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There has been recent turmoil in the U.S. stock markets over the past few weeks as the country starts to take steps toward reopening as a result of the pandemic. However, financial...

globalmoments - stock.adobe.com Broadband is a necessity. For too many American families, though, it remains a luxury. The past year has fundamentally altered how we do our jobs, socialize with friends and family, go to school and buy goods and services. With businesses and schools shut down for months, those fortunate enough to be able to work from home took meetings, conducted business and “went to class” behind a screen. Many still are. The COVID-19 pandemic has shown the realities of the digital divide and highlighted the need for substantial broadband investment. Opinion I heard f...

WTO launches virtual course on trade, public health GENEVA, Switzerland, 4 hours, 59 minutes ago The World Trade Organisation (WTO), in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO) and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), has launched its first virtual course on trade and public health, with focus on the Covid-19 pandemic. Designed in the spirit of the 2020 edition of the WHO-WIPO-WTO study on Promoting Access to Medical Technologies and Innovation: Intersections between public health, intellectual property and trade, the five-week virtual course will bring togeth...

Neurological care services insufficiently resourced – new NAI report Brain Awareness Week 2021 starts Monday March 15 Prof Orla Hardiman is due to speak at the Report launch Neurological care services continue to be under-resourced, according to a new report from the Neurological Alliance of Ireland. The report on neurology services in Ireland is due to be launched this Monday, March 15 to mark the start of Brain Awareness Week. The report on neurology care services follows on a survey conducted between November 2020 and January 2021, in collaboration with the National Clinical Programme i...

“reforms.” It calls for many of the practices that were adopted on a temporary basis during the pandemic-affected 2020 election to become permanent. © press Its provisions include: using federal agencies to inform Americans about voting; linking federal agency websites to state voter registration websites; providing voter registration and vote-by-mail applications; using “approved, nonpartisan third-party organizations” to register voters at federal agencies; using identification documents issued by the agency to help people register to vote; providing more multilingual services to...