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The Latest Breaking News from Covid-19

5 things we know and still don't know about COVID, 5 years after it appeared

Five years after the virus that causes COVID emerged in China it still holds some mysteries

The Independent UK

Brompton profits plunge more than 99% amid bike industry turmoil

Boss of bicycle maker says discounting after Covid boom means ‘sad state of affairs’ in global market is likely to go on

The Guardian - UK

How effective is tutoring in the United States? – 4 essential reads

The private and in-schooling tutoring market in the United States has grown substantially since the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Conversation

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Poorer children hit hardest as scurvy makes a comeback in France

Scurvy, a disease caused by severe vitamin C deficiency, is making a comeback in France. A new study links its resurgence, particularly among young children from low-income families, to rising food insecurity and inflation since the Covid pandemic.

Radio France Internationale

Disability advocate Alice Wong on resistance in the new year: ‘Life is a dumpster fire, but I’m not alone’

The activist, who received a 2024 MacArthur ‘genius’ grant, reflects on a moment that changed her life – and why she finds hope in sci-fi

The Guardian - US

Mental health advocates ask Texas lawmakers to replace expiring COVID-19 relief funding

Texas received $203.4 million in 2021 to help build community mental health programs at libraries and churches, among other efforts. Those funds expire Dec. 31.

The Texas Tribune

Armie Hammer blames Covid and kink-shaming for career-ending backlash in 2021

Former actor described women as ‘bags of dope with skin on’

The Independent UK

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Are we ready for another pandemic?

After Covid-19, world leaders agreed to work together to strengthen global health systems, but negotiations on a new agreement have stalled

The Guardian - UK

History-making events top chart of decade’s biggest TV audiences so far

The highest-rated broadcast on a single channel is England’s Euro 2020 semi-final victory over Denmark.

Evening Standard

Hospital porter sacked for not wearing face mask loses unfair dismissal claim

Graham Fordham refused to wear face covering during Covid pandemic because he said it made him anxious

The Guardian - UK

Hospital porter who refused to wear Covid mask loses legal case

Graham Fordham claimed he could not wear a face mask because of his ‘anxiety and depression’.

Evening Standard

‘Hopefully, I’ll pay off my Covid debt’: what Britons want for their finances in 2025

From taking time off with a newborn to buying a small home, readers reveal their wishlist for the new year

The Guardian - UK

Pfizer: 4 Reasons to Buy This Stock

Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) stock is trading back down near its pandemic lows. Every time it attempts to climb over the $30 mark, something ca

MarketBeat

China says it has shared most Covid data of any country after WHO calls for further access

Beijing says research into origins of the virus should be expanded to other countries

The Independent UK

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Al Jazeera

‘Moral imperative’: WHO presses China to share COVID origins data

Beijing insists it has shared information on the coronavirus ‘without holding anything back’.

International Business Times

China Says Shared Covid Information 'Without Holding Anything Back'

Beijing insisted on Tuesday that it had shared information on Covid-19 "without holding anything back", after the World Health Organization implored China to offer more data and access to understand the disease's origins.

Radio France Internationale

Five years on, WHO repeats call for China to share Covid data

Five years after the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, the United Nations’ health organisation has called on China to share data to understand how it began.

Evening Standard

OPINION - The crisis in social care is a hidden iceberg that could rip a hole in the NHS this winter

Every year, politicians offer us a new set of excuses for the NHS winter crisis. Found yourself waiting 11 hours in AE? Blame the bad flu season. Struggling to get a GP appointment? There must be a bad strain of Covid on the rise.

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WHO Urges China To Share Covid-19 Data For Origins

WHO urges China for Covid-19 data transparency and global cooperation, highlighting ongoing debate on virus origins and impact on healthcare workers.

Radio France Internationale

Probe into French government's handling of Covid ends with no indictments

The judicial inquiry into the French government's handling of the Covid-19 crisis is over, with no indictments for former Prime Minister Edouard Philippe or health ministers Agnes Buzyn and Olivier Veran.

International Business Times

Five Years On, WHO Urges China To Share Covid Origins Data

The World Health Organization on Monday implored China to share data and access to help understand how Covid-19 began, five years on from the start of the pandemic that upended the planet.

The Guardian - UK

Janey Godley remembered by Nicola Sturgeon

The former first minister hails the talents of the Scottish comedian and actor who made people laugh in the darkest of times, not least with with her parodies of the politician’s Covid briefings

The Guardian - UK

‘Shockingly lax’: how soaring British bank Starling had its wings clipped

Launched as a challenger to traditional lenders, it profited from offering state-backed loans during Covid. But then the regulator came calling

Salon

Trump admin and next pandemic anxieties

Former surgeon general Dr. Jerome Adams shares lessons from COVID and anxieties about the next pandemic

Guitar World

“It proved to be short-lived”: The year Dave Navarro returned to Jane’s Addiction, got assaulted, and a fractious reunion fell apart

2024 Year in Review: The Jane's Addiction reunion was going so well until it wasn't, when frontman Perry Farrell lost it on a feral Friday 13th in Boston, bringing the curtain down on one of alt-rock's greatest bands

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