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The Latest: Arkansas Gov: end of mask mandate at month’s end

Health

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Sunday that he believes his proposal to remove a mask mandate intended to slow the spread of the coronavirus will take place as planned at the end of the month.On CNN’s ‘State of the Union,’ Hutchinson said goals he announced in February to lift the mask mandate, which include a positivity rate below 10%, or fewer than 750 hospitalizations, are being met and he believes the mask requirement will be lifted.“I set some goals. And we’re making those goals. So, I expect that (mandate) to be lifted,” Hutchinson said.Hutchinson said he believes people will continue wearing masks when social distancing is not possible or they are otherwise at risk of virus exposure.The state’s positivity rate was 9% through Thursday, according to data from Jo...

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British Airways and Mirror publisher become latest to signal home working switch

Business

British Airways and the newspaper group behind the Daily Mirror have become the latest big companies to signal a major switch to working from home.BA said it was considering selling its headquarters near Heathrow because the shift means it may not need so much office space. Reach, the company behind the national Mirror and Express newspapers as well as more than 100 regional titles, said three-quarters of staff would now be entirely or mainly home-based. Image: Many firms have been forced to switch to home working during the pandemic Highly-regarded titles in places such as Leicester will no longer have their own offices.BA and Reach are the latest major employers who have decided to make permanent, at least in part, some of the chang...

Mar162021 by adminNo Comments

The Latest: Sweden pauses use of AstraZeneca vaccine

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STOCKHOLM — Sweden is pausing the use of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine as a precautionary measure amid concerns about reports of blood clots in some recipients in Europe.“The decision is a precautionary measure,” Sweden's chief epidemiologist, Anders Tegnell, said in a statement.The move by the Swedish Public Health Agency was to remain in effect until an investigation by the European Medicines Agency into suspected side effects is complete.A growing number of European countries — including Germany, France, Italy and Spain — have suspended use of AstraZeneca’s vaccine, though the company and international regulators say there is no evidence the shot is to blame for the blood clots.Sweden has stood out for its comparatively mild response to the pandemic. The country avoided lockdowns and...

Mar122021 by adminNo Comments

LIVE reaction as Chris Wilder to LEAVE Sheffield United, plus latest Premier League news with Harry Kane expected to be fit for north London derby

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[unable to retrieve full-text content]Keep up to date with all the latest football news, views and gossip. Plus, all the top lines from today’s Premier League press conferences ahead of another busy weekend of top-fight action. Scott Brown set to leave Celtic after 14 years and become Aberdeen player-assistant – if close pal Stephen Glass gets Pittodrie job Manchester […] talkSPORT

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The Latest: Norway’s marriages dropped 19% due to pandemic

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COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Norway saw a 19% drop in marriages in 2020 compared to the previous year, which had already seen the lowest figure since 1927.Norway's statistics agency said Monday that the pandemic and measures to counter it led to the fall. In 2020, 16,200 weddings were performed.On top of that, “the decline of 3,000 marriages from 2019 to 2020 is unparalleled and is the largest decline from one year to another since 1919,” said Ane Margrete Toemmeraas of Statistics Norway.“Figures show that the corona measures from March 12, 2020 caused many to postpone their wedding,” Toemmeraas said. Whether it “leads to an increase in 2021, as many of the postponed weddings may take place this year instead, will become clear later on,” she added.Norway, a country of 5.4 million, has seen 74,545...