No surge in Chinese student visas since Beijing edict Despite a huge number of Chinese students returning to Australian universities for the first time since the pandemic, visa requests have not noticeably jumped. AAP · Feb 13, 2023
San Francisco looks like a deflating Pandemic Housing Bubble—while housing markets in New York and Chicago remain stable This sharp correction has seen San Francisco shed nearly half of its Pandemic Housing Boom gains. Fortune · Feb 13, 2023
Inside the cat rescue helping injured animals from across Northern Ireland The Covid pandemic and Cost of Living Crisis have seen an increase in abandoned cats coming into the rescue Belfast Live · Feb 13, 2023
Akshata Murty held shares in collapsed firm that had near £300k ‘Sunak’ taxpayer loan Employees and Lloyds Bank among creditors, after liquidation of firm that benefited from pandemic aid devised by Murty’s spouse, Sunak The Guardian - UK · Feb 13, 2023
Taiwan Makes History With Universal Cash Payment Plan Taiwan is giving citizens and permanent residents a one-off cash payment of NT$6,000, a step towards ensuring that the benefits of economic growth are shared by all. The News Lens · Feb 13, 2023
Small hotel bookings register recovery A study of small hotels and hostels found current bookings are higher than pre-pandemic levels, with bookings from foreign tourists exceeding those of domestic tourists. Bangkok Post · Feb 12, 2023
Cyprus' former foreign minister becomes island’s new president Nicos Christodoulides was elected president of Cyprus on Sunday, securing his bid to oversee the Mediterranean island whose economy was buffeted first by the pandemic and now by Russia’s war in Ukraine and its associated rise in living costs. Tribune News Service · Feb 12, 2023
'Denying NHS heroes compensation for long Covid is cruel slap to people Tories clapped' Condemning our NHS heroes to poverty despite them risking their lives to save ours during the height of the coronavirus pandemic is an appalling, unforgivable breach of trust Daily Mirror · Feb 12, 2023
NHS heroes with horrific Long Covid now face losing jobs as support is cut As many as 10,000 NHS workers who kept the country running through the pandemic are now predicted to make compensation claims after having their lives ruined by Long Covid Daily Mirror · Feb 12, 2023
Firm referred by Greg Hands won £25.8m coronavirus PPE contract Luxe Lifestyle was awarded the contract as the Government scrambled to obtain PPE during the coronavirus pandemic. The Independent UK · Feb 12, 2023
Bird flu is spreading. Don't freak out Avian flu H5N1 is spreading from birds to mammals. Human risk is low, but don't relax just yet Salon · Feb 12, 2023
The price Britain paid for lockdown was colossal. Was there an alternative? Flirtation with recession, along with new era of austerity and stagnation are consequences of policy response to pandemic The Guardian - UK · Feb 12, 2023
Across the Globe, Government Health Care Systems Are Failing Us By restricting private health care choices, the NHS and other beloved single-payer systems were doomed from the start. Reason · Feb 12, 2023
‘Lake Tahoe has a people problem’: how a resort town became unlivable The region’s popularity has seen a surge, sending real estate prices soaring and pushing locals out The Guardian - US · Feb 12, 2023
Birmingham Post · Feb 12, 2023 The couple who risked all to open a craft beer bar in the pandemic - and turned it into a £500,000 business Claire and Tim Whalley gave up their corporate jobs and invested their life savings to open Craft Republic - two weeks before the pandemic hit
Daily Mirror · Feb 11, 2023 Ministers admit 4,000 phones given to criminals on probation have been 'lost or stolen' Thousands of basic mobile phones were handed out during the pandemic to help keep track of those being supervised by the probation service, including prisoners temporarily released on licence to reduce overcrowding in prisons
Tribune News Service · Feb 11, 2023 COVID vaccines remain optional at California's K-12 schools. Will colleges keep requiring them? SAN JOSE, Calif. — College COVID-19 vaccine requirements are facing renewed scrutiny now that California has walked back plans to mandate the shots in K-12 schools and the state and federal governments are ending their pandemic states of emergency.
Salon · Feb 11, 2023 Could fruit bats stop the next pandemic? Bats worldwide are primary vectors for virus transmission from animals to humans
The New Daily · Feb 11, 2023 The Stats Guy: Where and how too few migrants will hurt us the most Which jobs and which sectors of the economy rely most on migrant workers? These jobs struggled when migration turned negative during the pandemic. Now these jobs benefit from rising migration numbers.
Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 10, 2023 Illinois hospitals face financial pinch when increase in federal match for Medicaid ends Federal Medicaid matching funds increased during the pandemic. When the increase ends, hospital closures that are already a national problem could get worse.
Daily Mirror · Feb 10, 2023 Tories leave Britain as only G7 country with smaller economy than before Covid The Government wants to blame the pandemic and the war in Ukraine for this dire situation rather than admit it is the product of 12 years of Conservative failure
The Guardian - AU · Feb 10, 2023 Five Great Reads: secrets of happiness, swearing goes mainstream and the next pandemic warning signs Guardian Australia’s weekend wrap of essential reads from the past seven days, selected by Kris Swales
Wales Online · Feb 10, 2023 Expert says work needs to start on bird flu vaccine in case virus spreads to humans He said it is important to closely monitor the spread of bird flu, and mutations in the virus, and learn lessons from the Covid-19 pandemic
Chicago Tribune · Feb 10, 2023 Chicago Auto Show back to full size for first time since the pandemic, hoping for crowds of EV and old-school car enthusiasts After three years of pandemic disruption that saw postponements, downsizing and a special outdoor summer edition, the Chicago Auto Show may be hitting on all cylinders for the 2023 edition.
Daily Mirror · Feb 10, 2023 Nadine Dorries' gaffes and weird moments as Tory plans to quit at next election The former Culture Secretary, who has been an MP since 2005, is the 19th Conservative MP to say they won't fight the next election, which is expected to be called next year