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Court rules Austria can't be held liable for early COVID infection at ski resort

An Austrian federal court says the state can’t be held liable for a COVID-19 infection from an outbreak at an Alpine ski resort as the coronavirus pandemic hit Europe The Supreme Court of Justice on Thursday announced its verdict in a long-running legal battle involving a German resident who traveled…

The Independent UK

Tough gig for workers being ‘gamed’ to drive down costs, union boss warns

Sham contracting arrangements have also boomed through the pandemic, aided by the rapid growth in gig and platform work.

The New Daily

Salesforce is saying it's controversial 'performance culture' contributed to strong earnings result

The pressure on performance at Salesforce has been ramping up since the pandemic—and it shows no signs of slowing.

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Know any airplane mechanics? A wave of retirements is leaving some US industries desperate to hire

Across the U.S. economy, a number of industries are facing the same formidable challenge: Replenishing a workforce that is being diminished by a surge of retirements that began during the pandemic and has continued since

The Independent UK

Former Mayor Lori Lightfoot to teach at Harvard’s T.H. Chan School of Public Health

Lori Lightfoot heads to Harvard for a fellowship at the public health school; her course will be, in part, a study of how she steered Chicago through the COVID-19 pandemic.

Chicago Sun-Times

UK government faces deadline to hand Boris Johnson's messages to coronavirus inquiry

The British government is facing a Thursday deadline to hand over a sheaf of former Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s personal messages to the country’s COVID-19 pandemic inquiry

The Independent UK

Key worker fined £2000 for Covid travel breach two years after incident

Prosecutions for pandemic offences continue unabated despite the lifting of restrictions in 2022

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‘I felt extreme confusion: was I one or two people?’: Katie Cuddon’s sculptural explorations of motherhood

Fired up by the experience of raising a child in the pandemic, the sculptor discusses her latest works exploring the ‘incredibly physical’ relationship between mother and baby

The Guardian - UK

Thursday briefing: Why Covid fines were more likely for minorities and the worse off

In today’s newsletter: More than 120,000 penalties were handed out during the pandemic – but there’s a question of how fairly they were issued

The Guardian - UK

Elon Musk stays away from Twitter for longest in a year during China trip

Elon Musk, a prolific presence on Twitter and owner of the social media platform, didn’t send any tweets while he was in China for his first visit since the pandemic.

The Times of India

Covid inquiry must examine impact of UK’s ‘broken sick pay’ system, says TUC

Failure to provide proper financial support left millions exposed to pandemic, says union boss

The Guardian - UK

Corporate Amazon workers protest company’s climate impact and return-to-office mandate in walkout

Employees of the online retailer walked out to protest a policy requiring corporate employees to return to the office three days a week and want its carbon footprint reduced.

Chicago Sun-Times

US births in 2022 didn't return to pre-pandemic levels

U.S. births were flat last year, as the nation continues to see fewer babies born than it did before the pandemic

The Independent UK

Africa, Middle East driving growing ’employment divide’, UN says

Low-income countries will not see unemployment rates recover to pre-pandemic levels in 2023, ILO says.

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Qatar Airways plan to return to Cardiff Airport by the end of the year

The Airline is looking to restart its Cardiff to Doha route for the first time since the start of the pandemic in 2020

Bangkok Post

Investors fret as Chinese factories decelerate

Economists are concerned about a weakening Chinese economy, saying the mainland's shaky recovery from the pandemic has pressured regional stock markets and the Thai economy.

Capital & Main

Changes in Pandemic-Era Benefits Mean New Hardship for Millions

Ending the pandemic emergency increases burdens for people with long COVID.

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Book of the Week: An incident on Banks Peninsula

Paddy Richardson is swept away by a magical new novel.

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The Independent UK

Here's how to prepare to start paying back your student loans when the pandemic payment freeze ends

A three-year pause on student loan payments will end this summer regardless of how the Supreme Court rules on the White House plan to forgive billions of dollars in student loan debt

The Guardian - UK

Battle to withhold Covid messages is about much more than Boris Johnson

Rishi Sunak must weigh up how it would look for his government to try to conceal material from a government-commissioned inquiry

Reuters

Boris Johnson hands COVID-era WhatsApps to UK government amid inquiry row

Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has given his pandemic-era notebooks and messages to the government and urged officials to pass them on to an independent COVID-19 inquiry, his spokesman said on Wednesday.

Fortune

Commuting costs $2,000 and 39 hours more than it did before the pandemic

The average American shells out $8,466 and spends 239 hours commuting yearly, new research from Clever Real Estate finds.

Wales Online

Man who lost job during pandemic 'enlisted' to work for London county lines drugs gang

Builder Adrian Simjak was used by a London criminal gang to deal heroin and crack cocaine to addicts on the streets of Swansea

Chronicle Live

New luxury wedding venue to be opened in County Durham historic hall by Apartment Group

The 17th Century hall has been shut away from the public for two years because of the pandemic, but is set for a new lease of life

The National (Scotland)

MSPs say creche reopening is 'vital' to Holyrood's 'family-friendly' vibe

DOORS have finally been reopened to a “vital” creche at the Scottish Parliament after being shut since the pandemic.

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