2020 may have been something of an "annus horribilis" for vast swathes of the film industry, but that didn’t stop the buzzy new packages from landing.

Even at the virtual Cannes market in June, when much of the world was still under some form of lockdown from the first COVID-19 wave and most film sets and studios were gathering dust, major A-list-heavy projects were popping in all directions (ok, mostly via Zoom pitches), with buyers not shying away.

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AdventHealth workers reflect on their journey throughout the pandemic

Orlando, Fla. – It was March 5, 2020 when AdventHealth saw its first COVID patient.

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Amid pandemic, UK delays imposing post-Brexit border checks

LONDON – Britain announced Thursday that it is delaying the imposition of checks on some goods from the European Union to give businesses more time to prepare for new post-Brexit rules.

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Grandmother gets doctor’s prescription to ‘hug granddaughter’ after receiving COVID-19 vaccine

A grandma in New York was given a prescription to hug her granddaughter after getting the second COVID-19 vaccine.

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Nova Scotia reports no new coronavirus cases, 19 active cases remain

COVID-19 on Thursday and said 19 active cases remain in the province.Nova Scotia Health Authority’s labs completed 2,625 Nova Scotia tests the day before.“Our case numbers have been very promising over these past few days, but let’s not become complacent,” said Premier Iain Rankin in a press release. “We want to keep up the good work and continue to follow all of the public health measures.”As of March 10, 45,149 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered.

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Punjab records 18 more COVID-19 deaths, over 1,300 new cases

CHANDIGARH : With 1,309 fresh coronavirus cases in Punjab, the infection tally rose to 1,93,345 on Thursday, while 18 more fatalities pushed the death toll to 5,996 in the state, according to a medical bulletin.The number of active cases also increased from 9,402 on Wednesday to 10,069 on Thursday.A total of 620 coronavirus patients were discharged after recovering from infection, taking the number of cured persons to 1,77,280, the bulletin said.There are 20 critical patients who are on ventilator support, while 182 are on oxygen support.A total of 52,94,288 samples have been collected for testing so far in the state.Meanwhile, Chandigarh reported 108 new COVID-19 cases, taking the infection count to 22,697 in the Union Territory.No

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Women with common hormonal condition at high risk of Covid, study finds

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) have a 51% increased risk of contracting COVID-19 than those without the condition.PCOS is a hormonal condition that affects 1 in 10 women. It is caused by a hormonal imbalance that sees increased testosterone in women that can cause unwanted hair growth, insulin resistance, acne and missed periods.It is also believed to be the leading cause of female infertility in the UK.The risk increased a further 26% when the study focused on women with the condition who have further health conditions relating to the condition that includes weight gain, heart disease and diabetes.

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DWP changes to face-to-face assessments for PIP and other health benefits coming this month

legislation which will allow the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to invite health benefit claimants to participate in an assessment by video call.From March 25, video calls will be an option for DWP health professionals when interviewing and assessing the needs of people making claims for Personal Independence Payment (PIP), Universal Credit and Employment Support Allowance (ESA). Face-to-face consultations have been suspended since March 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic and subsequent lockdown restrictions - these continue to be replaced by telephone and paper-based assessments.The changes to legislation means that anyone applying for disability or health benefits may be invited to attend either a telephone, face-to-face or

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Trudeau honours COVID-19 victims on one-year anniversary of pandemic declaration

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau delivered an address from the House of Commons Wednesday, marking one year since the World Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID-19 to be a global pandemic.

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Need to support all bereaved in pandemic times - hospice

The Chief Executive of the Irish Hospice Foundation has said today is a day to pause and reflect on the 35,000 people who died in Ireland in the last year and to reach out to those bereaved in these pandemic times.

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Havells India to cover COVID-19 vaccination cost for staff in India

Havells India on Thursday said it will cover cost of COVID-19 vaccination for all its direct and indirect employees in India, joining the growing number of companies in the country in doing so."The company will cover the cost of COVID-19 vaccination for all its direct and indirect employees in India under the company's vaccination programme through a process of reimbursement," Havells India Ltd said in a statement.V Krishnan, CHRO (Chief Human Resource Office) Havells said: "As we continue to navigate the pandemic, for us at Havells nothing is more important than the health and well-being of our people.

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Dozens of Democrats demand Cuomo's resignation

ALBANY, N.Y. – A group of 59 Democratic lawmakers demanded New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's resignation Thursday in the wake of an allegation that he groped an aide at the Executive Mansion last year.

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NJ man attempted to shoot officer in Montgomery County, gun did not fire, DA says

Reynaldo Figueroa-Ardon, 20 WHITEMARSH TOWNSHIP, Pa. - A New Jersey man is facing charges after prosecutors say he pointed a stolen gun at a Montgomery County police officer's head and pulled the trigger three times but no bullets fired.Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele on Thursday charged 20-year-old Reynaldo Figueroa-Ardon with attempted murder of a law enforcement officer and related offenses. According to investigators, a Whitemarsh Township police officer was called to Mulberry Lane around 8 a.m.

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Covid-19: India records 22,854 new infections, highest daily count this year

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Job openings rise, layoffs fall as pandemic economy mends

WASHINGTON – Companies posted more open jobs in January while layoffs decreased as the economy heals slowly from the pandemic.

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Ontario reports 1,092 new coronavirus cases as province hits 1M vaccination milestone

coronavirus cases on Thursday, bringing the provincial total to 313,520.Thursday’s case count is lower than Wednesday’s which saw 1,316 new infections. On Tuesday, 1,185 new cases were recorded and 1,631 on Monday (a portion of those cases were older ones recently inputted into the provincial data system).According to Thursday’s provincial report, 293 cases were recorded in Toronto, 199 in Peel Region, 79 in York Region and 64 in Ottawa.All other local public health units reported fewer than 50 new cases in the provincial report.The death toll in the province has risen to 7,109 as 10 more deaths were recorded.

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Maharashtra reports over 14,000 new Covid-19 cases, highest single-day spike this year

Maharashtra continued to record a massive spike in daily Covid-19 cases as the state added over 14,000 new infections in the last 24 hours, according to the daily health bulletin.With a total of 14,317 new Covid-19 cases reported today, the state's tally rises to 22,66,374.

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New study finds nine in 10 musicians’ mental health has deteriorated in the past year

coronavirus lockdown and fears over the Brexit deal’s insufficient support for touring musicians is taking an unprecedented toll on the mental health of musicians in the UK.New research conducted by the charity Help Musicians, who surveyed over 700 musicians across the UK for the study, found that 87 per cent of respondents said their mental health had deteriorated over the past year.59 per cent of musicians said that their worries about the impact of Brexit on the music industry had compounded the problem, while 96 per cent said they were worried about their financial situation generally.Around 70 per cent of the musicians who were surveyed said that they weren’t confident that they will be “able to cope financially” over the next six

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Ontario government to deliver 2nd COVID-19 pandemic budget March 24

Ontario’s finance minister says the province will deliver its 2021-2022 budget on March 24.Peter Bethlenfalvy says the spending plan will be the province’s second of the pandemic and will focus on funding measures to “defeat” COVID-19. Coronavirus: Ontario projects $2.6B more in COVID-19 pandemic spending since fall budget He says that will include spending to ensure all Ontario residents are vaccinated against the virus.[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]Bethlenfalvy says the budget will also include measures to help the province’s economy recover from the recession caused by the pandemic.

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Coronavirus: Londoners reflect on the first year of living through the global pandemic

COVID-19 and the Canadian economy, one year later At least 2.59 million doses of vaccine have been given to 3.5 per cent of Canada’s population.

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Coronavirus: Public Health Scotland with today's update on 7-day infection rate as new region worst affected

Scottish Government as part of its national COVID-19 daily briefing with 591 new cases confirmed. In terms of Public Health Scotland's rolling seven-day infection rate per 100,000 population, Stirling has the new highest infection rate in the country at 136.9 as of Wednesday, March 10.The second-highest is Clackmannanshire which has a rate of 133.9 with Glasgow City (114.8) moving up to become third-highest.

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Erivo on near-EGOT status: 'I’m just going to keep working'

NEW YORK – “The Color Purple” turned into Grammy, Tony and Emmy gold for Cynthia Erivo.

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Quebec to honour victims with ceremony, minute of silence on 1st anniversary of pandemic

Quebec’s life expectancy drops for both men and women due to COVID-19 crisisQuebec has been the province hardest hit by the pandemic. The staggering number of victims who have died from COVID-19 represents nearly half of Canada’s death toll related to the virus.[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]The ceremony will also pay tribute to health-care workers who have been on the front lines of the health crisis as well as other essential workers.For the day of remembrance, the white rose has been chosen as an emblem for mourning by the province.

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NHS Dumfries and Galloway officials urge against complacency as new coronavirus cases continue to fall

There were seven people in hospital with less than five in intensive care.There have been cases across the region in the past fortnight, with figures from Public Health Scotland showing more than half of new cases in the past seven days have been in the Sanquhar area.

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Layoffs ease as unemployment claims drop to 712,000

WASHINGTON (AP) - The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell last week to 712,000, the lowest total since early November, evidence that fewer employers are cutting jobs amid a decline in confirmed coronavirus cases and signs of an improving economy.The Labor Department said Thursday that applications for unemployment aid dropped by 42,000 from 754,000 the week before. Though the job market has been slowly strengthening, many businesses remain under pressure, and 9.6 million jobs remain lost to the pandemic that flattened the economy 12 months ago.In February, U.S.

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Saskatchewan’s new online COVID-19 vaccine booking system to launch March 11

Saskatchewan is on the brink of launching its COVID-19 vaccine booking system, with officials providing details on when will it will start rolling out and who will have access.

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Man charged in New Jersey slaying, questioned in 4 New Mexico deaths

GLOUCESTER COUNTY, N.J. - A man considered a person of interest in the deaths of his ex-wife and three other people in New Mexico was charged Wednesday with a separate killing in New Jersey.Sean Lannon was arrested in St. Louis on Wednesday morning after a manhunt stretching from New Jersey to Missouri.

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Researchers race to develop antiviral weapons to fight the pandemic coronavirus

Robert F. ServiceScience’s COVID-19 reporting is supported by the Heising-Simons Foundation.In March 2020, as the scope of the COVID-19 pandemic was coming into view, Jen Nwankwo and colleagues turned a pair of artificial intelligence (AI) tools against SARS-CoV-2.

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Hamilton reflects on a year-long pandemic with anniversary of city’s first confirmed COVID-19 case

COVID-19 case on March 11, 2020, Hamilton has seen over 10,000 people become ill from the novel coronavirus and close to 300 succumb to the affliction in the last year.The day the city had its first encounter with the virus is also the day the Canadian government has chosen as its National Day of Observance to commemorate those who lost their lives to the virus and others who felt significant impacts from the pandemic.Government buildings across the province will join the country by lowering flags to half-mast for the remainder of the week.

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1 in 5 in US lost someone close in coronavirus pandemic, poll shows

WASHINGTON – About 1 in 5 Americans say they lost a relative or close friend to the coronavirus, highlighting the division between heartache and hope as the country itches to get back to normal a year into the pandemic.

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Pfizer says its vaccine is 94 per cent effective in preventing asymptomatic infection

Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE said on Wednesday that real-world data from Israel suggests that their COVID-19 vaccine is 94 per cent effective in preventing asymptomatic infections, meaning the vaccine could significantly reduce transmission.The companies also said the latest analysis of the Israeli data shows the vaccine was 97 per cent effective in preventing symptomatic disease, severe disease and death. That is basically in line with the 95 per cent efficacy Pfizer and BioNTech reported from the vaccine’s late-stage clinical trial in December.

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Biden aims to usher US into 'next phase' of pandemic in primetime speech

WASHINGTON (AP) - Marking a year of loss and disruption, President Joe Biden will use his first prime-time address since taking office to steer the nation toward a hungered-for sentiment — hope — in the "next phase" of the fight against the pandemic that has killed more than 529,000 Americans.Previewing his remarks, Biden said he would "talk about what we’ve been through as a nation this past year, but more importantly, I’m going to talk about what comes next."Biden's challenge Thursday night will be to honor the sacrifices made by Americans over the last year while encouraging them to remain vigilant despite "virus fatigue" and growing impatience to resume normal activities given the tantalizing promise of vaccines.

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Former presidents, first ladies urge Americans to get shots

WASHINGTON – Four former presidents are urging Americans to get vaccinated as soon as COVID-19 doses are available to them, as part of a campaign to overcome hesitancy about the shots.

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Michelle Obama considering retirement from public life

WASHINGTON (AP) - Michelle Obama is knitting and thinking about retiring from public life.The former first lady says in a new People magazine interview that she picked up knitting needles to pass time during the coronavirus pandemic. And now she's hooked."Knitting is a forever proposition," she said.

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MPL, NxtGen Infinite to cover Covid vaccine cost for staff, family members

NEW DELHI : E-sports company Mobile Premier League (MPL) and NxtGen Infinite Datacenter on Thursday said they will absorb the cost of vaccination of their staff and their dependents, joining the growing roster of enterprises in the country that are doing so.MPL said it will undertake an end-to-end vaccination drive for all its Indian employees and their dependents.MPL co-founder and CEO Sai Srinivas said, "We have always prioritised employee welfare and wellness.

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Canada to honour COVID-19 victims one-year since pandemic declaration

World Health Organization declaring COVID-19 a global pandemic.Earlier this week Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who is to deliver a statement in the House of Commons this morning, designated March 11 a national day of observance to commemorate those who have died.

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Delhi reports more than 400 new Covid-19 cases, highest in over 2 months

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Gig economy shifts: Spain delivery riders are now employees

MADRID – The Spanish government on Thursday announced legislation that classifies food delivery riders as employees of the digital platforms they work for, not self-employed, in a legal change that could have far-reaching consequences for Spanish businesses.

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One year into COVID-19, a look at when and where the next pandemic could emerge

coronavirus that has upended life as we know it, experts say this is not the last pandemic we will see. But when and where the next one could emerge is nearly impossible to know.In December, the head of the World Health Organization‘s (WHO) emergencies program Dr.

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My experience having twins during the COVID-19 pandemic

This is the crux of why I took issue with the rules on partners staying on the maternity ward. In cases of multiple births, premature babies, or any other reason for an extended maternity stay, the partner’s presence can take the pressure off the midwives and reduce the amount of close contact they need to make with the mother. This would surely help the maternity ward reduce their COVID-19 risks and cope with the reduced staffing arising from the disease.

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Biden to announce next phase of fight against Covid in his 1st prime-time speech

Joe Biden will lay out the next phase of his administration's arduous fight against the deadly coronavirus pandemic during his maiden prime-time address to the nation on Thursday night since assuming office in January.In his speech, which will also mark the first anniversary of the World Health Organisation's declaration of the pandemic, Biden is likely to talk about the sacrifices made by the American people and the millions of people whose lives have been changed by the pandemic.The US is the worst-hit nation with over 29,154,600 confirmed cases and more than 529,000 deaths.He will speak about how COVID-19 has been the greatest operational challenge the country has faced and the work his team has done to rapidly increase the number of

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‘Now is the time for women to get into tech careers’, says tech leading lady

Technology is a big influencer when it comes to the way we work and live. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor and Statistics, the tech sector is expected to grow 11 percent when it comes to jobs, which it said is much faster than the average for all occupations.

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Greece outlines new coronavirus relief package

ATHENS – Greece’s prime minister has outlined a new 2.5 billion-euro ($3 billion) package of relief measures for businesses and workers affected by the coronavirus pandemic and related lockdowns.

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Ten key moments a year on from pandemic declaration

From the first cases in China to worldwide lockdowns and vaccination drives - here are the 10 key moments since the Covid-19 pandemic was declared a year ago by the World Health Organization (WHO).

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Good Morning Britain's Ben Shephard says the show takes mental health 'very seriously'

Ben Shephard has reassured viewers that 'Good Morning Britain' takes mental health "very seriously". The 46-year-old presenter opened up on Thursday's episode (11.

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Austria targets hard-hit area with shots to battle variant

BERLIN – Austria is embarking on an ambitious drive to inoculate residents of a district that has been particularly hard-hit by the virus variant first found in South Africa, a move that is part of a research project into vaccinations.

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Amid Pandemic, 79% of K-12 Parents Support In-Person School

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60% of Canadians say their screen time has increased during pandemic: Ipsos poll

Ipsos polling done exclusively for Global News shows 60 per cent of us say our screen time has increased due to things like working from home and online school. Forty-three per cent say they’re spending less time outdoors.

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‘Burnout is real’: COVID-19 pandemic takes mental health toll on health-care workers

coronavirus pandemic arrives, the continuing health crisis is taking a toll on the mental health of those on the front lines.It is a busy afternoon in the ICU at Scarborough General Hospital. There are 37 beds, with nine COVID-19 patients to care for.

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India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
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Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0

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