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The Latest Breaking News from Pandemic

Labour shortages challenge North East companies but confidence remains

RSM economist Tom Pugh was in Newcastle this week to speak to North East businesses

Birmingham Post

LOCALIZE IT: How US counties grew or shrank last year

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The Independent UK

Government disposed of 3bn items of PPE bought in pandemic, data shows

Department of Health and Social Care in England has removed 269,500 pallets of PPE from its stock

The Guardian - UK

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Ontario's new child welfare policy is promising, but youth leaving care need more support

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Ontario’s Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services placed a moratorium on its child welfare policy that requires youth to leave foster care and group homes once they turn 18. At the same time, the province committed to a child welfare redesign to strengthen support for…

The Conversation

Report: Streaming movies feature more diversity than cinematic releases

Prior research shows Latinos are avid moviegoers and helped keep cinema alive during the first year of the pandemic

Axios

Tasmanian government sitting on $23 million of unusable PPE bought during COVID supply chain crisis

Tasmania's health department reveals it is sitting on a $22.8 million stockpile of "unusable" personal protective equipment purchased during the COVID pandemic — with the government taking legal action against a supplier of faulty face masks.

ABC News

'Disgraceful' fraudster attempted to get £28k in Covid business grants despite no longer owning premises

Abbas Sharief received a suspended jail sentence after being convicted of three counts of fraud

Manchester Evening News

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'Deeply concerning': committee report probes DFAT's role during pandemic

Comments made by Scott Morrison led to 'confusing and misleading' messaging for Australians stranded overseas.

The Canberra Times

Gunshot injuries in US surged during pandemic, CDC says

For every American killed by gunfire, an estimated two or more more survive, often with terrible injuries

The Independent UK

Gun injuries sending more Americans, especially kids, to emergency rooms -study

Emergency rooms in the U.S. saw a significant rise in the number of patients with gun injuries during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released on Thursday.

Reuters

London’s Riverside Studios to enter administration

The Hammersmith arts centre, which faces soaring energy bills and debt from its redevelopment, said it has struggled to rebuild revenue streams after the pandemic

The Guardian - UK

Over 150,000 people have been let go so far this year. Are layoffs a confession of bad management?

If 2023 is “the year of efficiency,” what were the CEOs of Meta, Amazon, and others doing in all those previous years?

Fortune

‘I’m willing to take the bullets': Marc Benioff says he can juggle empathy, cost cuts, and layoffs as he doubles down on efficiency at Salesforce

Can Benioff maintain a “we’re family” culture amid tough times?

Fortune

Average Wall Street bonuses plummeted in 2022 to $176,700

Bonuses now at pre-pandemic levels, after profits started to fall for firms as inflation rose and fears of recessions started to hit

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World Bank chief calls for dramatic hike in funding to help developing world

Outgoing boss David Malpass says more money needed to combat overlapping crises of war, pandemics and climate emergency

Reuters

ASEAN, East Asia finance officials seek easier access to $240 billion liquidity fund

Countries in East and Southeast Asia are looking at ways to ease access to a $240 billion currency swap arrangement, including allowing it to be tapped for pandemic or disaster response, Indonesia's deputy central bank governor said on Thursday.

The Independent UK

Study: Biggest Hollywood films still go mostly to white men

As Hollywood emerged from the pandemic, its biggest film productions dipped in diversity after years of incremental progress, according to a new study by UCLA researchers

USA Today Sports Media Group

Kuzma on Beverley: Clippers didn’t want to be in NBA bubble in 2020

Kyle Kuzma threw shade at former Clipper Patrick Beverley when he said his team would've won the 2020 NBA title if not for the pandemic.

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The Guardian - UK

Over 50s in the UK: how did the pandemic impact your mental health?

We would like to speak to people in their 50s and 60s about how lockdowns affected their psychological wellbeing

The Times of India

I became the story I was reporting: Barkha Dutt on writing ‘To Hell and Back’ after losing her father to COVID

Acclaimed journalist Barkha Dutt won the AutHer Award 2023 in Best Non-fiction Category for her book ‘To Hell and Back: Humans of COVID’, recently.

France 24

Scientists analyse DNA clues to determine origin of Covid-19

A recent report points to raccoon dogs as possible transmitters at the origin of the Covid-19 pandemic. DNA samples collected at the Huanan Wholesale Seafood Market in China show that several raccoon dogs were present in areas where the SARS-CoV-2 virus was found. FRANCE 24's Science Editor Shirli Sitbon looks…

Evening Standard

Margaret Ferrier: MP who left London while infected with Covid faces 30-day suspension

An MP who took trains between London and Scotland while infected with Covid during the pandemic faces a by-election after a Parliament watchdog recommended she is suspended for 30-days from the House of Commons.

Daily Record

Former SNP MP Margaret Ferrier could face by-election after Commons committee recommends suspension

Ferrier was stripped of the SNP whip and received a criminal conviction after travelling from London to Glasgow by train while infected with Covid at the height of the pandemic.

Wales Online

Only middle class people will be able to learn how to swim in future - Swim Wales

Some private lessons have doubled in price since the pandemic

The Independent UK

Billions lost to fraud since start of pandemic, watchdog reveals

The National Audit Office said that it was ‘very unlikely’ that most of the taxpayers’ money will be recovered

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