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Harrods bounces back after pandemic hit as big spenders return to London

Knightsbridge department store reported 52% sales increase in year to January as impact of Covid-19 subsides

The Guardian - UK

Antimicrobial Resistance has become a ‘silent pandemic’: expert

AMR in the environment is being identified through sewage surveillance in major cities. CSIR-CCMB and CSIR-IICT are carrying out studies and gene profiling to check antibiotics not working. TIGS director Rakesh Mishra stresses the need to scale up surveillance.

The Hindu

Pupils will feel angry and hurt over getting lower A-level grades, schools leader warns

A-level grades in England are being brought back down to pre-pandemic levels after two years of massive grade inflation

Evening Standard

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Put children at heart of pandemic inquiry, Covid chairwoman told

Children’s Commissioner Dame Rachel de Souza has written to Baroness Heather Hallett, urging her to prioritise young people.

The Independent UK

Millions of Students Went 'Missing' From Classrooms During the Pandemic. Many Haven't Returned.

No one knows exactly how to get them back.

Reason

Tuesday briefing: How thousands of students will be hit by government-imposed ‘grade deflation’

In today’s newsletter: Pupils across the UK await the results of A-levels, BTecs and more – and face marked-down grades to restore ‘pre-pandemic grading’

The Guardian - UK

Explained | How One Health can help India respond better to health crises

The economic benefits of One Health are understood in contrast to the cost of managing a pandemic with a non-One-Health approach. An assessment of the G20 Joint Finance and Health Taskforce estimated the latter to be around $30 billion a year. On the other hand, estimates by the World Bank…

The Hindu

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NYC outdoor dining sheds were a celebrated pandemic-era innovation. Now, there's a new set of rules

Outdoor dining was a rare part of the pandemic that many people actually liked

The Independent UK

Johnson quotes Tupac, dances around questions about health chief’s firing

The mayor was asked about Dr. Allison Arwady’s claim of being dismissed without meeting Johnson face to face. Johnson quoted slain rapper Tupac.

Chicago Sun-Times

‘Online abuse cases surged during COVID-19, AI exacerbating issue’:

The surge in online abuse cases during the pandemic has raised concerns about the safety and protection of minors on digital platforms

The Hindu

Discrimination took a heavy toll on Asian American students during the pandemic

The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work.

The Conversation

“We’d lose one after the next”: Texas bats face a pandemic of their own

Weeks before the COVID-19 pandemic swept into Texas, a biologist found a dead bat covered in a white fungus — the state’s first official case of white-nose syndrome. Now, scientists are on a mission to understand how many bats have been lost.

The Texas Tribune

'Stay safe' – Vale Mary-Louise McLaws, a champion for the power of clear science communication

When the COVID pandemic hit, epidemiologist Professor Emeritus Mary-Louise McLaws AO became the go-to expert for many journalists across the media spectrum. With new research being released daily, access to calm, reliable and knowledgeable experts like Mary-Louise – or “ML” as she was known to her friends – became paramount…

The Conversation

New Zealand, whose pandemic response was closely watched, removes last of COVID-19 restrictions

New Zealand has removed the last of its remaining COVID-19 restrictions, marking the end of a government response to the pandemic that was watched closely around the world

The Independent UK

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The Guardian - UK

Monday briefing: The new variant that’s a reminder the pandemic never fully ended

In today’s newsletter: The ‘Eris’ strain of Covid is a reminder that the virus has never fully gone away – but what will it mean for Britain?

The Guardian - UK

Disadvantaged students to bear brunt of grade deflation, say experts

Social Mobility Foundation says it expects GCSE and A-level attainment gap based on income to grow this year

The Guardian - UK

Pubs in England and Wales allowed to go on selling takeaway pints

Pandemic-era rules extended again after industry body ‘disappointed’ they were to expire in September

Chicago Sun-Times

No surge, but still ‘jarring’: COVID cases creeping up in Chicago

Physicians say Chicago’s late-summer increase in COVID cases and hospitalizations — no matter how slight — serves as a reminder that the virus still packs a devastating punch for vulnerable communities.

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The Hindu

Iran women’s kabaddi team on a raid to defend Asian Games title

Iran women's kabaddi team, led by coach Shailaja Jain, is in Mumbai for a practice tour ahead of the Asian Games. Despite the pandemic, the team is determined to defend their gold medal from the 2018 Asian Games. With Shailaja's guidance, the team is confident of overcoming any challenges to…

WEKU

A tiny house gives them hope: How a homeless family in Brazil got a fresh start

The Brazilian family saw their income evaporate during the pandemic. They couldn't afford to stay in their home. The city of São Paulo had a solution — but they thought it was too good to be true.

Salon

Why are we still ignoring long COVID?

As COVID cases rise once again, we're unprepared for the "mass disabling" event caused by long COVID

The Conversation

To reduce rising crime rates, Canada needs to invest more in social services

Every summer, Statistics Canada releases crime rate and crime severity data for the previous year. This year, Canada’s Crime Severity Index (CSI) increased by 4.3 per cent, the violent CSI increased by 4.6 per cent, and the non-violent CSI increased by 4.1 per cent. Moreover, aside from a drop during…

The Guardian - UK

‘Already vulnerable’: UK film and TV workers feel the pinch from US strike

Hollywood action has broad support in UK but is hitting livelihoods decimated by pandemic and arts cuts

The Hindu

Metagenome sequencing is transforming pathogen surveillance

COVID-19 pandemic changed the way pathogen identification is done, thanks to the application of metagenome sequencing. In a recent study, scientists in Nigeria demonstrated the surveilling power of metagenomics, including its ability to help us keep track of avian influenza outbreaks.

The Guardian - UK

‘Harsh’ post-Covid grade markdown set to hit 60,000 A-level students

Rush to push results back to pre-pandemic levels will hit England’s school leavers hard this year, say education experts

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