As the novel coronavirus disease, COVID-19, continues to spread around the globe, seniors advocates are urging the public to take steps to protect those most vulnerable to the virus. Retirement and aging specialist Matt Del
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GENEVA (Reuters) – The United Nations Human Rights Council has decided to suspend its main annual four-week session from Friday, ending a week early, due to coronavirus, a statement said on Thursday. The decision came
Read moreMan shot outside home near Dufferin and St. Clair in Toronto
Toronto police say a man was shot outside of a home on Thursday morning. Emergency crews were called to Dufferin Street just north of St. Clair Avenue West at around 1:30 a.m. for reports of
Read moreSmart motorways set to stay in UK despite 38 people dying on them
Smart motorways are set to stay in the UK despite 38 people dying on them in five years, the Transport Secretary has announced. Grant Shapps today concluded an "evidence stocktake" of the roads – which
Read moreTeachers prep ‘learning packs’ ahead of month long coronavirus school closures
Teachers have begun preparing "home-learning packs" for pupils ahead of a coronavirus update by Boris Johnson that could see schools close for a month-long Easter break. The World Health Organisation confirmed the deadly bug as
Read morePolice seeking help in locating missing London, Ont. teen
London police are appealing to the public on the whereabouts of a missing teen. Ian Matheson, 14, of London was first reported missing on Feb. 3. Police say he was later spotted on the evening
Read moreDemocratic front-runner Biden to give speech on U.S. response to coronavirus outbreak
WILMINGTON, Del. (Reuters) – Democratic presidential front-runner Joe Biden will deliver a speech on the country’s response to the coronavirus outbreak on Thursday, one day after he canceled upcoming public rallies amid widening public health
Read moreJP Morgan abandons Boeing buy call after three years
(Reuters) – JP Morgan analysts have given up on their long-term “overweight” call on Boeing Co (BA.N) shares, cutting their price target for the company by $160 to just $210 dollars in a note to
Read moreItalian tourists ‘reinfecting China with coronavirus’
Italian tourists are re-infecting embattled China with coronavirus as Beijing reported an increase in cases blamed on visitors to the city. The country had observed a decrease in the number of people infected with Covid-19
Read moreSell signal: Trump's shallow virus plan blows floor out of markets
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – All global investors got from U.S. President Donald Trump’s coronavirus package were a shock travel ban on Europe and a flashing signal to sell, and none of the large-scale tax breaks or
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