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Norwegian cruise ship MS Roald Amundsen moored in Tromso, Norway, Monday Aug. 3, 2020. After 40 people, including four passengers and 26 crew members on the Norwegian cruise ship have been tested positive for the coronavirus, the operator says it was stopping for all cruises with its three vessels. The 40 people were admitted to the University Hospital of North Norway in Tromsoe, north of the Arctic Circle,  where the empty ship has docked. (Terje Pedersen/NTB Scanpix via AP) less … [Read more...] about Norway cruise ship passengers with coronavirus reach 43

In the most dramatic case, a French bus driver was beaten to death after he asked passengers to wear face masks aboard his vehicle. The case scandalized France and drew condemnation from the government. Four people have been charged in the death. … [Read more...] about Man beaten with bats over face mask dispute in Paris suburb

They’re in talks to join a pod with one to three other children in which a parent with a teaching credential could help supervise and facilitate their distance learning curriculum. Though they’d want to compensate the parent, Mohan said she’s seen some rates go for about $30-$80 an hour per child, for 5-6 hours a day. “I would probably rather just stop working at that point,” she said. … [Read more...] about ‘Pandemic pods’ present health risks, too. Experts offer safety tips for kids, parents, teachers

An analysis of official statistics by the Oxford in Berlin research partnership and the Berlin-based WZB Social Science Center found that migration from the United Kingdom to other EU countries rose by 30%, from about 57,000 a year in 2008-2015 to more than 73,000 a year in 2016-2018. Spain saw the largest number of U.K. arrivals, followed by France. … [Read more...] about Researchers say UK faces a Brexit brain drain to the EU

Countries taking an "every nation for itself" approach are likely to reduce vaccine access for other countries and drive up prices, leaving poorer nations especially in the lurch. The concern is that the world will see a repeat of the situation in the last pandemic, when rich nations purchased all the available supply of vaccines against the H1N1 flu virus in 2009-10. Who gets access to vaccines and how much they are willing to pay will have consequences for international relations in coming years, with vaccines potentially becoming leverage in political disputes. Beyond that, global health experts say, the pandemic will be controlled fastest if a future vaccine is deployed in the most efficient way possible -- with the first doses going to groups around the world that are at the highest risk, such as medical workers, nursing home staffers and the elderly, rather than to whole populations in the richest countries. … [Read more...] about How vaccine nationalism could extend pandemic’s run