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Heathrow says CAA got it wrong by lowering landing charges

Loss-making operator complains that airlines such as British Airways can ‘charge what they like’

The Guardian - UK · Feb 23, 2023

Charity slams insurers for refusing to cover losses suffered during lockdown

'The insurers seem to be saying we should have carried on regardless'

Daily Mirror · Feb 23, 2023

Heathrow grew more than any other airport in the world last year

UK’s busiest hub made £260m from retail, £59m from catering and £143m from car parking during 2022

The Independent UK · Feb 23, 2023

Class and the City of London: my decade of research shows why elitism is endemic and top firms don't really care

During the COVID pandemic, as most wages stagnated, workers in the City of London were enjoying bumper pay packets. Average partner salaries in one corporate law firm exceeded £2 million for the first time. Investment bankers received their highest bonus payouts since 2008.

The Conversation · Feb 23, 2023

Japan's emperor gives first birthday address in four-year reign

Japanese Emperor Naruhito on Thursday gave his first public birthday address since ascending the throne almost four years ago, after delays due to the COVID-19 outbreak, and urged support for people struggling with inflation and the pandemic.

Reuters · Feb 23, 2023

Qantas back in black with $978 million half-year profit

Australian national carrier Qantas has posted an underlying pre-tax half-year profit of 1.43 billion Australian dollars ($978 million) in the airline’s first return to profit since the coronavirus pandemic started three years ago

The Independent UK · Feb 23, 2023

We can learn a lot about long COVID from years of diagnosing and treating chronic fatigue syndrome

Long COVID reportedly affects about 10% of post-COVID patients, and describes a range of ongoing or new symptoms three months post-infection.

The Conversation · Feb 23, 2023

Two per cent of Australian households were broken into last financial year. But the rate is still below pre-pandemic levels

The Australian Bureau of Statistics says up to 194,100 Australian homes experienced a break-in over the past 12 months, an increase since COVID-19 lockdowns.

ABC News · Feb 22, 2023

California says it can no longer afford aid for COVID testing and vaccination of migrants

All day and sometimes into the night, buses and vans pull up to three state-funded medical screening centers near California’s southern border with Mexico. Federal immigration officers unload migrants predominantly from Brazil, Cuba, Colombia and Peru, most of whom await asylum hearings in the United States.

Tribune News Service · Feb 22, 2023

Miami Open entry list impressive, but COVID vaccine border rule would bar No. 1 Djokovic

MIAMI — The Miami Open revealed its provisional entry list for next month’s tournament at Hard Rock Stadium. World No. 1 Novak Djokovic is currently the top seed but unlikely to play, unless he gets a special exemption, because the U.S. COVID travel laws do not allow unvaccinated non-U.S. citizens…

Miami Herald · Feb 22, 2023