The health unit says a person who has had close contact with someone connected to an outbreak at Bradford Valley Care Community has tested positive for the United Kingdom B.1.1.7 variant. The 230-bed home is owned by Sienna Senior Living, one of Canada's largest operators of for-profit long-term care homes. "We are being extremely vigilant in our monitoring for signs and symptoms of COVID-19 and... [Full Article...]
Ron Wyden , the top Democrat on the committee, said the full Senate could hold a confirmation vote Friday afternoon. "The Fed doesn't have authority to supervise or regulate bitcoin in any way". "And I think we really need to examine ways in which we can curtail their use and make sure that money laundering doesn't occur through those channels". [Full Article...]
NBFCs in lower layer will be known as NBFC-Base Layer (NBFC-BL). The middle layer will consist of all non-deposit taking NBFCs classified now as NBFC-ND-SI (systematically important non-deposit taking company) and all deposit taking NBFCs. [Full Article...]
As the controversy around WhatsApp and its policies blow up, The Indian government seems to be asking for a WhatsApp ban of some sort. Lack of compliance may result in a Whatsapp ban. She said not a lot of people are making the switch, or at least not enough to completely divorce Facebook-based apps. WhatsApp has a solid reputation in terms of data security. [Full Article...]
Almost 2,000 doses of the coronavirus vaccine went bad this week at the Jamaica Plain VA Medical Center in Boston, a spokesperson said. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated its guidance on Thursday on the administration of the two coronavirus vaccines now approved for Emergency Use Authorization. [Full Article...]
Mr Farage tweeted: "After all the Remainer scaremongering, Nissan is here to stay as predicted". Chief operating officer Ashwani Gupta said the recent agreement gave its Sunderland plant in north-east England a competitive advantage, dispelling long-running uncertainty over the facility. [Full Article...]
The prices of petrol and diesel have increased by Rs 1.74 and Rs 1.76 per litre so far respectively in Delhi . Petroleum dealers blamed the price rise - especially in smaller towns - on local taxes imposed by cash-strapped municipal bodies, on increased transportation charges from remote depots and global spikes in the price of crude oil. [Full Article...]
The grocery-delivery firm employs several thousand shoppers who pack grocery orders at stores for pickup or delivery. Among them are 10 shoppers at a Mariano's grocery store in Skokie, Illinois who became the only Instacart employees to join a union a year ago. [Full Article...]