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A rise in stay-at-home dads is great, but I know how tricky that role can be

I was a classic stay-at-home dad in the way that I was never a stay-at-home dad. Instead I was a dad “working on projects” that happened to be the type of projects that could be done on a laptop while drop-kicking juice-covered jogging bottoms into the washing machine. A new…

Evening Standard

Chinese warned not to visit elderly relatives as Covid spreads from cities

People urged ‘don’t go home’ during lunar new year holiday if older family members not yet infected

The Guardian - UK

‘Pandemic potential’: bird flu outbreaks fuelling chance of human spillover

Experts say record waves of avian influenza have been setting off alarms, with fears virus could adapt to spread among people

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Rise of online payments accelerates march to cashless society

Former magazine editor Kaysinee Sutthavarangkul never used to give much thought to making cashless payments, as it seemed unlikely to her that every transaction could be made online. But she has changed her buying behaviour since the pandemic.

Bangkok Post

Corrie fans baffled as Izzy makes surprise return after years away from cobbles

Actress Cherylee Houston made her long-awaited return to Coronation Street after an extended period of shielding from Covid-19 during the pandemic

Daily Mirror

‘The Last of Us’ review: ‘The Walking Dead’ meets ‘Station Eleven’ in this HBO adaptation of the video game

Based on the video game of the same name, HBO’s “The Last of Us” is a post-apocalyptic story about a population that has been decimated by a pandemic. Instead of a COVID-like virus, the culprit is a parasitic fungus that turns people into zombies, spreading the sickness and its long,…

Chicago Tribune

Don't be too weak and hōhā to make a difference

Māori health leader Selah Hart explains why the Covid-19 pandemic is a microcosm of everything that goes wrong for Māori in the health system - and how we can learn from it.

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U.S. extends public health emergency status for COVID

The U.S. health department on Wednesday extended the COVID-19 pandemic's status as a public health emergency, allowing millions of Americans to continue receiving free tests, vaccines and treatments.

Reuters

Scots writers welcome 'jag' being added to Oxford English Dictionary

SCOTS writers have welcomed the word “jag” being added to the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) as a result of the pandemic.

The National (Scotland)

Listening To Music Reduced Stress During The Pandemic: Study

Music listening was also significantly associated with improved mood listening to music reduced stress during the pandemic.

Zenger

Bivalent COVID vaccines have now been in use for a few months – here's how they're stacking up against omicron

Vaccines have played a major role in mitigating the harms of the COVID pandemic since their rollout began just over two years ago. They’re estimated to have saved tens of millions of lives around the globe.

The Conversation

Women bore the brunt of pandemic’s economic impact, study finds

There was greater financial impact on female workers in casual or part time roles when restrictions and lockdowns occurred.

The New Daily

Regulator consults on protections for insurance customers struggling financially

The FCA is proposing to update guidance introduced during the pandemic.

The Independent UK

At Rehabbed Globes, ‘The Fabelmans,’ ‘Banshees’ Triumph

The Golden Globes returned to the air Tuesday with a red carpet flush with celebrities, comedian Jerrod Carmichael as a hesitant emcee and top awards for Steven Spielberg's "The Fabelmans" and Martin McDonagh's "The Banshees of Inisherin," as the beleaguered award show sought to rekindle its pre-pandemic and pre-scandal glamour.…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Dublin Live

The owners of the Stillorgan eatery issued a heartbreaking statement on why they had to take the 'extremely tough' decision

The Guardian - UK

MPs and peers should declare links to firms they back for contracts, says NAO

Exclusive: After the Michelle Mone scandal and PPE questions, National Audit Office says monitoring conflicts of interest is ‘crucial’

Los Angeles Times

Thomas Bryant's forceful emergence has Lakers thinking of frontcourt dominance

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Russell Westbrook was one of the few people inside the building the day Thomas Bryant hit the floor in Washington, the sound of him slapping the court in frustration and his pained howls echoing in an otherwise empty arena during the pandemic.

The Conversation

COVID-19 turned global supply chains upside down – 3 ways the pandemic forced companies to rethink and transform how they source their products

This is the sixth and final installment in our series on where the global economy is heading in 2023. It follows recent articles on industrial action, inflation, energy, food and the cost of living.

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Bangkok Post

BTM formulates expansion strategy

BTM (Thailand) Co, the operator of the BreadTalk bakery chain, vows to resume expansion of its bakery business this year after surviving the pandemic and noting the tourism recovery.

The Independent UK

Federal COVID aid OK'd to pay for roads, natural disasters

States and local governments soon will have new flexibility to spend billions of dollars of federal coronavirus relief funds on some things not directly related to the pandemic

Los Angeles Times

Bad Bunny, Blackpink and Frank Ocean to headline Coachella 2023

LOS ANGELES — After two years of pandemic postponements and lineup chaos, 2023's Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio will feature its most global and diverse slate of headliners to date.

WEKU

A U.N. report has good and dire news about child deaths. What's the take-home lesson?

A new U.N. report shares data points about the world's child mortality rate. We interviewed a doctor in Nigeria — where rates of child death are among the world's highest — to offer his insights.

Fortune

The Kraken is powering New York COVID hospitalizations to their highest level in nearly a year. Is it a sign of what’s coming for the rest of the country?

The rise comes as new, ultra-transmissible COVID variant XBB.1.5, known as Kraken, spreads rapidly.

The Guardian - UK

Record number of cancer patients in England waiting over three months for treatment

Long waiting lists putting urgent patients at risk as target to reduce backlog to pre-pandemic levels missed

Chicago Sun-Times

Pilsen Food Pantry reeling from death of stalwart worker: ‘He was an angel’

Celso Dionicio Ignacio, 50, began volunteering during the pandemic and soon became the face of the pantry. He died Saturday.

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