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Howard Dean: Slashing public health funding is a national security disaster in the making

Defense officials have long warned that pandemics, bioterrorism, and emerging infections are critical threats to U.S. stability.

Fortune

What keeps girls from school in Malawi? We asked them and it’s not just pregnancy

Coverage of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic shutdowns on girls in Malawi emphasised the risks they faced as a result of not attending school. In particular, concerns about pregnancy garnered significant media attention.

The Conversation

More than 100,000 payrolled jobs lost since "awful April" as higher NI rates kick in

London had the highest unemployment rate of any region at 6.4%

Evening Standard

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Vaccine for deadly virus with ‘pandemic potential’ gets funding boost

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Ex-PM lauded over honours gong but not everyone's happy

Scott Morrison, who led Australia through the COVID-19 pandemic, has been appointed a Companion of the Order of Australia in the King's Birthday Honours List.

AAP

Tracking apps monitor remote employees’ performance — and invade their privacy

Digital monitoring is now a regular part of our working reality. From CCTV cameras to call recording, surveillance in the workplace is not new.

The Conversation

How AI could help stop the next pandemic before it starts

The artificial intelligence tool is the first to use large language modeling to predict infectious disease risk

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The domestic violence pandemic that saw mother killed in front of daughter

A tragic case of a mother being stabbed to death on a street in Romania in early 2024 heralded growing levels of domestic violence that are now witnessed across Europe.

Euronews

UK Car Production Falls to Lowest Levels in 70 Years

Vehicle production in the United Kingdom fell to its lowest level in 70 years after a combination of poor holiday timing and tariff uncertainty, according to Wards Auto. Citing the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), the UK built just 59,203 units in April, the lowest monthly level since 1952,…

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Period scenes set mood for Impressionist masterpieces

An exhibition of French Impressionist masterpieces from a Boston museum has returned to Australia after closing early in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

AAP

Everything Got Worse During COVID

By almost every measure, America during the pandemic was a more dangerous, deadly, and dysfunctional place.

Reason

Children need the freedom to play on driveways and streets again – here’s how to make it happen

Children no longer play freely in driveways, on their streets or in urban parks and courtyards. In many places, children’s freedom to roam has been diminishing for generations, but the pandemic has hastened the decline of this free play.

The Conversation

Measles vaccination rates drop after COVID-19 pandemic in counties across the US

Childhood vaccination rates against measles fell in the years after the COVID-19 pandemic in nearly 80% of the more than 2,000 U.S. counties with available data

The Independent UK

Millions of doses of ‘pandemic-ending’ HIV jab at risk over Trump’s aid cuts

INTERVIEW: The funding for 2 million people to receive the twice-yearly preventative treatment lenacapavir is ‘receding in the chaos’ of the US president’s decision, the doctor behind the trial of the drug tells Rachel Schraer

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We asked over 8,700 people in 6 countries to think about future generations in decision-making, and this is what we found

People often prioritize the well-being of family, friends and neighbors, as they feel a closeness emotionally and share the same temporal context. But they overlook how people born decades or centuries from now may suffer as a result of today’s failures to address major global risks such as climate change,…

Evening Standard

OECD downgrades forecasts for UK growth as Trump tariffs hit world economy

Global growth is expected to fall below 3% for the first time since the pandemic

The Conversation

Preventing the next pandemic: One Health researcher calls for urgent action

The world is facing daunting health challenges with the rise of zoonotic diseases – infections that are transmissible from animals to humans. These diseases – which include Ebola, avian flu, COVID-19 and HIV – show how the health and wellbeing of humans, animals and ecosystems are closely connected.

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Is a Second Passport the Key to Safer Global Travel?

In today’s interconnected world, global travel is more accessible than ever. However, with increasing geopolitical instability, economic uncertainty, and the lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, traveling abroad is not without its risks.

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The Independent UK

The number of folks cooking at home has hit the highest level since the pandemic, Campbell’s says

Campbell’s CEO Mick Beekhuizen said people of all incomes are eating and drinking more from home.

The Conversation

Subsidized social housing promotes economic well-being for Canadian renters, new study finds

The years following the COVID-19 pandemic were difficult for renters. The pandemic was followed by an economic recovery marked by inflation, population growth and rising interest rates. These increased the cost of financing for landlords and limited the ability of first-time buyers to access homeownership.

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UK is no better prepared: key takeaways from Covid inquiry’s test, trace and isolation module

While a test was quickly developed, weaknesses in the early pandemic response included no plan for nationwide testing and ineffective contact tracing

Newslaundry

Awful and Awesome Ep 387: The Royals, Flintoff, subscriber letters

While discussing The RoyalsAbhinandan: You’re saying Bhumi Pednekar is good in this? Is she the redeeming factor?Rajyasree: No, she's horrible in this…But it has worked in her favour because everyone has logged on and watched the show. Abhinandan: Why?Rajyasree: Because it’s so bad. Everyone trashed it so everyone logged on and…

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Costco Rolls Out An All-New Food Court Menu Item: Here’s What People Are Saying

Costco has unveiled a new addition to its food court menu: the Combo Calzone. This item is a reimagined version of the beloved Combo Pizza, which was discontinued during the pandemic. The calzone is filled with pepperoni, sausage, cheese, onions, peppers, olives, and mushrooms, encapsulating the flavors of the original…

The Independent UK

HHS cancels funding for bird flu vaccine development because of RNA concerns

The Trump administration said the move signals a ‘shift in federal vaccine funding priorities’

LiveScience

Single gene may help explain the plague's persistence throughout human history

Alterations to a single gene in the plague bacterium's genome have shed light on a method the germ has used to survive and spread through the ages.

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