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Sage warned Independent Sage its name would cause confusion, says Vallance

Chief scientist told former incumbent Sir David King the similarity would lead to mixed messaging

The Guardian - UK

Women were already unequal in the world of global health. The pandemic made it worse

A new report from Women in Global Health looks at how much ground was lost — and what the impact is on health care.

WEKU

2 Stocks to Buy With Unusual Options Activity Other Than Tesla

Six out of Thursday’s top 10 options based on volume exhibiting unusual options activity were Tesla. That’s not surprising. What was is that TSLA had zero in the top 25 when it comes to the Vol/OI ratio. These two stocks did. They’re potential long-term buys.

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Bird flu: The next pandemic?

It has ravaged farms, decimated wild birds and spilled onto mammals. Could avian flu spark the next human pandemic? The Down to Earth team takes a closer look.

France 24

Greedflation: are large firms using crises as cover to push up their profits?

Critics of corporate behaviour over the pandemic and Ukraine war say company profit and loss accounts tell their own story

The Guardian - UK

Freedom of the press in Jordan: Journalists and activists battle censorship

Twelve years ago, young people took to the streets calling for constitutional reforms in Jordan. But the March 24 youth movement fizzled out. Following the return to state of emergency legislation imposed during the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020, the authorities issued new laws that can be used to silence journalists…

France 24

Put entrepreneurs front and centre to revive global economy post-pandemic

Entrepreneurship brings jobs, turns ideas into new goods and services, and hastens structural change

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Sturgeon opens £33m NHS treatment centre in final engagement as First Minister

The National Treatment Centre in Kirkcaldy, Fife, is intended to address the backlog of planned care exacerbated by the pandemic.

The Independent UK

The COVID-19 Pandemic Permanently Damaged Property Rights

Officials used the crisis to impose policies they already supported but couldn't get through the normal legislative process, like bans on evictions.

Reason

‘We nearly broke the system’: Hospitals face staff exodus, violence three years into pandemic

Three years after COVID struck, Chicago area hospitals struggle with staff exodus and patient violence in a brave new medical world.

Chicago Sun-Times

We asked Chicagoans how the pandemic changed their lives. Here’s what they said.

Also: What was the last thing you did before Illinois’ enacted the shelter-in-place order? And: What lessons have you taken from the COVID pandemic?

Chicago Sun-Times

SNAP recipients will see a cut in food benefits starting this month

During the pandemic, Texans received extra money on their Lone Star cards through the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, also known as food stamps. That extra money ends this month.

The Texas Tribune

COVID testing led to new techniques of disease diagnosis: progress mustn’t stop now

In March 2020, weeks before the World Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID-19 a pandemic, its director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus delivered a speech in which he emphasised the importance of testing:

The Conversation

Why America was uniquely vulnerable to COVID

The pandemic experience varied sharply from state to state, according to an analysis published in The Lancet.

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The Guardian - UK

‘It broke the link’: how the pandemic disrupted children’s relationship with school

One in five pupils in England were reported as persistently absent during the last school year

The Times of India

Micro review: 'To Hell and Back: Humans of COVID' by Barkha Dutt

Well known journalist and author Barkha Dutt’s latest book ‘To Hell and Back: Humans of COVID’ chronicles the human story of the pandemic, which caused unprecedented devastation and claimed anywhere between 3 and 5 million Indian lives. Barkha Dutt won the AutHer Awards 2023 in Non-fiction category for this book.

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LPGA’s Taiwan Swinging Skirts event canceled for 2023

The tournament hasn't been held since 2019 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Al Jazeera

China’s huge quarantine camps standing months after ‘zero COVID’

Satellite imagery shows facilities are still intact nearly four months after end of Beijing’s draconian pandemic policy.

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Crucial data about the origins of COVID is only now being disclosed. A scientist weighs the impact of the delay

Clearer answers would have taken some of the heat out of the debate around the possible viral origins.

Liverpool Echo

Rose petals dropped into Mersey as tributes paid to covid victims

The ferry stopped in the middle of the river for people to drop petals

Chicago Sun-Times

Ex-Madigan aide testifies in ComEd trial, the efforts to revive downtown and more in your Chicago news roundup

Today’s update is about an eight-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

Daily Mirror

JUST 1% of £1.1billion in taxpayer money lost to Covid business grants fraud is recovered

The spending watchdog found that 'no contingency plans existed between central and local government for supporting firms during a national emergency' when the pandemic hit and it meant mistakes were made

ABC News

'Successful' homelessness service Together Home facing uncertain future after NSW election

It's helped 1,000 rough-sleepers into housing since the COVID-19 pandemic, but community housing advocates say neither major party has committed to making Together Home permanent ahead of this weekend's NSW election.

The Guardian - UK

Boris Johnson’s pathetic Partygate defence fools nobody

Letters: Readers respond to the former prime minister’s appearance before the privileges committee answering questions about lockdown gatherings in Downing Street during the pandemic

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Sell the Cruises, Buy This Travel Stock Instead

The travel industry witnessed a solid post-pandemic rebound last year and is poised for significant growth in the foreseeable future, driven by pent-up travel demand. However, given the challenging macro environment, avoiding struggling cruise stocks Carnival Corporation (CCL) and Norwegian Cruise (NCLH) could be wise. Instead, investors could consider buying…

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