiving one.

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COVID-19 media update, 25 June

The Director-General of Health, Dr Ashley Bloomfield, will provide an update to the media today at 1.00 pm.

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Canada reports 279 new coronavirus cases, 30 more deaths

novel coronavirus, including 30 deaths.The numbers bring the country’s total to 102,226 confirmed cases of COVID-19, while a total of 8,484 people have died. How many Canadians have the new coronavirus? Total number of confirmed cases by region More than 65,000 people have since recovered from the coronavirus in Canada, accounting for over 60 per cent of the country’s total infected.

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Xi Jinping failed to promise real transparency for China's role in unleashing coronavirus: Pompeo

China for making "empty promises" during last week's China-Africa summit and said that Chinese President Xi Jinping "failed to promise real transparency and accountability" for Beijing's role in "unleashing" the deadly coronavirus, which has infected over nine million people and claimed more than 400,000 lives globally.He also said that Xi was not "putting lives front and centre" when the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) "hid the truth" about COVID-19 from the world until it was too late."At last week's China-Africa Summit, we, unfortunately, saw more empty promises and tired platitudes from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). While President Xi said, 'we must always put our people and their lives front and centre'.

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Covid-19 created to scare us, create tensions on border: Suresh Angadi

Belagavi (Karnataka): Union Minister of State for Railways Suresh Angadi on Wednesday said that coronavirus was created to "scare us" and to create tensions on the border, in an apparent reference to China.He said that everyone should learn to live with the virus and follow all norms needed to combat the disease."We all know who created the coronavirus. It was created to scare us and to create tensions on the border, we know who did it.

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New CDC model predicts up to 150,000 American COVID-19 deaths by mid-July

LOS ANGELES - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released its latest forecast of expected U.S.

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Meghan Markle and Prince Harry Sign With Agency for Speaking Engagements

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are continuing their legacy outside of the royal family.

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Covid-19 cases in India: Only 4.16% patients required ventilator support, says govt official

COVID-19 patients (nearly 15.34 per cent) require an ICU setting and 28,301 patients (15.89 per cent) were on oxygen support to date.According to the Union Health Ministry, the total number of COVID-19 cases climbed to 4,56,183 and the death toll rose to 14,476 on Wednesday. The country reported 465 fatalities and a record single-day spike of new cases 15,968 in the last 24 hours."Cumulative number of cases till June 23, 6 pm -- ICU: 27,317 (15.34 per cent); ventilator: 7,423 (4.16 per cent) and oxygen: 28,301 (15.89 per cent)," said the official."In total active cases as on June 23, 2.57 per cent were in ICU as against 2.53 per cent as on June 22.

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Hospital charged man $1,200 after refusing to give him COVID-19 test

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – A Central Florida couple said they were charged $1,200 for a COVID-19 test they did not get.An Orange County man said he and his wife went to a local hospital for a COVID-19 test. They didn’t get one but were charged $1,200 for the visit.Katy Frederico thought she had been exposed to coronavirus, her boss required her to get tested before she could return to work, according to her husband Brian Stover.On March 17, Stover said they went to his wife’s doctor at Advent Health in Winter Garden."And he said just come into the emergency room and you can get a test," Stover said.“So when we went up there we got to the front desk and I said, ‘well I want to get this too,' and the lady at the front desk said ok you guys need

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Trump sued for threat to pull Covid-19 funding over road blockade

Trump’s chief of staff threatened to garnish federal coronavirus relief funding from a South Dakota Indian tribe if it didn’t remove roadblocks intended to limit the spread of the virus, according to a lawsuit. The Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe said the threat was one of several federal officials made after South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem asked the president for help in getting rid of the checkpoints.The tribe erected roadblocks on highways that pass through its reservation in early April when the coronavirus began spreading in South Dakota.

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Limestone City prepares for ‘Love Kingston Marketplace’ to help recover from COVID-19 shutdown

COVID-19 shutdown. Public market returning to downtown Kingston, with coronavirus measures in place Mayor Bryan Paterson was front and centre at an outdoor media conference late Wednesday morning and spoke to the initiative.“Where we can re-imagine public spaces in such a way, we can create a welcoming and vibrant and safe environment for residents, for visitors, for business owners and for employees, as well,” Paterson said.It’s an attempt to transform the challenges of the pandemic into an opportunity, Paterson says.There are already signs of the reimagining, as road barricades dot many downtown streetcorners, waiting to be moved into place.

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University of Calgary hopes to re-open special facility to study novel coronavirus

Researchers at the University of Calgary are busy studying the novel coronavirus and leading researchers are pushing forward to develop new labs and new techniques that are essential in the COVID-19 fight. Jordan Witzel explains.

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Construction coupled with COVID-19 means slow business for downtown Regina shops

Victoria Avenue as another construction season blocks off traffic.The Victoria Avenue Infrastructure and Beautification Project is in its second and final year, but restricted streets coupled with coronavirus has shops like Brewed Awakening feeling the pinch now more than ever.“We still have some loyalty here, but it’s been tough between COVID-19 and now this,” said Brewed Awakening owner Ken MacMurchy ‘We’re drowning’: Construction woes continue for Victoria Ave.

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3 new cases of COVID-19 in the Kingston region, total now 68

coronavirus on Wednesday.This makes a total of five new cases in the region this week, with two other cases identified earlier this week.Those two new cases were both identified in women, one in her 20s and one below the age of 20, according to provincial data released Wednesday.

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B.C. Housing responds to petition to move West Kelowna temporary housing facility

Around 29 vulnerable people have been housed at West Kelowna’s Super 8 motel for a few months, as B.C. Housing secured the site to keep them safe from COVID-19.“This place has drastically improved our lives,” said Joshua, a motel resident.“We are extremely grateful.

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Baseball's back: MLB sets 60-game season, opens July 23 or 24

NEW YORK (AP) - Major League Baseball issued a 60-game schedule Tuesday night that will start July 23 or 24 in empty ballparks as the sport tries to push ahead amid the coronavirus following months of acrimony.Each team will play 10 games against each of its four division rivals and four games vs.

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Strictly Come Dancing will be delayed until mid October and return with shorter series and fewer celebrities and dancers

THIS year’s series of Strictly Come Dancing will be delayed by nearly a month because of the Covid-19 crisis. BBC bosses have pushed back the start date to October — meaning the biggest programme on TV will have a shorter run.

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COVID-19 Employer Information for Banks

spreads is evolving as we learn more about it.COVID-19 can sometimes cause serious complications. People at a higher risk for severe illness include:COVID-19 is a new disease, and we are still learning about how it spreads.

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Manufacturing Facility Assessment Toolkit

Manufacturing Workers and Employers Interim Guidance from CDC and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)These tools and resources are for occupational safety and health professionals and state and local public health officials.Occupational safety and health professionals and state and local public health officials can use these tools to assess coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection prevention and control measures at manufacturing facilities, as well as these facilities’ overall hazard assessment and control plans.These tools are based on Manufacturing Workers and Employers Interim Guidance from CDC and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).This interim guidance is based on what is currently known

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COVID-19 Considerations for Animal Activities at Fairs, Shows, and Other Events

One Health risks because they bring together crowds of people and animals with opportunities for close contact among them and mixing of different animals from different places. Events like these can contribute to the spread of SARS-CoV-2 from person to person but may also pose a risk of infection to certain types of animals.During the COVID-19 pandemic, show organizers should follow CDC’s Considerations for Events and Gatherings when deciding whether to hold, postpone, or cancel a fair, agricultural show, or other event where animals may be exhibited.

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Hamilton reports 7 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, masks in public still optional: public health

coronavirus cases as of June 24, putting the city’s overall number of cases at 814 with 805 confirmed and nine probable, according to public health.The city has no current institutional outbreaks and 16 COVID-19 patients in hospitals: 14 with Hamilton Health Sciences and two with St. Joseph’s hospital.To date, 720 of the city’s known COVID-19 cases — 89 per cent — have been resolved.There were no new reported deaths on Wednesday.

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Dennis Quaid, 66, says 39-year age difference with Laura Savoie, 27 'really just doesn't come up'

Dennis Quaid, 66, and Laura Savoie, 27, married at a seaside resort in Santa Barbara on June 2 after they eloped.And the movie star spoke out about their 39-year age difference, in an interview with People magazine.Dennis said: 'It really just doesn't come up. There's just something timeless about us.

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As US COVID cases surge, NY quarantines travelers from hot spots

The United States tracked more than 36,000 cases of COVID-19 yesterday, the third highest daily count ever. According to the Johns Hopkins University tracker, the country now has 2,369,806 cases, including 121,846 deaths.

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University of Saskatchewan temporarily lays off more than 300 employees

The University of Saskatchewan has temporarily laid off 315 employees over a span of 12 weeks.“Prior to any decisions about temporary layoffs, we considered the possibility of redeployment to other work that is essential and can be done remotely,” read a statement emailed to Global News.

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Coronavirus: Some restaurants call for more flexibility in Toronto’s new outdoor patio plan

Toronto Mayor John Tory says there have been about 250 completed applications for the City’s CafeTO plan to allow for more outdoor dining space for local businesses, but some are calling for the program to be more flexible.The program, if approved by Toronto city council, will expedite the process for bars and restaurants to move into sidewalks, roads, and other space to expand patio space. CafeTO is being heralded by some as a way make up for losses due to physical distancing standards, which will reduce the number of tables.With an existing patio, Breakwall BBQ and Smokehouse in the Beaches is able to open only three of its tables.

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COVID-19 demands intensify efforts to ease oxygen shortages

A steady, steep rise in COVID-19 activity has left many nations, especially lower-income countries, with shortages of medical oxygen, which plays a vital role in treating patients, and efforts are under way to boost supplies, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said today.

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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

Alberta introduces bill to protect business tenants from eviction during COVID-19

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