Working these days is not what it used to be. To enforce social distancing and slow the spread of the COVID-19 health pandemic, many of us have decamped from our offices to our homes, we only connect with colleagues and others virtually, and it’s all too easy to lose sight…

Image copyrightGetty ImagesImage caption It is the first time there will not be a military parade since 1945 France is honouring its health workers at scaled-down events to mark the national celebration Bastille Day, amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Authorities cancelled the traditional military parade but instead are holding a…

Image copyrightGetty ImagesImage caption Health workers have been demanding better pay and conditions at recent protests The French government has agreed to give pay rises worth 8bn (£7.2bn; $9bn) to health workers, as it hailed their role in fighting coronavirus. The deal was signed with trade unions on Monday after…

Universal Health Services Inc will pay $10 million to resolve a pair of lawsuits, including one that went to the U.S. Supreme Court, alleging it billed Massachusetts’ Medicaid program for mental health services by unlicensed and unsupervised staff. The settlement announced by Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey on Monday is…

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s new immigration system will provide faster and cheaper visas for skilled health and social care workers, the government announced on Monday, setting out further details of the points-based system that will come into effect in January. A new post-Brexit immigration system will apply to skilled workers…

TL;DR: The MyHeritage DNA Health Kit is on sale for £89 as of July 13, saving you 50% on list price. Genetic testing kits can help you to identify long lost relatives and connect the dots between branches of your family tree. That’s not all though, because the best kits…

BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany can prevent a second wave of the coronavirus in the autumn if people stay vigilant, particularly during the summer vacation season, Health Minister Jens Spahn said on Monday. Spahn told a news conference it was important to remain alert when travelling abroad and said he was…

MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippines’ health ministry on Monday confirmed 162 new coronavirus deaths, the country’s biggest single-day increase in casualties, as a health ministry official said authorities validated some earlier cases included in the tally. The ministry said total deaths had reached 1,534, while confirmed infections rose 2,124 to…

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Image copyrightBBC ChineseImage caption Xu Zhangrun was detained on Monday An outspoken critic of China’s rulers, Professor Xu Zhangrun, has been released after six days in police custody, friends say. The Beijing constitutional law professor was already under house arrest when he was detained on 6 July. He had criticised…