The Latest Breaking News from Pandemic

Justin Fox: The pandemic drinking binge just keeps going

The arrival of COVID-19 and the societal disruptions that accompanied it understandably drove a lot of Americans to drink. But even as life has returned to more or less normal this year, the drinking binge has continued — which isn’t great news for anybody other than the makers and sellers…

Tribune News Service · Dec 30, 2022

Millions of benefit claimants set for £700 payment in landmark court case

It comes after claims that some pandemic-related increases to benefits were 'discriminatory'

Wales Online · Dec 30, 2022

Naomi Ishisaka: Proliferation of GoFundMes reveals a dirty little open secret

This time of year, we find ourselves touched by the generosity, grace and kindness of people helping people.

Tribune News Service · Dec 30, 2022

Pressure from land levy

The government's plan to reintroduce the full levy for the land and building tax in the 2022 tax year has hoteliers concerned, following a 90% reduction of the tax granted to property owners during the pandemic years.

Bangkok Post · Dec 29, 2022

Big tech back to real tech in 2023

The tech bubble has finally popped. Big Tech's expansion during the pandemic sparked a rush of over-hiring and preposterous valuations among tech startups, leading to a sharp correction at the end of 2022.

Bangkok Post · Dec 29, 2022

Matt Hancock's Covid book flops as sales plummet

Matt Hancock's Pandemic Diaries: The Inside Story of Britain’s Battle Against Covid was released in time for Christmas

Wales Online · Dec 29, 2022

2 COVID-19 Stocks That Are Still Strong Buys

Given that COVID-19 is here to stay for the foreseeable future, investors could still benefit from their investments in companies that saw record-breaking sales during the pandemic’s height because of the effectiveness of their products in fighting the virus. With the potential resurgence of COVID-19 in several countries, Pfizer (PFE)…

StockNews.com · Dec 29, 2022

Inflation raises retirement concerns, but there are actions to take to enhance your super

The effects of the pandemic have dinted views on how much they are likely to have to retire on, according to AMP's Financial Wellness survey.

The New Daily · Dec 29, 2022

Falkirk's £500,000 food programme 'will leave a strong legacy'

An independent report found Falkirk's Food Futures money from the UK Government helped to 'life communities out of the pandemic'

Daily Record · Dec 29, 2022

‘Caged … for no fault of your own’: Detainees dread COVID while awaiting immigration hearings

LUMPKIN, Ga. — In October, Yibran Ramirez-Cecena didn’t alert the staff at Stewart Detention Center to his cough and runny nose. Ramirez-Cecena, who had been detained at the immigration detention facility in southwestern Georgia since May, hid his symptoms, afraid he would be put in solitary confinement if he tested…

Tribune News Service · Dec 29, 2022