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COVID-19 effect: Christmas celebrations to be hit as Cochin Carnival called off The Cochin Carnival, which begins in the first week of December, usually gets into its high-pitched revelry towards the end of the month. Share Via Email   |  A+A A- People burning the Pappani (old man effigy) at the 2019 Cochin Carnival held in Fort Kochi. (File photo| EPS) Express News Service KOCHI:  Cochin Carnival, the biggest annual year-end celebration held at the Vasco da Gama Square in Fort Kochi, has been cancelled in the wake of the COVID-19 situation. This will be the first time in history that...

Passages: Brown Chancellor Emeritus Artemis A.W. Joukowsky, Class of 1955 After a successful 30-year career in global business, Artemis Joukowsky returned to Providence in service of his alma mater, where he played an instrumental role for decades in leading and supporting Brown priorities. Chancellor Emeritus Artemis A.W. Joukowsky Jr., shown here at Brown's 2010 Commencement and Reunion Weekend with then-President Ruth Simmons, was a presence on College Hill and a leader on the Brown campus for many decades. PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — Brown University Chancellor Emeritus Art...

this past week, hurricane danielle stayed well to the east of bermuda. but generated strong surf and rip currents along the east coast. several people along the mid-atlantic had to be pulled to safety, including one boy in virginia beach who got caught up in the rough waters. >> the next thing i saw, life guards swimming out. get out there a little faster on the board soy i grabbed the kids. they said hold on. >> reporter: rescue crews say now that earl is on the way, dangerous swells and rip currents will remain a threat throughout the week. michelle franzen, nbc news, new york. t...