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Jobcentres will no longer force people into ‘any job’ available, minister says

Alison McGovern promises long-term career support in wake of Labour’s significant cuts to disability benefits

The Guardian - UK

RFK Jr. says annual COVID-19 shots no longer advised for healthy children and pregnant women – a public health expert explains the new guidance

On May 27, 2025, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will no longer include the COVID-19 vaccine on the list of immunizations it recommends for healthy children and pregnant women.

The Conversation

What we know -- and don't know -- about who will be able to get COVID-19 shots

For many Americans, it's not clear how easy getting a COVID-19 vaccination this fall will be — or if they've lost the choice

The Independent UK

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Taylor Lorenz blasts ‘disgusting’ Pete Buttigieg’s deadly COVID-19 plans

Would it have been a wise plan?

We Got This Covered

‘Process has just been turned upside down’: Trump’s health secretary sidelines CDC, omits COVID vaccine for kids

The CDC is changing course.

We Got This Covered

A new variant of COVID-19 may be driving up cases in some parts of the world, WHO says

A new variant of COVID-19 is circulating in parts of the world and may be driving an increase in cases in the eastern Mediterranean, Southeast Asia and western Pacific regions

The Independent UK

Doctors fear ‘devastating consequences’ for pregnant people after RFK Jr order on Covid-19 boosters

The US health secretary decided to remove booster shots from the recommended immunization schedule

The Guardian - US

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The Independent UK

Conservative decision to underfund Covid self-isolation support cost lives, inquiry hears

The UK spent much less than other countries, said the former NHS Test and Trace lead

The Independent UK

Starling’s profits drop 25% as bank takes blame for Covid loan losses

Our own weak controls led to £28m of losses through government’s bounce back loans, says chief executive

The Guardian - UK

What is the new quick-spreading Covid variant NB.1.8.1?

Cases of the new strain are currently on the rise in the US

Evening Standard

High anxiety amongst adults has continued beyond Covid pandemic, new figures show

The proportion of adults reporting high anxiety has remained far higher than before the pandemic

The Independent UK

Starling Bank profits slide after FCA fine and Covid loan issues

The bank reported a pre-tax profit of £223 million for 2024, down 26% from the £301 million made the prior year.

Evening Standard

How Tulsi became Trump's biggest weapon

Trump's intelligence director peddles new conspiracy theory that stokes MAGA extremism — and even violence

Salon

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Latin Times

RFK Jr. and Argentina's Milei Announce Launch of WHO Alternative 'Free From Totalitarian Impulses, Corruption, and Political Control'

"The WHO's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic revealed serious structural and operational shortcomings that undermined global trust," said both governments in a joint statement

The Conversation

There’s a new COVID variant driving up infections. A virologist explains what to know about NB.1.8.1

As we enter the colder months in Australia, COVID is making headlines again, this time due to the emergence of a new variant: NB.1.8.1.

The Guardian - UK

TV tonight: the extraordinary story of the baroness and the Covid scandal

The downfall of the lingerie entrepreneur accused of making millions from taxpayers for PPE. Plus: David Frost takes on Moshe Dayan. Here’s what to watch this evening

Fortune

The latest COVID strain, NB 1.8.1, is an Omicron variant. Here's all you need to know

The appearance of a new variant coincides with changes to U.S. vaccine policies.

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The Conversation

Discovering new NZ music in the streaming age is getting harder – what’s the future for local artists?

New Zealand Music Month turned 25 this year, and there’s been plenty to celebrate – whether it be Mokotron’s Taite Prize-winning Waerea, Lorde’s recent return (though not to New Zealand – yet), or the fact that live performance revenues post-COVID have been strong.

The Guardian - US

RFK Jr drops Covid-19 boosters for kids and pregnant women from CDC list

The move ends the CDC’s booster recommendation for healthy children and pregnant women, bypassing norms

The Independent UK

RFK Jr drops Covid vaccines for pregnant women and healthy children from CDC list

It comes as a new Covid variant proliferates around the U.S.

The Independent UK

New Covid variant spreading from Asia now surges across US — what is it and where is it spreading

The spread of NB.1.8.1 comes after the Trump administration announced a plan to limit access to Covid vaccines

Fortune

It hasn't been this hard to find a used car since the height of COVID

Tariffs drive people away from new cars, creating a shortage on used car lots.

The Independent UK

US consumer confidence rebounds after five straight months of declines due to tariff anxiety

Americans’ views of the economy improved in May after five straight months of declines sent consumer confidence to the lowest level since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, largely driven by anxiety over the impact of President Donald Trump’s tariffs

Bangkok Post

Covid-19 cases top 53,500 a week, Bangkok most infected

There were 53,563 Covid-19 cases reported in Thailand last week, with five deaths, and Bangkok had the most infections.

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