Markets advanced in Asia on Friday after a Wall Street rebound fueled by strong jobs data. The Tokyo Nikkei 225 Index rebounded 0.3% to 22,220.33, while the Shanghai Composite Index rose 1.3% to 3,130.62. In South Korea, the Kospi gained 0.6% to 2,148.24, and Australia’s S & P / ASX …
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Does wearing a mask pose any health risk? No, not for most people. Babies and young children should not wear masks because they could suffocate. The same goes for anyone who has trouble removing a mask without help. Others can wear masks without risking their health, according to experts, despite …
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WASHINGTON (AP) – American employers likely re-hired several million more workers in June, thus reducing the unemployment rate to the depression level, but the most up-to-date data suggests that a resurgent coronavirus will limit more earnings. Economists have forecast that businesses, governments and nonprofits added 3 million jobs, a record, …
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At least 285 American children have developed a serious inflammatory condition related to the coronavirus, and while most recovered, the potential for long-term or permanent damage is unknown, two new studies suggest. The documents, published online. On Monday in the New England Journal of Medicine, provide the most comprehensive report …
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NEW YORK (AP) – When the coronavirus pandemic took over the United States in mid-March, forcing schools to close and many children to be locked up in homes affected by job loss and other forms of stress, many experts on Child welfare warned of a likely increase in child abuse. …
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