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Commentary: I called for more research on the COVID ‘lab leak theory.’ Here’s what I found out

Recent reports that Department of Energy and FBI officials think the COVID-19 pandemic originated with a so-called lab leak appear to have provided all the “evidence” many require. As a scientist who has led or contributed to several peer-reviewed studies that tell a very different story, I’ve looked on with…

Los Angeles Times

'Sacked' Glasgow NHS nurse wants long covid to be treated as industrial illness

Brenda Eadie will tell a Scottish Parliamentary committee today how she's been left on the breadline after her 28 year career was destroyed when she contracted the virus at the start of the pandemic.

Glasgow Live

China to Reopen to Tourists, Resume All Visas Wednesday

China will reopen its borders to tourists and resume issuing all visas Wednesday after a three-year halt during the pandemic as it sought to boost its tourism and economy. China is one of the last major countries to reopen its borders to tourists. The announcement Tuesday came after it declared…

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China to reopen to tourists, resume all visas Wednesday

China will reopen its borders to tourists and resume issuing all visas Wednesday after a three-year halt during the pandemic as it sought to boost its tourism and economy

The Independent UK

Womadelaide 2023: blockbuster headliners and record crowds drive a euphoric long weekend

Florence and the Machine, Bon Iver, Sampa the Great and a blizzard of feathers headline a festival striving to recapture its pre-pandemic glory

The Guardian - AU

The home price correction's latest shift, as told by 6 housing market charts

Here's data for the nation's 400 largest housing markets.

Fortune

BBC 'fact checked' by Twitter over covid pandemic's mental health impact

Thousands of people quoted the tweet to say they disagreed with the study's findings and to share their own experiences

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Mobilise to fight PM2.5

PM2.5 dust pollution appears to be worse. Not only worse than during almost three years of the Covid-19 pandemic but in previous years as well.

Bangkok Post

The Politics of "The Last of Us"

The message of the hit new series cuts across conventional ideological lines - and features a highly skeptical view of government.

Reason

As SNAP recipients see reduction in funds, Chicago residents make adjustments: ‘I make do’

Starting this month, recipients of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program will see a decrease in their benefits after a coronavirus pandemic-era funding boost ended.

Chicago Sun-Times

E-bikes and berries are favourite for consumers as cigarettes are smoked out, data shows

The ONS says the influence of the COVID-19 pandemic on the basket has faded from Brits’ shopping habits this year as officials reveal 2023 Basket of Goods and Services

Daily Mirror

The rise of the irate customer: Post-pandemic rudeness, and the importance of rediscovering patience

If you find yourself being more impatient than ever before when interacting with people in customer service roles — or if you’ve noticed other people having a shorter fuse and snapping more quickly — you’re not alone.

The Conversation

Suicide Has Rose Substantially Among Young People During The COVID-19 Pandemic

They found that depression and anxiety symptoms doubled in children as suicide attempts among young people rose substantially

Zenger

Rate of sudden unexplained infant deaths among Black babies skyrocketed in 2020, study finds

While the COVID-19 pandemic gripped the U.S. in 2020, the nationwide rate of sudden unexplained infant deaths remained steady — except among Black babies, according to a study released Monday.

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Pfizer to pay $43 billion for Seagen, set post-COVID course

Pfizer Inc. is purchasing cancer-drug maker Seagen Inc. for an enterprise value of $43 billion, using the biggest deal of the year to set its course out of the pandemic and back into mainstream pharma.

Tribune News Service

Report finds Black children hurt the most by COVID

The pandemic has had a disproportionate impact on Black and other children of color, leading to higher rates of severe cases, hospitalizations and deaths caused by social and economic factors, a new report finds.

Daily Mirror

People bombard BBC with examples of lockdown severely impacting their mental health

The BBC is being ridiculed for a 'misleading' headline suggesting mental health was only minimally affected by the Covid pandemic - sparking thousands of responses showing unhinged behaviour

Irish Mirror

Gardai take to the streets in roster protest - and plan another 'day of action'

The protest follows the moving of gardai to a new roster during the Covid-19 pandemic

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Qatar Airways looking to restart its Cardiff to Doha route

In the year before the pandemic the route carried nearly 100,000 passengers

Daily Mirror

'We need to do better' - over 14,000 people died with Covid after catching it in hospital

Over 14,000 people in England and Wales died with Covid after catching the virus in hospital - these were all people who had attended for another reason, be it surgery, cancer treatment, or following an accident

Evening Standard

Heathrow ready for ‘successful Easter getaway’ after chaos of 2022

The west London airport said overall passenger satisfaction is ‘close to pre-pandemic levels’

Asharq Al-Awsat

Egypt Confirms Drop in Unemployment

Egypt announced that unemployment rates dropped to the lowest in nearly 19 years, citing several international institutions that projected further job growth in the coming years. The Cabinet Media Center published a report noting a positive change in the international view of the country's unemployment and employment levels. The World…

WEKU

Mississippi is home of the blues and key to civil rights past. Locals tell the story

With pandemic restrictions lifted, tourists are returning to Mississippi's famous Blues Trail. Civil rights leaders are noticing some are now hungry for more context about the music's origins.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Oscar Host Jimmy Kimmel Hails Movie-Going Rebound, Cracks Wise about ‘The Slap'

Comedian Jimmy Kimmel, hosting the Oscars for a third time, led a back-to-basics show on Sunday that celebrated a moviegoing rebound from the COVID-19 pandemic while avoiding - and making light of - the kind of ugly outburst that marred the 2022 telecast. Kimmel opened the 95th Academy Awards with…

Tribune News Service

Jay Ambrose: A small Kentucky college starts a burst of new life

It wasn’t a 9/11 terrorist attack, a Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol, a new COVID-19 pandemic or still another mass shooting, but the opposite. It was something beautiful and inspiring, a look upward instead of downward. To be sure, it was unexpected and of attention-grabbing importance, but it was…

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