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15 travel trends that will define 2023

After two years of near paralysis amid the COVID-19 pandemic, 2022 marked the worldwide return of travel. According to the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), the past 12 months have been all about recovery with international tourist arrivals nearly tripling between January and July of 2022 — up 172%…

Tribune News Service · Jan 16, 2023

‘Cindy Sherman said, I love these’: ex-Beta Band star John Maclean on his paintings

After late 90s indie success and a film collaboration with Michael Fassbender, Maclean embraced painting during the pandemic. His first show sold out – but don’t rule out a Beta Band reunion

The Guardian - UK · Jan 16, 2023

NHS crisis: underlying problems are starting to be addressed

The NHS is having its worst winter in recent memory with strikes, record ambulance and A&E waiting times, and fears of excess deaths caused by delays in treatment. What hope is there for improvement in 2023?

The Conversation · Jan 16, 2023

Prescribing controlled drugs over Zoom

Restrictions on telehealth prescriptions for controlled substances were waived during the pandemic—but may not last

Salon · Jan 15, 2023

Britain’s excess death rate is at a disastrous high – and the causes go far beyond Covid

A deadly, avoidable crisis is under way, fuelled by NHS cuts, the neglect of social care, inequality and the soaring cost of living, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones

The Guardian - UK · Jan 15, 2023

How hospitals exploit volunteer labor

The U.S. health system benefits from potentially more than $5 billion in free volunteer labor annually

Salon · Jan 15, 2023

Alister Jack benefitted from £2m Covid loan from UK Government

ALISTER Jack benefitted from a £2 million Covid loan backed by the UK Government during the pandemic.

The National (Scotland) · Jan 15, 2023

‘People aren’t taking this seriously’: experts say US Covid surge is big risk

Fewer precautions, recent holidays and subvariants have driven rise in cases but boosters, masks and other precautions are still effective

The Guardian - US · Jan 15, 2023

UK pest-control firm made £9m from ‘VIP lane’ PPE deal during pandemic

PestFix had assets of £18,000 and 16 staff but won contracts worth £344m after being put on government’s high-priority supplier list

The Guardian - UK · Jan 15, 2023

Tourists Surge Back to Jordan’s Desert Marvel Petra

Tending to his camels in Petra, Jordan's spectacular archaeological marvel hidden deep in a desert canyon, Hussein Bdoul is all smiles: the tourists are back After years in which the Covid pandemic turned the storied "Rose City" into a ghost town, the father of seven is back at work, offering…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 15, 2023