How accurate are Jeremy Hunt’s claims about the UK economy? Chancellor seems to cherrypick data as he tries to outline how the Tories have got the country back on its feet The Guardian - UK · May 17, 2024
Bonds and QT: Did the Fed Send a Signal? Quantitative tightening is the Fed’s process of reducing its balance sheet. After purchasing debt securities during and after the 2020 global pandemic, the U.S. central bank has allowed those purchases to roll off its balance sheet since March 2022. At the early May FOMC meeting, the Fed told markets it… Barchart · May 17, 2024
Plaid Cymru ends cooperation deal with Labour-led Welsh government Party leader cites concerns about first minister Vaughan Gething’s actions over donation and pandemic message leak The Guardian - UK · May 17, 2024
Tourism in Scotland returns to pre-Covid levels with record number of visitors Scotland welcomed its highest number of international visitors ever last year as growth returned to pre-pandemic levels, figures show ... The National (Scotland) · May 17, 2024
Enhancing Patient Care Through Telehealth: A New Era in Healthcare Communication The general field of healthcare has changed quite a lot in the past few years as the world is so used to telehealth in terms of health care. inkl · May 17, 2024
Bike shops boomed in the pandemic. It’s been down hill since Bicycle makers have been slashing prices to clear out the excess The Independent UK · May 17, 2024
NI government failed to be proactive in Covid pandemic, Sue Gray tells inquiry Former civil servant who investigated Partygate says power-sharing executive was prone to ‘silo working’ and leaks The Guardian - UK · May 16, 2024
US Weekly Jobless Claims Decline, Labor Market Shows Improvement US labor market shows positive trend with decreasing jobless claims, indicating improving job opportunities post-pandemic. Top News · May 16, 2024
WHO accuses Nigel Farage of spreading misinformation about pandemic treaty Draft deal aims to improve global cooperation against outbreaks as rightwingers deny they are making false claims UK will lose decision-making powers The Guardian - UK · May 16, 2024
Biden Administration Strips Federal Funding From Nonprofit at Center of COVID Lab Leak Controversy Federal officials say EcoHealth Alliance failed to properly report on its gain-of-function research at the Wuhan Institute of Virology and to monitor safety conditions there. Reason · May 15, 2024
India's April Trade Deficit Grows Due To Lower Exports Learn about India's widening trade deficit in April due to decreased exports and the impact of the pandemic on the economy. Top News · May 15, 2024
UK firms accused of profiteering as study finds margins rose 30% post-pandemic Unite union study of 17,000 firms shows sectors from energy to banking, and vets to car dealerships, profited from inflation crisis The Guardian - UK · May 15, 2024
Overdose deaths in 2023 fell for the first time since the pandemic While it's the first annual decline since 2018, more than 100,000 died from overdoses last year. Axios · May 15, 2024
How a determined Brazilian traded Uber for racing in the WEC Autosport has occasionally ridden in an Uber with a driver who believed they had missed their calling as a racing driver. But it’s not often that the individuals in question had a valid case. Rewind back to 2015 however, and that was the scenario facing Nicolas Costa, now racing for… Autosport · May 15, 2024
Top News · May 14, 2024 Michael Cohen Released Early Due To Covid-19 Pandemic Impact Michael Cohen, former Trump lawyer, released early from prison due to Covid-19 concerns. Challenges faced by inmates and authorities during pandemic highli...
The Guardian - UK · May 14, 2024 ‘So much death and upset’: the nurses quitting the NHS after Covid – a photo essay Hannah Grace Deller photographed several of her fellow nurses as they decided to leave the NHS after their experiences during the pandemic
WEKU · May 13, 2024 With 'bleisure' and fewer workers, the American hotel is in recovery A new type of traveler is part of the post-pandemic reset at U.S. hotels, along with fewer daily cleanings and pancake-slinging machines.
Axios · May 13, 2024 How early retirement became realistic The pandemic was a pointed reminder that we only live once. Millions of workers seem to have taken that lesson to heart.
The Guardian - UK · May 13, 2024 Rise of drug-resistant superbugs could make Covid pandemic look ‘minor’, expert warns Common infections will kill millions if drug resistance through misuse of antibiotics is not curbed, says England’s ex-chief medical officer
AAP · May 13, 2024 Kids reeling as bullying, screen time take heavy toll Parents and their children are struggling to cope with cost-of-living pressures, the over-use of technology and lingering effects of the pandemic.
The Guardian - UK · May 12, 2024 Impact of pandemic on wellbeing of the young and the economy must not be trivialised Mental health of young people is deteriorating, and shows up in employment data. More action is needed
The Guardian - UK · May 11, 2024 Deborah Levy: ‘Writing and swimming help each other’ The novelist and memoirist on stamina and solitude, the influence of surrealist art on her work, and Pier Paolo Pasolini’s revelatory travel writing
The Hindu · May 11, 2024 Developing countries under pressure to accept One Health approach ahead of World Health Assembly Developing countries are under pressure to accept the proposal of a legally binding pandemic treaty on a ‘One Health’ approach as pressure mounts to conclude negotiations ahead of the 77th World Health Assembly commencing on May 27.
The Guardian - UK · May 11, 2024 Chinese woman jailed for reporting on Covid in Wuhan to be freed after four years Citizen journalist Zhang Zhan’s search for the truth during the early days of the pandemic was seen as a threat by the authorities
The Guardian - UK · May 11, 2024 ‘The issue is when to pull the trigger’: how prepared are we for human bird flu? The H5N1 virus has been devastating bird populations, and is now infecting mammals too. Is human-to-human transmission next? And are we ready for another pandemic?