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Smell in the time of Covid-19 pandemic!

Researchers estimate that about four out of five Covid-19 patients suffer a partial or total loss of smell, a condition known as anosmia. Many have no other symptoms. And no, it’s got nothing to do with stuffy noses; it’s all about the havoc the coronavirus wreaks on our nervous systems. Many patients recover their olfaction quickly. Others smell less than ...

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Biden’s jobless checks may harm economy

At a time when the economy is growing rapidly again, the last thing Congress should do is make unemployment more financially rewarding than working. Unfortunately, a part of President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion pandemic relief plan would do just that. The president proposes paying unemployed workers a $400 weekly supplement on top of other jobless benefits they receive. If adopted, ...

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Macquarie raises $1.94 billion for renewable energy fund

Bloomberg Macquarie Group Ltd’s green investment arm raised 1.6 billion euros ($1.94 billion) for a renewable energy fund. The company’s Green Investment Group Renewable Energy Fund 2 closed after exceeding its target of 1 billion euros and received commitments from 32 pension funds and insurers from largely the UK and Germany, as well as from some sovereign wealth funds, according ...

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