The Latest Breaking News from Pandemic

Qantas record profit: delight for shareholders, distrust and derision from customers

The company has achieved an eye-watering annual profit – but at the expense of soaring ticket prices, record complaints and plummeting trust

The Guardian - AU · Aug 24, 2023

PM Modi seeks level playing field for smaller e-commerce players

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in his opening address to the G20 Trade and Investment Ministerial summit, said it was the collective responsibility of these 20 nations to rebuild confidence in international trade and investment processes as the world economy has been tested by the COVID-19 pandemic and geo-political tensions.

The Hindu · Aug 24, 2023

Asia’s poor grew by 68 million people after pandemic, report says

More than 155 million people were living on less than $2.15 a day last year, Asian Development Bank says.

Al Jazeera · Aug 24, 2023

With tech workers gone, what is the future of San Francisco?

Changes on Market Street, once the city’s commercial heart, are leading to questions about its future.

Al Jazeera · Aug 23, 2023

‘Anti-government’ extremists, undercover agents and a secret plot: What happened in the Gretchen Whitmer kidnapping case?

Far-right extremists bitterly opposed to Michigan governor’s pandemic lockdown measures planned to abduct her and force restoration of civil liberties before FBI intervened

The Independent UK · Aug 23, 2023

Gender-affirming surgeries in the US nearly tripled before pandemic dip, study finds

A new study finds the number of gender-affirming surgeries in the United States nearly tripled from 2016 to 2019

The Independent UK · Aug 23, 2023

Accra's most vulnerable residents were failed during COVID - the government didn't understand their realities

Containment measures, such as the lockdowns introduced to stop the spread of the COVID-19 virus, had devastating consequences for vulnerable urban populations globally.

The Conversation · Aug 23, 2023

GCSE results 2023: how the qualification is failing disadvantaged young people

All the teenagers collecting their GCSE results this year have overcome significant difficulties. Their secondary school education has been thrown into upheaval by COVID-19: they have faced cancelled classes, have had to learn from home, have dealt with the social isolation and uncertainty of spending a significant part of their…

The Conversation · Aug 23, 2023

Urgent warning as quarter of London teenagers not protected against meningitis

Immunisation rates against deadly illness continuing to fall amid disruption caused by Covid pandemic

Evening Standard · Aug 23, 2023

The painful pandemic lessons Mandy Cohen carries to the CDC

President Biden and others have lauded Mandy Cohen's pandemic leadership in North Carolina. Those in the state's most vulnerable communities tell a more nuanced story about the new CDC director.

WEKU · Aug 23, 2023