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‘How Dangerous Is Hugging During COVID?’

‘How Dangerous Is Hugging During COVID?’

By Elizabeth Hanes, BSN, RN At this point in the epidemic, some of us could really use a hug. A good, old-fashioned bear hug – the kind that makes us feel like everything’s going to be all right. So, how dangerous is a hug during COVID-19, anyway? Some experts say that hugging is not very risky if you […]

Biden’s long foreign-policy record signals how he’ll reverse Trump, rebuild old alliances and lead the pandemic response

Biden’s long foreign-policy record signals how he’ll reverse Trump, rebuild old alliances and lead the pandemic response

By Klaus W. Larres, The Conversation Even without a flashy virtual Democratic National Convention to formally introduce his presidential campaign, Joe Biden would be well known worldwide. He was U.S. President Barack Obama’s second-in-command for eight years and sat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee for decades, chairing it for several years. Yet for all Biden’s foreign policy […]

JAMAICA | Remittance inflows helping to prop up falling Ja dollar says Byles

JAMAICA | Remittance inflows helping to prop up falling Ja dollar says Byles

By Calvin G Brown, wiredja.com KINGSTON,  August 27, 2020 – Amidst the growing concern over the effect of the movement in the exchange rate on the population’s living standards, especially the poor, Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) Governor, Richard Byles, says the Bank will be working closely with authorised dealers and cambios to ensure the smooth […]

When Police Stop Black Men, the Effects Reach Into Their Homes and Families

When Police Stop Black Men, the Effects Reach Into Their Homes and Families

By Deadric T. Williams & Armon Perry, The Conversation While much of the world was sheltering in place in the fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic, many Americans’ undivided attention was focused squarely on Minneapolis, Minnesota, where George Floyd was killed at the hands – and knees – of the police. Floyd’s murder evoked memories of […]