Users are willing to shell anywhere between Rs 699 a week and up to Rs 3,000 an hour for a dating coach. Synopsis Growth More than in MetrosAccording to companies like Aisle and Truly Madly, which have millions of users and position themselves as “serious” dating apps, and bespoke high-end dating services like Sirf Coffee, … Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration announced Wednesday that it is providing $600 million in funding to produce new at-home COVID-19 tests and is restarting a website allowing Americans to again order up to four free tests per household — aiming to prevent possible shortages during a rise in coronavirus cases that has typically come … Read more
As a result of new coronavirus subvariants, we are experiencing a rise in COVID-19 infections in the U.S. right now. “COVID is not gone nor will it disappear. We have to develop a truce with it,” said Dr. William Schaffner, an infectious disease specialist at the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. “Currently, infections, mostly mild, … Read more
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) on Wednesday said the U.S. government will not pay for COVID boosters if he gets elected president in 2024. “Certainly we’re not going to fund them,” DeSantis told “ABC News Live Prime.” His comments came after Florida advised residents under age 65 to skip the updated COVID-19 vaccine this fall, … Read more
Curtis S. Chin, a former U.S. ambassador to the Asian Development Bank, is managing director of advisory firm RiverPeak Group. Jose B. Collazo is an analyst focusing on the Indo-Pacific region. Follow them on X at @CurtisSChin and @JoseBCollazo. As 2023 comes to a close, we take a look at the year that was in … Read more
It’s fall, which means it’s the start of respiratory virus season. Beyond washing your hands, staying home if you’re sick and considering masking in crowded spaces, there are also vaccines available to help protect you from severe disease from three of the circulating viruses. For people 6 months and older, the updated COVID-19 vaccine is … Read more
It’s the end of an era for a once-critical pandemic document: The ubiquitous white COVID-19 vaccination cards are being phased out. Now that COVID-19 vaccines are not being distributed by the federal government, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has stopped printing new cards. The federal government shipped more than 980 million cards … Read more
An Arkansas jail doctor has reached a settlement in federal court with former inmates who alleged they were given ivermectin, the anti-parasitic and deworming drug, as a COVID-19 treatment without their knowledge or consent. The settlement, which contains no admissions of wrongdoing, ends a strange saga that began during the early peaks of the pandemic. … Read more
The world famous Gateway of India monument in Mumbai, India was built during the 20th century to commemorate the visit of king George V and Queen Mary. It is located on the waterfront of the Apollo Bunder area of south Mumbai and is the city’s top tourist attraction. Darren Robb | The Image Bank | … Read more
A Florida man and his three adult sons will serve multiple years in prison after selling a toxic, industrial bleach as a “miracle” treatment and cure for COVID-19, a federal judge ruled Friday. Mark Grenon, 66, and his son, Joseph Grenon, 36, were sentenced to five years in prison for conspiring to defraud the government. … Read more
