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F3 to return to Macau after three-year absence

The FIA Formula 3 and GT World Cups will headline the 70th anniversary running of the Macau Grand Prix meeting on the weekend of 18/19 November following three years during which travel restrictions into China resulting from the COVID pandemic precluded an international presence. 

Motorsport · Jun 5, 2023

F3 Macau return confirmed for 70th anniversary running

The FIA Formula 3 and GT World Cups will headline the 70th anniversary running of the Macau Grand Prix meeting on the weekend of 18/19 November following three years during which travel restrictions into China resulting from the COVID pandemic precluded an international presence. 

Autosport · Jun 5, 2023

Former New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern becomes a dame

The ex PM was awarded the title as part of King Charles III’s Birthday Honours for her service during the pandemic and Christchurch terror attacks

Evening Standard · Jun 5, 2023

Sharing the sentence: Separation takes toll on incarcerated moms and their kids

Tens of thousands fewer women were incarcerated in the U.S. between 2019 and 2020 due to COVID-19, but as prison populations creep back to pre-pandemic norms, more children are being separated from their mothers, putting them at greater risk of health and behavioral problems, and making them vulnerable to abuse…

The Independent UK · Jun 5, 2023

Jacinda Ardern becomes a dame as New Zealand honours former PM

Ardern, who said she felt conflicted about the honour, was recognised for her service to the country during the pandemic and Christchurch terror attacks

The Guardian - AU · Jun 4, 2023

Jacinda Ardern given a top New Zealand honor for her service during shooting, pandemic

Former New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has received one of the country’s highest honors for her leadership during a mass shooting and pandemic

The Independent UK · Jun 4, 2023

Cameron-Osborne austerity years cost UK dearly when Covid struck, says TUC

Union body claims policies left Britain ‘hugely unprepared’, in report before opening hearing of inquiry

The Guardian - UK · Jun 4, 2023

New Lowy South-East Asia Aid Map finds China overtaken as largest provider of development money in region

New research finds China has surrendered its position as the largest single provider of development finance in South-East Asia in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

ABC News · Jun 4, 2023

Post COVID-19, use of plastic bags sees marginal increase in tech city

The COVID-19 pandemic dealt a blow to every sphere of life, including the implementation of the ban on the use of single-use plastic bags, which has marginally increased in Bengaluru

The Hindu · Jun 4, 2023

Removing antimicrobial resistance from the WHO’s ‘pandemic treaty’ will leave humanity extremely vulnerable to future pandemics

In late May, the latest version of the draft Pandemic Instrument, also referred to as the “pandemic treaty,” was shared with Member States at the World Health Assembly. The text was made available online via Health Policy Watch and it quickly became apparent that all mentions of addressing antimicrobial resistance…

The Conversation · Jun 4, 2023