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Nicola Sturgeon and John Swinney to give evidence at Covid-19 inquiry

Scotland’s former first minister has repeatedly said the pandemic was one of the hardest things she has ever had to deal with in her political career.

The Independent UK

Liberal darling, pandemic titan tainted by secret lover

The ICAC has determined Gladys Berejiklian acted corruptly but the former NSW premier spent years in politics and has left her mark on the state.

AAP

Mayor Johnson faces first school board pick as its president, Miguel del Valle, announces exit

Del Valle led the school board through multiple crises, including the COVID-19 pandemic and protests surrounding the school district’s renewal of its police contract.

Chicago Sun-Times

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Mahalanobis in the era of Big Data and AI

In the midst of the shifting socio-economic dynamics in post-pandemic India, P.C. Mahalanobis is greatly missed.

The Hindu

Chicago pharmacist convicted on charges of selling blank COVID vaccination cards on eBay

CHICAGO -- A Chicago pharmacist has been found guilty of federal charges alleging he stole hundreds of COVID-19 vaccination cards from the South Side Walgreens where he worked and sold them on eBay at the height of the pandemic.

Chicago Tribune

No plan could have helped Scotland tackle Covid pandemic, inquiry hears

Scotland’s former health secretary Jeane Freeman also told the UK Covid-19 Inquiry that problems with distribution led to PPE shortages.

The Independent UK

Trucking Company, Careening Toward Bankruptcy, Could Default on $700 Million Federal Bailout Loan

After losing more than $100 million in a single year, Yellow Corporation got a $700 million pandemic assistance loan from the government. It has only paid $230 on the principal.

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Leading Co Derry surgeon reflects on five years at the helm of medical body dealing with Covid, waiting lists and Stormont

Professor Mark Taylor is stepping down as NI director of the Royal College of Surgeons

Belfast Live

No Deal Brexit warnings interfered with Scotland's pandemic planning, inquiry told

A BOARD set up to work on Scotland’s preparations to deal with a pandemic had to suspend meetings for over six months prior to the Covid outbreak…

The National (Scotland)

Why so many people have had enough of experts – and how to win back trust

When senior British politician Michael Gove announced in 2016 that the public had “had enough of experts” in the lead up to the Brexit vote, it highlighted a growing trend for questioning the authority and power of experts.

The Conversation

Former Scottish health secretary Jeane Freeman says country 'could have been better prepared' for Covid

In a stop-start hearing at the UK Covid-19 Inquiry, Jeane Freeman admitted there were areas in which the country could have been more ready for the pandemic.

Daily Record

‘We need to know the child is safe’: why UK schools are hiring truancy officers

Since the pandemic, more parents are keeping children at home. Queen’s Park primary, Bedford, is one of the state schools trying to reverse the trend

The Guardian - UK

From Covid to poverty: why pupil absence in England is rising

Social and economic upheaval since the Covid pandemic has resulted in many more families struggling

The Guardian - UK

Scientists identify gene that protects humans against bird flu viruses

The researchers said their work could help identify new and emerging viruses that have the potential to cause a pandemic.

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The Independent UK

No-deal Brexit warnings interfered with pandemic planning, inquiry told

Gillian Russell, a senior civil servant in Scotland, has given evidence to the UK Covid-19 Inquiry.

The Guardian - UK

Flex your social muscles – and stick to one drink: 10 ways to be much more confident at parties

Have you become more stressed about big gatherings since the pandemic? You’re certainly not alone. Here is how to leave fear behind and have a great time

Liverpool Echo

£650k of public money given out to fraudulent businesses in Wirral

The cash was given out to businesses who claimed they were struggling during the pandemic

Wales Online

easyJet puts tickets for 60,000 flights on sale starting at £24.99

The airline is also now extending the validity of any vouchers issued throughout the pandemic

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WEKU

Up First briefing: Extreme heat; pandemic fraud; Supreme Court election theory ruling

The South faces record-breaking heat. Over $200 billion in pandemic business loans appear to be fraudulent. The Supreme Court rejects the controversial independant state leglistatures theory.

France 24

Millions of pilgrims converge on Saudi Arabia for Hajj

It's one of the largest religious gatherings in the world: the Hajj pilgrimage is underway this week in Saudi Arabia, with some 2 million Muslims converging in Mecca and at Mount Arafat. This year's Hajj could be the largest on record, according to officials, after several quieter years during the…

The Week

Covid inquiry: what we have heard so far

Relatives of those who died during the Covid-19 pandemic turned their backs on Matt Hancock as he arrived to give his testimony at the Covid inquiry.

Evening Standard

OPINION - Matt Hancock’s new party trick is how to take all the responsibility but no blame

Matt Hancock appeared before the Covid-19 inquiry yesterday to school us in one particular trick he is yet to perform in the jungle for money — the art of taking no responsibility by taking full responsibility.

The Walrus

100 Years after the Exclusion Act, Chinese Canadians Like Me Still Question Their Belonging

Searching for the sense of identity I had lost during the pandemic, I needed my family to see where our Canadian story began

Daily Mirror

Families of Covid victims blast 'insincere' Matt Hancock whose apologies 'didn't wash'

Deborah Doyle, from Newcastle, who lost her mum Sylvia Griffiths, 76, to the virus said Hancock had "a look of sincerity but it didn’t wash"

The Conversation

The COVID vaccine mandate in English care homes led to fewer staff – and may not have reduced resident deaths

Mandatory COVID vaccination as a condition of employment has been a commonly used – though controversial – policy around the world during the pandemic.

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