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Google can now email you about COVID-19 travel advisory changes

Google says that based on the searches it’s been getting, travel interest appears to be on the rebound now that COVID-19 vaccines have started rolling out. Planning trips at this point is still tricky, though, because travel restrictions vary across countries and could change anytime. To help you keep track of your dream destination’s rules, Google has launched a new feature that lets you opt into getting an email if travel advisories change for a particular location.  If you search for… Source link

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The US is ‘not helping enough’ as India battles new COVID-19 wave: Expert

The U.S. is slowly ramping up its commitments to help India, which has been consistently reporting more than 300,000 new daily coronavirus cases. But as the world’s second most populous country — with more than 1.4 billion people — some experts say the response is too slow. “There is a humanitarian reason to do this, as well as self-interest, to prevent new variants from arriving,” Dr. Leana Wen, former Baltimore health commissioner and a visiting professor at the Milken Institute School… Source link

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Google CEO Sundar Pichai pledges support in India’s Covid-19 fight

Google and Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai has pledged support in India’s battle against second wave of Covid-19, which Prime Minister Narendra Modi had referred to as a ‘toofan’ (storm) while addressing his radio programme ‘Mann Ki Baat’ on Sunday. Taking to Twitter, Sundar Pichai said,” Devastated to see the worsening crisis in India. Google and Googlers are providing Rs135 crore funding to Unicef and non-profit Give India for medical supplies, supporting… Source link

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Airlines won’t call travelers’ COVID-19 vaccination proof vaccine passports

The world awaits pandemic weary travelers, who are vaccinated against COVID-19 and ready to hit the road. United Airlines (UAL) announced Monday, in its Q1 earnings report, that it will begin flying this July to Iceland, Greece, and Croatia “moving to capitalize on emerging pent-up demand for travel to countries where vaccinated travelers are welcome.”   The key, of course, is for a passenger to prove they have been vaccinated. Countries like Israel and China are already using digital… Source link

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Coca-Cola beats earnings estimates, signals recovery from COVID-19 pandemic

TipRanks 2 “Strong Buy” Momentum Stocks That Could Reach New Highs It’s natural to want to buy into a rising stock, so much so that following upward trends as a market strategy has a name: momentum investing. It’s the art of following the upward trends. Momentum investing has its advocates and detractors, as do all investing styles. While past performance does not guarantee future returns, it’s still a a useful indicator that investors should pay attention to. With this in mind, we… Source link

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Russian internet giant Yandex mulls expanding food delivery service to TWO European capitals as Covid-19 pandemic boosts demand — RT Business News

Russian internet giant Yandex says it will start delivering groceries across Paris and London by the end of the year, after the service gained massive popularity in Russia during lockdowns imposed due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The grocery delivery in the French and British capitals will be run by Yango, an international arm of Yandex Go, which is in cha   rge of the company’s taxi aggregator and food tech business. Last year, the subsidiary launched the grocery service in… Source link

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One of the ugliest data points of the COVID-19 era is turning around: Morning Brief

  Get the Morning Brief sent directly to your inbox every Monday to Friday by 6:30 a.m. ET. Subscribe Friday, April 16, 2021 Initial claims slowly start moving lower When the COVID-19 pandemic rapidly descended on the U.S. economy in the winter of 2020, one of the first economic data points that captured the sheer scale of the looming disaster was weekly initial jobless claims.  For the week ending March 21, 2020, initial claims skyrocketed to record-breaking levels as lockdowns roiled the jobs… Source link

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EMA investigates Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine over possible blood clot links

undefined A vial of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine is displayed at South Shore University Hospital. Photo: Mark Lennihan/AP Europe’s medical regulator has opened an investigation into possible links between Johnson & Johnson’s (JNJ) COVID-19 vaccine and blood clotting events.  The European Medicines Agency (EMA) said in a statement on Friday it had started a “review” of the safety of the COVID-19 vaccine developed by J&J subsidiary Janssen, following reports that some patients who had… Source link

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Alabama fan death prompts COVID-19 tracing at NCAA tournament

Luke Ratliff died this week, days after attending the NCAA tourament. (Brett Carlsen/Getty Images) Health officials in Indianapolis are investigating potential COVID-19 exposures at the NCAA tournament following the death of an Alabama fan.  Luke Ratliff died on Friday at 23 years old. An Alabama student and a leader of the school’s basketball fan club Crimson Chaos, Ratliff was one of Alabama’s most visible fans. His father, Bryan Ratliff, confirmed his death Friday night.  “He was my son… Source link

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