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An Ayrshire teen has raised over £600 for the Scottish Association for Mental Health (SAMH) last month.

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday explained 'oprice rise' in the country. The finance minister said that the entire world is reeling from the Covid pandemic and war, yet India's economy has performed well despite humongous challenges.

NEW DELHI : As part of its marketing strategy, Page Industries Ltd, the exclusive licensee of American brand Jockey, has increased its advertisement spending after a brief lull. Last week, it launched a new campaign for its men’s premium inner-wear collection. In an interview, Karthik Yathindra, chief marketing officer, Jockey India, said the company is back to spending 4-5% of its revenue on ads.

The consumer who fueled the U.S. economy through the pandemic is starting to crack.

₹4,000 crore and is expected to grow significantly over the next five years. India's pet care industry is set to touch ₹10,000 crore by 2025, prompting companies like Nestle India and Emami to enter the sector. Mars Petcare and Himalaya Wellness Company are the two major companies operating in the segment.

NEW DELHI: The number of visas issued by Vietnam to Indians has grown 24 times compared to pre-pandemic levels, said Pham Sanh Chau, Vietnam's envoy to India.  The country issued just about 250 visas a day before the coronavirus pandemic and immigration authorities are now issuing 6,000 visas a day to Indians, making it the single largest in-bound market into Vietnam at the moment, he said. Addressing the Outbound Tourism Summit organised by FICCI, the ambassador said the reasons behind the increase was proximity and the opening up of direct flights between the two countries.

WASHINGTON - What started as a $4 trillion effort during President Joe Biden's first months in office to rebuild America's public infrastructure and family support systems has ended up a much slimmer, but not unsubstantial, compromise package of inflation-fighting health care, climate change, and deficit reduction strategies that appears headed toward quick votes in Congress.Lawmakers are poring over the $739 billion proposal struck by two top negotiators, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and holdout Sen. Joe Manchin, the conservative West Virginia Democrat who rejected Biden's earlier drafts but surprised colleagues late Wednesday with a new one.What's in, and out, of the Democrats' 725-page "Inflation Reduction Act of 2022" as it stands now:Launching a long-sought goal, the bill would allow the Medicare program to negotiate prescription drug prices with pharmaceutical companies, saving the federal government some $288 billion over the 10-year budget window.Those new revenues would be put back into lower costs for seniors on medications, including a $2,000 out-of-pocket cap for older adults buying prescriptions from pharmacies.Money would also be used to provide free vaccinations for seniors, who now are among the few not guaranteed free access, according to a summary document.Matthew Buettgens, a senior fellow at the Urban Institute, explains how the unwinding of Medicaid continuous coverage once the public health emergency ends will present certain challenges.The bill would extend the subsidies provided during the COVID-19 pandemic to help some Americans who buy health insurance on their own.Under earlier pandemic relief, the extra help was set to expire this year.

Some parts of Asia are now experiencing surges in BA.5 Omicron subvariant activity, as levels decline in earlier affected countries, keeping global cases steady at a high level, the World Health Organization (WHO) said today in its latest weekly update on the pandemic.

READ MORE: Camila Cabello almost became poster girl to Peter Crouch's 'Laout' beer cocktailThe statement read: “As you guys know, I had to postpone the past few weeks of shows since I wasn't totally prepared for the toll of being back on the road would take on me,”“I started this tour excited to finally get back to playing live after a long break due to the pandemic, but the reality is I was not at all ready for how difficult touring would be after this time away.”Shawn continued: “After speaking more with my team and working with an incredible group of health professionals, it has become more clear that I need to take the time I've never taken personally, to ground myself and come back stronger.”“I unfortunately have to cancel the rest of the tour dates in North America, and the UK/Europe.”The 23-year-old hitmaker stated: 'We were hopeful that I might be able to pick up with the rest of the dates after some much needed time off, but at this time I have to put my health as my first priority.'But whilst he has cancelled live shows, breaking the hearts of thousands of fans in the process, the Treat You Better sensation confirms he will still be working on musical projects.He stated: “This doesn’t mean I’ll be making new music, and I can’t wait to see you on tour in the future.”Shawn added: I know you have all been waiting so long to see these shows, and it breaks my heart to tell you this but I promise I will be back as soon as I’ve taken the right time to heal. The 87 show schedule was due to be his fifth tour, the latest to support of his fourth studio album Wonder , released in 2020.

Shawn Mendes canceled the rest of his Wonder World Tour to take an extended mental health break. Mendes announced the tour cancellation Wednesday via Instagram. "I started this tour excited to finally get back to playing live after a long break due to the pandemic, but the reality is I was not at all ready for how difficult touring would be after this time away," he explained.

Shawn Mendes has cancelled the rest of his “Wonder: the World Tour” dates to focus on his mental health.

Shawn Mendes has canceled the remaining dates of the tour. On Wednesday, the 23-year-old singer shared the news in a lengthy statement posted on his social media.

coronavirus pandemic originated in a Wuhan, China market where live animals were sold, “further bolstering the theory that the virus emerged in the wild rather than escaping from a Chinese lab," according to AP report. The latest research, published by the journal Science, reportedly reveals that the Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market was “likely the early epicentre of the scourge that killed nearly 6.4 million people around the world." As per the report, scientists have concluded that the virus that was responsible for causing Covid-19, SARS-CoV-2, likely “spilled from animals into people two separate times." Kristian Andersen a professor in the Department of Immunology and Microbiology at Scripps Research and coauthor of one of the studies said, “all this evidence tells us the same thing: It points right to this particular market in the middle of Wuhan.

ArriveCAN app, which sent messages to some travellers early last week telling them they needed to quarantine even though they were fully vaccinated and there were no signs they had COVID-19.The warning was sent to roughly three per cent of travellers and appears to have affected Apple devices only, according to the government. ArriveCAN 2.0 -- Ottawa confirms controversial app will outlast pandemic “The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has identified a technical glitch with the app that affected some users earlier in the week, which could produce an erroneous notification instructing people to quarantine,” said government spokesperson Alex Cohen in a written statement.“It’s important to emphasize that CBSA and (public health) officials – and not the app – are the ones who determine if an individual is subject to public health restrictions and needs to quarantine.”The glitch is among a growing list of concerns about the app and its continued mandatory use.Canada’s border agents have said up to 40 per cent of international travellers either don’t have the app or aren’t using it properly, which is contributing to long lines and delays.

The cost of a school meal in Salford is to rise for the first time in three years. Members of the city council's cabinet have"reluctantly" agreed to the rise of 10p to £2.20 which will take effect on January 1 2023.

The momentum gained in highway development over in the past few years has hit a speed bump with the pace of construction falling by over 14% in the April-June quarter of FY23. Construction in Q1 sputtered to 1,966 km, slower than even the 2,284 km built during the peak of the second wave of the covid pandemic that resulted in large scale disruption in economic activity, the latest ministry of road transport and highways data on road construction showed.

Siddharth Pai is co-founder of Siana Capital, and the author of ‘Techproof Me’.

Neil Young still isn’t ready to go back to doing concerts.

The pandemic blighted the mental health of people across the north of England far more than the rest of the country, a new report has found. Experts have estimated that the mental health crisis in the north has cost the UK economy £2 billion, on top of the losses caused by Covid-19.

Pandemic has spurred people to move from big cities to smaller metro areas. Smaller cities have attracted 13% of all artists on tour in the U.S.

Throughout his longstanding career in the music industry, Macklemore has been open about his struggles with addiction and the obstacles he's faced on his path to sobriety. Sprinkled throughout his discography, the «Thrift Shop» rapper has gotten candid about drug and alcohol abuse, relapsing, and relying on the addiction community for treatment. Now, Macklemore is opening up once again and sharing that during the first summer of the COVID-19 pandemic, he found himself back in the throes of addiction. Sharing a video to TikTok, Macklemore wrote, «I relapsed during the first summer of Covid.

US economy has more e-commerce and white-collar jobs than in early 2020, but restaurant and government employment lag behind Private-sector payrolls exceeded prepandemic levels in June, taking just over two years to close a 21 million job gap that was created in the spring of 2020 and reshaping the labor market in the process.

travel insurance policies increased in FY21-22 compared to pre-covid levels in FY19-20, as per a survey by ICICI Lombard General Insurance. The survey, conducted on consumers from the Indian markets, analysed the impact of the pandemic on travellers' attitudes and expectations and found that travellers are now more receptive to purchasing travel insurance to mitigate potential financial losses. ICICI Lombard settled 3,378 travel insurance claims, almost 1.37 times higher than last year.  One-third of respondents claimed to have purchased ICICI Lombard travel insurance after the pandemic, the insurer claimed.

MUMBAI : Bhadu B. Nagarade is ready with hot idlis and dosas in his food cart at 5am, across the road from Kota’s largest coaching centre, Allen Career Institute’s headquarters. Nagarade, a mechanical engineer, used to run a restaurant in Rawatbhata, Rajasthan, home to several nuclear power plants.

inflation in Canada hit 8.1 per cent in June as prices on gasoline surged, Statistics Canada reported on Wednesday.Gasoline prices were up 54.6 per cent year-over-year and 6.2 per cent month-to-month in June, contributing the most to the headline inflation jump, the agency said.Also in the transportation basket, prices for passenger vehicles were up 8.2 per cent in June, the second biggest driver of inflation last month. Statistics Canada added prices for used vehicles into its consumer price index (CPI) calculations in May.Food prices were meanwhile up 8.8 per cent year-over-year, the same jump as the month before.

Stress from inconsistent, unavailable, or unaffordable childcare amid the COVID-19 pandemic was associated with an 80% higher chance of burnout among US healthcare workers (HCWs), leading to anxiety, depression, and an intention to reduce work hours or leave the job, suggests a survey-based modeling study published yesterday in JAMA Network Open.

LOS ANGELES - Macy’s is bringing back Toys "R" Us to all U.S. locations ahead of the upcoming holiday season. Macy's, in partnership with Toys "R" Us parent company WHP Global, announced Monday that the rollout of the highly anticipated pop-up stores will begin in late July with all locations expected to be up and running by Oct.

Over the years, Gulf nations have been one of the biggest sources of remittances pouring into India. However, this changed during the first pandemic year of 2020-21, shows fresh data released by the RBI last week.

File: The Maryland State House in Annapolis. (Photo by Jonathan Newton /The Washington Post via Getty Images) ANNAPOLIS, Maryland - The Republican race for Maryland governor in Tuesday's primary election pits a candidate backed by outgoing Gov. Larry Hogan against a rival endorsed by Donald Trump.It’s an early showdown on Hogan’s home turf as he weighs a 2024 White House bid, potentially against the former president.On the Democratic side, the crowded candidate field includes the former head of the national Democratic Party, a bestselling author, the current state comptroller and a former U.S.

Anthony S. Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, testifies during the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies hearing titled FY2023 Budget Request Dr.

Christine McGuinness has opened up about a heartbreaking conversation she had with her nine year old daughter Penelope during the pandemic. Christine, 34 and her husband Paddy McGuinness, 48, are parents to three children with autism – twins Penelope and Leo, and six year old Felicity. The former model - who recently opened up on her marriage struggles with her husband - has shared some of the difficult moments the family faced during the pandemic, with Penelope particularly struggling with her mental health.

In a candid new interview with LeAnn Rimes, the singer opened up about how her career has contributed to her struggles with mental health.

In the United Kingdom, everyone who is 50 or over will be offered the fourth dose of the COVID vaccine in the fall, the British government said Friday lowering the age threshold. Previously, all above 65 were offered the fourth dose.

World Health Organization. The group of experts, in the BMJ medical journal on Thursday, said that the drugs, fluvoxamine and colchicine, could potentially cause harm.

Miami Beach, CVS pharmacy, toilet paper aisle with only one item left. (Photo by: Jeffrey Greenberg/Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) PHOENIX - Researchers are revealing the top states guilty of COVID-19 "panic buying," and Arizona sits at the top of the list."Back in 2020, the humble, yet indispensable household consumable, toilet paper, became somewhat of an icon of mass panic during the pandemic.

₹3 crore per screen NEW DELHI : Though multiplexes have fast-tracked their expansion plans, screen count will take time to reach pre-pandemic levels in India, said industry experts. The first and second wave of covid had sounded the death knell for 2,000 single screens across India and multiplexes will be able to add a maximum of 500 new screens by the end of 2022-23, they added. While PVR, INOX, Cinepolis and Miraj are looking to add 70-100 screens, each, during this financial year, expansion is expected to slow down in the next few years, they said.

Children worldwide engaged in moderate-to-vigorous physical activity for an estimated 17 minutes (20%) less a day during the COVID-19 pandemic—a rate that grew to 25% when the study period was longer—reveals an international systematic review and meta-analysis published yesterday in JAMA Pediatrics.

READ MORE: ITV Coronation Street star Faye Brookes issues 'sad' relationship announcement The 31-year-old developed sudden onset tics when she was a teenager. Opening up, Scarlett recalled the the "scary" time in her teens when she stood in the mirror and starred to try and stop her tics.

PHILADELPHIA - Broad Street Ministry is reopening its dining room after a hiatus sparked by the COVID-19 pandemic. The non-profit organization, located at 315 South Broad Street Philadelphia, PA 19107, helps those in the Philadelphia community who are experiencing poverty.Broad Street Ministry reopened its dining room on Monday for the first time since COVID-19 began and its hours of operations are11:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.In 2020, Broad Street Ministry provided a social-distancing alternative in order to continue to feed Philadelphians.

Novak Djokovic shared an controversial video that suggested the coronavirus pandemic was caused by 5G. Jelena Djokovic shared a video at the beginning of the pandemic when so many things were still unknown about the virus that suggested that the entire pandemic was a result of 5G.

A private hire driver with no insurance has lost his licence after using the pandemic to commit a fraud. Yasir Qudratullah has also been hit with fines and costs of more than £700.

The sun was shining in Howwood for the annual village fete, returning for the first time since before the Covid-19 pandemic.

Kyrgios' abilities as a player cannot be denied. In singles, his career-high ATP ranking of world No. 13 was achieved on 24 October 2016 and he has won six ATP Tour titles and has reached nine finals.

NEW DELHI : Geo-political conflicts and the COVID-19 pandemic has put the 17 sustainable development goals of United Nations in jeopardy, according to a UN report released on Thursday.  Titled ‘The Sustainable Development Goals Report 2022’, the report said that the combined crisis led to an additional 75 million to 95 million people living in extreme poverty in 2022, compared with pre-pandemic projections.  In 2021, an estimated 17 million metric tons of plastic entered the world’s ocean and the volume of plastic pollution entering the ocean is expected to double or triple by 2040, the report said.  According to the data presented in the report, the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic across the goals are far from over. Global “excess deaths" attributed to the virus reached 15 million by the end of 2021.  93 million people worldwide were pushed into extreme poverty in 2020 and an estimated 147 million children also missed more than half of their in-person instruction over the past year.

Samsung’s strong run is coming to an end. Investors should brace for uglier results ahead.

What the new survey reveals: According to a survey conducted by the CBRE South Asia Pvt Ltd, 73% of the companies in India are considering hybrid working arrangements post Covid-19 pandemic as this seems to be the emerging trend with more companies primarily opting for flexible working patterns. The survey highlights that the flexible working approach is a mix of four arrangements.

Katie Holmes’ “Alone Together” has a release date. The film, which premiered last month at Tribecca Film Festival, has released a short and sweet trailer, which shows a bit of what viewers can expect.

NEW YORK - The coronavirus pandemic could last for nearly two more years before becoming an endemic, according to new Yale research.The endemic stage will be when the virus becomes more of a seasonal nuisance, like the cold or flu, that is not seriously harmful to much of the population.A new study, published in the journal PNAS Nexus, looked at rats to model a potential future with the virus. Rats can also get coronaviruses.Researchers looked at a coronavirus that is similar to one that causes the common cold in humans and how it was transmitted among rats.