Equal share for daughtersWomen have an equal right to a share in Hindu Undivided Family property, regardless of when they were born, the Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday, clearing up a dispute in the law, and holding that the daughter’s rights are clear under the 2005 amendment to the Hindu Succession Act.

The basic question the court answered was: Does the Hindu Succession (Amendment) Act, which gave equal right to daughters in ancestral property, have a retrospective effect?

The order sets aside a number of previous court decisions, which said a daughter had coparcenary rights, or the right to an equal share in inheritance of joint family property, only if both she and the father were alive on 9 September 2005, when the amendment was.

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Ontario schools in COVID-19 hotspots should have proactive testing: Hunter

COVID-19 at schools in virus hotspots around the province.Mitzie Hunter says in a letter to Health Minister Christine Elliott that the government should conduct “surveillance” testing to protect students and staff at these schools.The legislator, who was education minister in the previous Liberal government, says testing should be optional, but argues it would give parents greater peace of mind as school starts next month.She says testing should be conducted before the start of classes and continue into the beginning of the school year.Elliott’s office did not immediately provide comment on Hunter’s letter.The province announced its plan to reopen schools last month and has been under pressure to reduce elementary class sizes to increase

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Students coming to Nova Scotia from outside Atlantic bubble to receive mandatory coronavirus tests

COVID-19 tests during their isolation period.Anyone coming from outside the bubble is already required to self-isolate for 14 days.But now all university and Nova Scotia Community College students will be tested for the novel coronavirus.“Testing university and NSCC students during their self-isolation periods can help with early detection and management of cases in the post-secondary population,” said Dr. Gaynor Watson-Creed, N.S.

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Coronavirus: White House economic adviser Kudlow says U.S. economy is ‘in a very strong rebound’

On Thursday White House economic advisor Larry Kudlow said the U.S. economy is currently “in a very strong rebound” as it recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic.

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What’s behind the rise in coronavirus cases in B.C.?

coronavirus success story appears to be on thin ice.The number of daily cases in the province has jumped considerably in recent weeks, with 236 new cases recorded over a 72-hour period.Such high numbers haven’t been seen in B.C. since April.

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Ragu, pasta sauce brand, says it is no longer selling in Canada

consumers are not happy about it.Popular pasta brand sauce Ragu said it is no longer selling products in the country.“We regret to inform you that Ragu has made the hard decision to exit the Canadian pasta-sauce market. We hope that you have enjoyed the delicious taste of Ragu and are very sorry for any inconvenience,” the company’s Twitter account wrote when a customer asked “what happened to you in Canada?” as they couldn’t find their sauce in the grocery store.We regret to inform you that RAGÚ® has made the hard decision to exit the Canadian pasta-sauce market.

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Coronavirus second wave and 'really bumpy winter ahead' top academic warns

A second wave of coronavirus and a difficult winter are on the way, a top academic has warned.

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Health-care worker tests positive for COVID-19 in Kingston region

coronavirus in the region, bringing the area’s total up to 110 as of Thursday morning.According to public health’s dashboard, the case was found in a male health-care worker in his 20s.Public health said the worker caught the disease through close contact, but did not give any more details as to where the transmission took place. No active cases of COVID-19 in Kingston region on Aug.

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Manitoba’s top doc, health minister to give live update on province’s coronavirus fight Thursday

COVID-19 on Thursday.Dr. Brent Roussin and Cameron Friesen have called a press conference from the legislative building for 1 p.m.

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Quebec sees 86 new coronvirus cases, 1 additional death

novel coronavirus cases Thursday after reporting 86 infections, bringing the total to 61,402.One additional death related to COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus, was recorded. Authorities say the death did not occur in the past 24 hours but a date was not provided.To date, the province remains the hardest hit by the pandemic.

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Nova Scotia reports 1 new case of coronavirus Thursday

novel coronavirus in the province on Thursday.The case is located in the Central Zone and the cause remains under investigation. There are now six active cases in Nova Scotia.The QEII Health Sciences Centre’s microbiology lab completed 575 Nova Scotia tests on Tuesday, moving the province’s total number of tests to 70,839.

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Punjab to raise daily COVID testing capacity to 30,000

CHANDIGARH : Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Thursday issued directions for increasing coronavirus testing capacity in the state to 30,000 per day, a statement said.Presently, the state's COVID-19 testing capacity is 20,000 tests per day, it said.The CM gave the directions while reviewing the coronavirus situation in the state with the top health and medical experts and officials through a video conference meeting, the government's statement said.During the meeting, Singh also directed the health department to supply ventilators free of cost to medical colleges and private hospitals.The chief minister asked the department to provide more manpower, specially anesthetists, to those hospitals which had witnessed an increase in

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7,385 new COVID-19 cases in Karnataka, 102 deaths

BENGALURU : Karnataka on Thursday reported 7,385 new cases of COVID-19 and 102 related fatalities, taking the total number of infections to 2,56,975 and the death toll to 4,429, the health department said.The day also saw 6,231 patients getting discharged after recovery.Out of 7,385 fresh cases reported on Thursday, 2,912 cases were from Bengaluru urban alone.As of August 20 evening, cumulatively 2,56,975 COVID-19 positive cases have been confirmed in the state, which include 4,429 deaths and 1,70,381 discharges, the health department said in its bulletin.It said, out of 82,149 active cases, 81,444 patients are in isolation at designated hospitals and stable, while 705 are in ICU.According to the bulletin, 25 out of 102 deaths reported

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Punjab announces weekend lockdown in all cities, towns amid rising covid cases

CHANDIGARH : Amid rising COVID-19 cases, the Punjab government on Thursday announced a weekend lockdown in all 167 cities and towns in the state and increased the night curfew period by two hours.The weekend lockdown which was in force earlier only in three cities - Ludhiana, Jalandhar and Patiala - has now been extended to all the cities and towns in the state.The night curfew will be from 7pm till 5am instead of the earlier 9pm to 5am duration in all cities and towns.

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COVID-19: 7,385 new cases in Karnataka, 102 deaths reported

Bengaluru: Karnataka on Thursday reported 7,385 new cases of COVID-19 and 102 related fatalities, taking the total number of infections to 2,56,975 and the death toll to 4,429, the health department said.The day also saw 6,231 patients getting discharged after recovery.Out of 7,385 fresh cases reported on Thursday, 2,912 cases were from Bengaluru urban alone.As of August 20 evening, cumulatively 2,56,975 COVID-19 positive cases have been confirmed in the state, which include 4,429 deaths and 1,70,381 discharges, the health department said in its bulletin.It said, out of 82,149 active cases, 81,444 patients are in isolation at designated hospitals and stable, while 705 are in ICU.According to the bulletin, 25 out of 102 deaths reported today

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Manitoba Junior Hockey League sets opening date for 2020-21 season

Hextall on Hockey — the MJHL’s new commissioner The league also announced that the regular-season schedule would be significantly modified to limit the spread of COVID-19 by reducing multiple-team contact. In the event of a potential positive case, there would be minimal disruption to the schedule, which is expected to be announced in the coming weeks.Teams that are planning to hold prospect or development camps in advance of the main training camp will have to continue to follow Phase I of the MJHL Return to Play Protocol, which has been in place since June 26. Full contact is not permitted during these camps.

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WHO in talks with Russia as its coronavirus vaccine raises eyebrows

Russia to try to obtain more information about the experimental COVID-19 vaccine the country recently approved.Last week, Russia became the first country in the world to license a coronavirus vaccine when President Vladimir Putin announced its approval. But the vaccine has not yet passed the advanced trials normally required to prove it works before being licensed, a major breach of scientific protocol.

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Airbnb issues worldwide party ban at its rental property listings amid coronavirus pandemic

SAN FRANCISCO - Airbnb has issued a ban on parties at its rental property listings worldwide for health reasons amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.The home-sharing platform said Thursday in a blog post that it would also cap occupancy at 16 guests.“This party ban applies to all future bookings on Airbnb and it will remain in effect indefinitely until further notice,” the company said.Airbnb noted that 73% of listings worldwide already ban parties as part of their house rules and “the vast majority of our guests behave in manners that show respect for house rules and for neighbors.”In this photo illustration, a man looks at the website of Airbnb on April 20, 2020.

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Canada loses Lake Louise alpine ski event for 2020 due to COVID-19 pandemic

COVID-19 pandemic.FIS, the sport’s governing body, says all North American events will be realigned at existing technical and speed race venues in Europe. World Cup cross-country ski event cancelled in Quebec City due to coronavirus outbreak Men’s and women’s World Cup events were scheduled to be held in Lake Louise, Alta., Nov.

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Scientists may have found first human link between antibodies, coronavirus protection

coronavirus.The findings — which are not yet peer-reviewed and looked at only a small sample size — come from a case study focused on passengers on a fishing vessel that left Seattle in May. How close are we to a coronavirus vaccine? It examined whether they had a specific type of antibody scientists suspect is linked with coronavirus immunity at the time of departure, and whether they subsequently became infected when an outbreak emerged on board.Those who tested positive for the antibody in pre-departure tests, the case study states, did not become infected.

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London, Ont., hospital-based lab marks coronavirus testing capacity milestone

coronavirus tests per day in mid-March to more than 3,000 per day in August, with plans to further expand testing capacity, according to the London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC).As well, PaLM has been “regularly meeting a 24-hour turnaround time” for test results even while increasing capacity, thanks to “highly innovative digital solutions” and a partnership with the LHSC’s Information Technology Services (ITS) team. Dr.

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Tool to help manage COVID-19 patients with diabetes

diabetes are one of the groups at higher risk of severe illness from COVID-19. Although people with diabetes are not more likely to contract the disease initially, they are more likely to face worse outcomes.Complications in people with diabetes include elevation of blood glucose levels, diabetic ketoacidosis, and pneumonia.

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Dry heat can effectively sanitize N95 masks

Environmental Science & Technology Letters, could help relieve the pressure on the limited supply of N95 respirators, which are usually single-use items.A key part of the world’s effort to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 is the use of PPE.COVID-19 typically spreads when a person expels droplets carrying the new coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, from their mouth or nose. If the droplets come into contact with another person, there is a chance that they will gain access to their respiratory tract, where the virus will infect cells to cause disease.PPE can take the form of gowns, visors, gloves, and masks.

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Florida COVID-19 cases remain under 5,000 for fifth day as Orange County schools prepare to reopen

ORLANDO, Fla. – Central Florida’s largest school district, Orange County Public Schools, is set to reopen schools to less than half of its student population in less than 24 hours as the Florida Department of Health reported 4,555 new COVID-19 cases across the state.For the past five days, Florida has reported fewer than 5,000 new coronavirus cases every day.The new infections bring the state’s running total since March to 588,602 cases.

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Three quarters of Stockport neighbourhoods could be Covid-free according to new figures

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Ontario reports 76 new coronavirus cases, system issue misses 11 public health units

reported 76 new cases of the novel coronavirus on Thursday, however an issue with the province’s data system iPHIS meant latest numbers from 11 local public health units were not available.The 11 public health units not included in Thursday’s case count are from Algoma, Brant County, Chatham-Kent, City of Hamilton, Niagara Region, Peterborough, Simcoe Muskoka District, Southwestern, Sudbury & Districts, Timiskaming and Windsor-Essex County.[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]Ontario Health Minister Christine Elliott said all 11 public health units on Wednesday reported only eight cases among them and that could be an indication for roughly how many cases may be under reported on Thursday.“This glitch

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Eleven new cases of COVID-19 in Ottawa

OTTAWA -- Eleven new cases of COVID-19 have been detected in Ottawa.

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Scott Thompson: Medical officials have consistent back-to-school protocols

Back to school in Hamilton may be staggered as registration glitches pop up Every chief medical officer of health for every province in the country, representing every political stripe, has agreed to basically the same protocols across our land for sending kids back to school.Whom else do you listen to?There will always be risk. No plan is perfect.

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Saskatoon Public Schools preparing for online learning

To prepare for this unique school year, Saskatoon Public Schools is upgrading its Online Learning Centre for K-12. Education Superintendent Colleen Norris joins to explain how it works.

UP records 95 COVID-19 deaths; toll mounts to 2,733

LUCKNOW : Uttar Pradesh registered a record 95 deaths due to COVID-19 on Thursday, taking the total fatalities in the state to 2,733.With 4,991 fresh COVID-19 cases, the state's tally climbed to 1,72,334, a government release issued here said.The state presently has 48,511 COVID-19 cases while the number of those recovering and getting discharged from hospitals reached 1,21,090, the release said.Among the 95 deaths, 11 were reported in Lucknow, followed by nine in Kanpur Nagar, seven in Azamgarh, five each in Prayagraj and Bahraich, four each in Varanasi, Gorakhpur and Ghazipur.Maximum 796 fresh cases have been reported from Lucknow, 348 from Kanpur Nagar, 319 from Prayagraj, the release added.This story has been published from a wire

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Ontario government extends COVID-19 pandemic orders until Sept. 22

coronavirus pandemic.The government said the extensions give it the ability to address ongoing risks and effects of the virus and to ensure measures remain in place to protect the population.“We’ve seen great progress in our fight against COVID-19 in recent weeks, but now is not the time to let our guard down,” Solicitor General Sylvia Jones said in a news release Thursday. Working from home for the foreseeable future? It could impact your home insurance “We must continue safely and gradually down the path to recovery while tackling the ongoing effects of this pandemic.

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Former Trump adviser Steve Bannon, 3 others, indicted for fraud

NEW YORK - The leaders of an online fundraising campaign to raise money to build the border wall have been indicted for wire fraud and money laundering. Former Trump adviser Steve Bannon is among the four people who are accused of defrauding hundreds of thousands of donors.Brian Kolfage, Stephen Bannon, Andrew Badolato, and Timothy Shea were arrested Thursday morning. They were behind a crowdfunding campaign known as "We Build the Wall" that raised more than $25 million.According to the federal indictment, the organizers claimed that 100 percent of the funds raised would be used in helping fund the wall and it was "a volunteer organization" but that was not true.Prosecutors allege that Bannon received more than $1 million through a

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My pandemic pregnancy: ‘If we make it through this, we’re really meant to be'

Author’s note: This is not MY personal story, per se, (despite the “my pandemic pregnancy” headline), but a story told by our readers, week by week. Today’s is shared by Jennifer.You might have heard that being pregnant, trying to get pregnant, or delivering right about now is strange, in this age of coronavirus.

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Dept to put measures in place for post-primary school buses

The Department of Education has said that "additional measures and hygiene requirements will be put in place for the post-primary school bus transport system".

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How Covid-cautious car hire saved our cursed coronamoon

The Out - the genius London-based (and soon to expand) hire car company that delivers a brand-new Jaguar or Land Rover, contact-free, to your door and picks it up again once you’re done. With the promise of zero faffing around in a rental car office and a brand new Range Rover Sport, my fiancé warmed to the coronamoon concept. The plan was to take the Eurotunnel to Calais - the most Covid-safe way to cross the Channel, since you’re not even allowed to step out of your car - and spend a night in Paris before tootling down to a fairytale chateau in Le Loir and on to Bordeaux.

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Airbnb bans parties and events in Covid-19 fight

There will be no more parties and events in homes listed on Airbnb, the short-term home rental company said today as it tries to enforce strict social-distancing norms to fight the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Croatia coronavirus fears as World Health Organisation declares hotspot in Balkans

Romania, Serbia, and Slovenia. Meanwhile, speculation has grown over whether Greece will also be taken off the air corridor list after a significant rise in Covid-19 cases there.

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Russia COVID-19 vaccine: Putin govt to finally start advanced trial on 40,000 people

WHO begins discussion with Russia on COVID-19 vaccineThe World Health Organization’s Europe office said it has begun discussions with Russia to try to obtain more information about the experimental COVID-19 vaccine the country recently approved. Catherine Smallwood, a senior emergency official at WHO Europe said the agency had begun “direct discussions" with Russia and that WHO officials have been sharing “the various steps and information that’s going to be required for WHO to take assessments."“This concern that we have around safety and efficacy is not specifically for the Russia vaccine, it’s for all of the vaccines under development," said Smallwood.

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HCL Technologies launches hackathon to identify solutions for covid impact

NOIDA (UTTAR PRADESH) : IT major HCL Technologies on Thursday announced a multi-phase hackathon to crowdsource technology innovation to find solutions for immediate and long-term societal impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.The Better Health Hackathon: #CodeforCovid19 will aim to look for solutions relating to pandemic containment and prevention, diagnosis, treatment and therapeutic management, recovery and return to normal and systemic solutions for future crises.As part of the programme, HCL has partnered with Microsoft and International SOS, the world's largest medical and travel security services firm, which are providing business and technical oversight to the contest and feedback to team entries.In addition, the Better Health Hackathon is

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Rice export prices rise as exporters grapple with floods, coronavirus

BENGALURU : Rice export prices in top-hub India edged higher this week as floods and surging coronavirus cases hammered supply and export logistics.India's 5% broken parboiled variety rose to $383-$389 per tonne from last week's $382-$387, with exporters struggling to fulfil orders due to limited availability of containers and workers at the country's biggest rice handling port, Kakinada, in the state of Andhra Pradesh."Demand is huge for Indian rice due to lower prices, but exports are getting affected by floods and the coronavirus outbreak in Andhra Pradesh," said Nitin Gupta, vice president for Olam India's rice business.With 2.84 million total COVID-19 cases, India is the worst-hit country in Asia and third only behind the U.S.

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Nagaland reports 25 new COVID-19 cases

KOHIMA : A total of 25 new COVID-19 cases and 215 recoveries were reported from Nagaland on Thursday, informed S Pangnyu Phom, Nagaland's Minister for Health and Family Welfare."25 new #COVID19 reported in Nagaland today.

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Roche teams up with Regeneron on Covid-19 therapy

Sign up here for GlobalData's free bi-weekly Covid-19 report on the latest information your industry needs to know.Roche has partnered with Regeneron Pharmaceuticals to develop, manufacture and distribute the latter’s antiviral antibody combination, REGN-COV2, as a potential treatment of Covid-19. REGN-COV2 could help treat patients with symptoms and also prevent the disease in individuals exposed to the virus.

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Back to school in Hamilton may be staggered as registration glitches pop up

Ontario parents still have concerns about Ford’s back-to-school plan School board staff are working to determine what a staggered return to school would look like, including whether different grades would attend class at different times, or on alternating days.Meantime, dozens of parents in Hamilton are complaining about glitches, errors or faulty technology in trying to register their children for fall classes at the Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board (HWDSB).The registration deadline is Friday, but several social media groups have popped up and have complained about problems with the public board’s online Parent Portal.We apologize for this service. We are experiencing a high volume of emails, which has resulted in a delay.

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Kingston-area public school board releases video as students’ return to classes nears

return to classes next month.The Limestone District School Board has posted a video on its website, walking parents through the new COVID-19 “pandemic protocols” both inside and outside the classroom. Limestone District School Board sets out COVID-19 plans for back to school Whether it’s elementary or secondary school, the video gives an overview of how the board plans to keep students and staff safe when school resumes.

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Stocks with inferior financials having their day in the sun, despite covid woes

A look at NSE’s strategy-based indices suggest the growth style of investing beat the value style hands down during the pandemic. Compared to the Nifty50 Value 20 index, The Nifty Growth Sectors 15 index fell more in the correction between 12 February and 23 March, and has also risen by a lower rate since then.

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GAIL sees gas sales returning to pre-COVID-19 levels by quarter end

COVID-19 levels by the end of the current quarter as the expansion of the city gas network will offset shrinking consumption, its Director (Marketing) E S Ranganathan said on Thursday.GAIL, the country's largest natural gas marketing and transporting company, sold about 113 million standard cubic metres per day of the fuel before the outbreak of the pandemic."We (GAIL) have come back to more or less 95% level," he said at FIPI's Young Professionals Forum. "It is going to come back to 100% level by the end of this quarter."GAIL saw gas demand almost halving when a nationwide lockdown was imposed beginning March 25 to contain the spread of coronavirus.

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Taoiseach rejects claim of confusion over Covid-19 messaging

The Taoiseach has rejected claims that there is confusion or mixed messaging over the recent measures to curtail the spread of Covid-19.

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Russia opposition candidate in coma after alleged poisoning

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny looks on ahead of a hearing at the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in Strasbourg on November 15, 2018.

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New funding for disabled people working from home during pandemic now available

disability during the coronavirus pandemic can now benefit from extra financial help, thanks to an extension of the Access to Work scheme. Last year, it provided personalised support to over 36,000 people with disabilities and health conditions to do their job, providing grants for special equipment, travel costs and mental health.

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