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People who bought homes during the pandemic may have a hard time making a profit or just breaking even if they choose to sell now

Mortality in France reached a “historically low” level in 2023, researchers looking at public health records have concluded. The trend is linked to the drop in Covid-19 deaths, and a return to trends before the pandemic.

When COVID arrived early in 2020, pandemic restrictions made in-person mental health care difficult or impossible. Both therapists and patients had to adapt almost overnight. For many in the field, it felt like a gamble: could this screen-based format offer the same level of support for people struggling with depression,…

A French court on Monday dropped an investigation into the government's handling of the Covid-19 pandemic, which had targeted three former officials, including former prime minister and 2027 presidential hopeful Édouard Philippe.

The decision, announced by one of the former officials on X, comes five years after a top court in France opened an investigation.

In 2020, as Latin American countries were contending with the triple challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, a global economic shock and U.S. policy under the first Trump administration, Jorge Heine, research professor at Boston University and a former Chilean ambassador, in association with two colleagues, Carlos Fortin and Carlos Ominami,…

Paul Martin has appeared in court charged with encouraging terrorism, possessing articles for the purposes of terrorism, and possessing a stun gun.

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins have expressed interest in letting H5N1 outbreaks spread unchecked through U.S. poultry farms. Health experts warn it could lead to a new pandemic.

Unlike previous economic downturns, the COVID pandemic created a crisis that disrupted both education and employment, abruptly halting young people’s emerging careers and clouding their hopes for the future. It doubly affected those transitioning into adulthood, out of school or university and into work, and it threatened the job security…

The lack of reliable information about health facilities across sub-Saharan Africa became very clear during the COVID-19 pandemic. Amid a surge in emergency care needs, information was lacking about the location of facilities, bed capacity and oxygen availability, and even where to find medical specialists. This data could have enabled…

At a press conference in May 2020, Mr Hancock said: ‘Right from the start, we’ve tried to throw a protective ring around our care homes.’