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LOS ANGELES — It was three years ago this month that California documented its first known victim of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Los Angeles Times

No, the HEROES Act Doesn't Let Biden Forgive Student Loans

"If it was an emergency, why wait three years to provide the forgiveness? Why present it in a political framework, as fulfilling a campaign promise?" said one higher education expert.

Reason

Analysis-Why public health officials are not panicked about bird flu

A new strain of bird flu that transmits easily among wild birds has triggered an explosive spread into new corners of the globe, infecting and killing a variety of mammals species and raising fears of a pandemic more lethal than COVID-19.

Reuters

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US ending extra help for groceries that started during COVID

Nearly 30 million Americans who got extra government help with grocery bills during the pandemic will soon see that aid shrink

The Independent UK

Asian tourists expected to boost Swiss tourism in 2023

Asian travellers are expected to support the recovery of the Swiss tourism industry this year after American visitors pulled the sector out of its pandemic doldrums in 2022, the Swiss national tourism association said on Thursday.

Reuters

How to help teen girls’ mental health struggles – 6 research-based strategies for parents, teachers and friends

It’s a well-established fact that children’s and teens’ mental health took a hit during the pandemic. But new research suggests that teen girls in particular are suffering in unprecedented ways.

The Conversation

Number of young ‘NEETs’ exceeds pre-pandemic levels after biggest rise in a decade

The amount of people aged between 16 and 24 who are not in employment, education or training was up to 11.5%

Evening Standard

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Australian airline Qantas is back in black after pandemic losses

For the six months ending in December, the Australian national carrier Qantas posted profits of €920 million. It expects strong demand over the next two years as well. But as FRANCE 24's Bryan Quinn explains, dark clouds are still looming over the company and its decision to cut staff during…

France 24

Companies should pull up a (virtual) seat for retail investors in 2023

City voices: The UK risks reversing shareholder democracy gains made during pandemic

Evening Standard

Qantas back in the black by $1.43 billion, and Alan Joyce vows customers will benefit

Qantas has announced that it has returned to profitability for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic.

The New Daily

Record levels of NHS staff seek mental health help in crisis deemed ‘worse than pandemic’

Exclusive: 6,000 doctors and 5,000 ambulance staff have sought help in the past year

The Independent UK

Comment: What do US growth zones have in common? They build housing

The big population shifts toward the South and inland West over the past few years have been attributed to many factors, from lower taxes and more permissive pandemic policies to better weather and fear of crime.

Tribune News Service

South Africa's relief grant: how it can be used to help young people into jobs

The COVID-19 pandemic worsened the unemployment crisis in South Africa. In the second quarter of 2021, unemployment rates were the highest ever officially recorded. Many people who lost their only source of stable income fell into poverty as a result.

The Conversation

Rejecting science has a long history – the pandemic showed what happens when you ignore this

Fear engulfed everyone during the pandemic. Yet when a vaccine became available, it was met with fierce resistance. Anti-vaccination crowds formed, and some of these groups argued this vaccine was against their religious beliefs.

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Japan's emperor gives first birthday address in four-year reign

Japanese Emperor Naruhito on Thursday gave his first public birthday address since ascending the throne almost four years ago, after delays due to the COVID-19 outbreak, and urged support for people struggling with inflation and the pandemic.

The Independent UK

Qantas back in black with $978 million half-year profit

Australian national carrier Qantas has posted an underlying pre-tax half-year profit of 1.43 billion Australian dollars ($978 million) in the airline’s first return to profit since the coronavirus pandemic started three years ago

Tribune News Service

EBay gives outlook suggesting sales comeback will take longer

EBay Inc. warned investors that sales will continue to decline into the second half of the year, raising questions about management’s ability to revive growth at the online marketplace now that a pandemic boom has petered out. The shares declined in extended trading.

Fortune

The housing market correction has already caused homeowners to lose $2.3 trillion

A correction in home prices has erased $2.3 trillion in nationwide home values, but homeowners are still up roughly $13 trillion since February 2020.

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Two per cent of Australian households were broken into last financial year. But the rate is still below pre-pandemic levels

The Australian Bureau of Statistics says up to 194,100 Australian homes experienced a break-in over the past 12 months, an increase since COVID-19 lockdowns.

Caixin Global

China M&A Deals Plunged 34% to Nine-Year Low in 2022

Economic headwinds and pandemic disruptions similarly slowed global mergers and acquisitions, management consultant Bain reports

AAP

Qantas turns profitable again amid travel rebound

Qantas has reported a first-half underlying pre-tax profit of $1.43 billion - turning around last year's loss - as strong demand helped offset high fuel costs.

Tribune News Service

California says it can no longer afford aid for COVID testing and vaccination of migrants

All day and sometimes into the night, buses and vans pull up to three state-funded medical screening centers near California’s southern border with Mexico. Federal immigration officers unload migrants predominantly from Brazil, Cuba, Colombia and Peru, most of whom await asylum hearings in the United States.

Caixin Global

Hong Kong Relaunches Investment-for-Residency Program

City hopes to lure back bankers, lawyers and other professionals who decamped amid pandemic restrictions, though new program’s details are sparse

The Guardian - UK

Minorities in UK no longer at much higher risk of dying from Covid

ONS numbers reveal rates of deaths now much lower for all ethnic groups compared with earlier in pandemic

The Independent UK

Met cuts season to 18 operas, matching fewest in 4 decades

The financially challenged Metropolitan Opera is cutting its schedule to 18 productions next season, matching pandemic-curtailed 2019-20 for the fewest since 14 in the strike-shortened 1980-81 season

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