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Google owner to slash 12,000 jobs in latest record round of layoffs in tech

Google is laying off 12,000 workers, or about 6% of its workforce, becoming the latest tech company to trim staff as the economic boom that the industry rode during the COVID-19 pandemic ebbs.

France 24

Dread, exhaustion and rising helplessness: inside the burnout among Australia’s psychologists

The fallout from the pandemic-fuelled mental health epidemic on the people tasked with helping the rest of us is widespread, and growing

The Guardian - AU

Funeral costs £2,000 higher in some parts of UK, but overall cost has dropped

The cost of a funeral has dropped 2.5% thanks to new rules and the pandemic

Wales Online

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Milan quietly gears up for return of big-spending Chinese tourists

Some stores in via Montenapoleone, the heart of Milan's most exclusive shopping area, are displaying clothes and accessories dedicated to the Lunar New Year after two years disrupted by the pandemic even though Chinese tourists are yet to return in big numbers.

Reuters

Google axing 12,000 jobs, as tech industry layoffs widen

Google says it’s laying off 12,000 workers, becoming the latest tech company to trim staff after rapid expansions during the COVID-19 pandemic have worn off

The Independent UK

Always late, everything smells like weed and more: Here’s what nearly 2,000 CTA riders say about riding the L and buses

In an unscientific WBEZ survey of regular Chicago commuters, many said service, safety and cleanliness have gotten worse since the COVID-19 pandemic began.

Chicago Sun-Times

Editorial: We need a functioning democracy. Teaching media literacy can help

While the internet has increased access to information and has often been a force for good, it has also contributed to making many people misinformed, uninformed and even radicalized.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

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How scientists trained computers to forecast COVID-19 outbreaks weeks ahead

Imagine a time when your virus-blocking face covering is like an umbrella. Most days, it stays in your closet or is stowed somewhere in your car. But when a COVID-19 outbreak is in the forecast, you can put it to use.

Los Angeles Times

What older Americans need to know about taking Paxlovid

A new coronavirus variant is circulating, the most transmissible one yet. Hospitalizations of infected patients are rising. And older adults represent nearly 90% of U.S. deaths from COVID-19 in recent months, the largest portion since the start of the pandemic.

Tribune News Service

Rishi Sunak suggests only ‘idiots’ think he can cut tax in Budget

Prime minister argues pandemic and Russian invasion mean he cannot reduce taxes at present

The Independent UK

FuboTV Stock At Its Highest Since The COVID-19 Market Crash In A Thriving Streaming Service

Investors who bought stocks during the COVID-19 market crash in 2020 have generally experienced some big gains.

Zenger

How to help UK households manage rising energy bills - and decarbonise at the same time

The cost of electricity rose sixfold between January 2021 and November 2022 as the impact of the COVID pandemic combined with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine to push up wholesale energy prices.

The Conversation

China’s COVID czar says pandemic cases have dropped to low level

China’s COVID-19 infections have fallen to a “relatively low” level, a top official said ahead of the Lunar New Year holidays, when hundreds of millions of Chinese will be in close contact with each other on the nation’s public transport systems and at festival gatherings.

Tribune News Service

Sundance celebrates the ‘magic’ of being back in-person

The Sundance Film Festival met the moment by going virtual for the past two years because of the coronavirus pandemic

The Independent UK

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Children’s early flu toll shows dangers of vaccine hesitancy

Children have been hit especially hard by the early-onset flu season, according to a study from Tennessee that raises concerns about U.S. immunization rates following the pandemic-fueled trend of vaccine hesitancy.

Texas Observer

Mexico’s Testosterone Shortage Puts Trans Men at Risk

Lingering supply chain issues from the coronavirus pandemic have disrupted drug supplies around the world.

Reuters

China reports big jump in COVID hospitalisations -WHO

China reported a large jump in COVID-19 hospitalisations in the week through to January 15 to the highest since the pandemic began, according to a weekly report published by the World Health Organization on Thursday.

Daily Mirror

Prince William's shock at 'terrifying' scale of homelessness affecting kids as young as 9

The Prince of Wales yesterday echoed the work of his late mother Princess Diana with a visit to Depaul UK where outreach staff described how the pandemic had been a “major contributing factor” for hundreds of people accessing vital services

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Victorians won't miss myki, but what will 'best practice' transport ticketing look like?

With fewer people using public transport and more working from home due to the COVID pandemic, public transport agencies need to do everything they can to encourage more people to use their services. An essential step is to make the ticketing and payment process as easy as possible. That means…

Reason

Do Criminal Trials with Mask-Wearing Witnesses Violate the Defendant's Right to Confront Witnesses?

No, said the Alabama intermediate appellate court last year (though apparently without a published majority opinion), and last Friday the Alabama Supreme Court declined to hear the case, also without a published opinion, in Ex Parte Rodriguez. But Chief Justice Parker, joined by Justices Bolin, Sellers, and Stewart, dissented—here's an…

Evening Standard

More than 2,000 heart attacks could occur due to missed blood pressure medication during pandemic

Nearly half a million people missed out on starting medication to lower their blood pressure between March 2020 and the end of July 2021

Irish Mirror

Price of used cars soars by 70 per cent compared to before the pandemic

A second-hand car is now 16.2% more expensive than it was last year and 69.7% higher than in February 2020 - a month before the pandemic began.

Daily Mirror

Rescue centre taking in five dogs per day as owners struggle to cope

Border Collie Rescue and Rehabilitation Centre cared for around 20 dogs before the pandemic hit but now has at least 120 in their centre, as they continue to take in 'unwanted' pets every day

The Independent UK

President Joe Biden: ‘Miraculous’ dealmaker or ‘consistently inconsistent’? What experts say two years in

As Joe Biden enters his third year in office, The Independent digs deep into how the president did on key issues like labour, climate, legislation, inflation, Covid and civil rights. Josh Marcus introduces the series

Tribune News Service

Courage amid crisis: Battered by COVID-19 years and a staffing shortage, these nurses fight to keep quality care front and center

MEADVILLE, Pennsylvania — A crush of names clogs a computer screen in an office where sick and hurting people shuffle in one by one, bundled against the winter cold.

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