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2023 Grammy Awards will return to usual LA venue for first time in three years

LOS ANGELES — Thanks to pandemic-related setbacks, for the first time in three years the Grammy Awards are set to return to their usual Los Angeles home at Crypto.com Arena.

Los Angeles Times

Scots fled big cities for rural areas during pandemic, report suggests

SCOTS fled the country’s largest cities for rural areas during the pandemic, a report has suggested.

The National (Scotland)

5 ways to deal with burnout at work

Work has become an around-the-clock activity, courtesy of the pandemic and technology that makes us reachable anytime, anywhere. Throw in expectations to deliver fast and create faster and it becomes hard to take a step back.

The Conversation

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Covid: Number one symptom is now sore throat, new study says

The symptoms of Covid have changed since the start of the pandemic

Evening Standard

Covid spike prompts health chief warning governments should 'consider reintroducing' masks and other measures

WHO Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned that Covid is "nowhere near over" amid the emergence of the BA.4 and BA.5 variants.

Daily Record

Long lines are back at US food banks as inflation hits high

Long lines are back at outside food banks around the U.S. as working Americans overwhelmed by inflation increasingly seek handouts to feed their families

The Independent UK

Mum creates massive montage in living room to help family overcome Covid trauma

Lou wanted to celebrate the special memories the family made together before the pandemic

Wales Online

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100 years of pop music in Nigeria: what shaped four eras

The global outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in the early months of 2020 shut down nearly all physical and social human activities. For musical practice this meant near death. Performing music is, after all, one of the oldest forms of social human engagement.

The Conversation

Foreign tourism to Portugal soars in May, still below pre-pandemic levels

The number of foreign tourists visiting Portugal in May jumped almost six times from the same month last year but still fell about 9% short of pre-coronavirus pandemic levels, the National Statistics Institute (INE) said on Thursday.

Reuters

Air Mare: Passengers At Edinburgh Airport Face Extreme Flight Delays

Passengers at Edinburgh Airport are facing double the length of delays compared to pre-pandemic levels while short-notice cancellations tripled at Glasgow Airport, stats showed.

Zenger

PM’s emergency step on COVID measures as winter sick leave surge hits

The $750 pandemic leave payments had been given to casuals who were unable to work due to COVID isolation but they were stopped this month.

The New Daily

Rising energy bills could cause "loss of life" as local MSP demands action

Fiona Hyslop says a "pandemic level response" will be needed to help those who will suffer the most from enormous price hikes

Daily Record

AP PHOTOS: Spain´s bull runs return with thrills, emotion

Pamplona is once again a sea of red and white as the frenzied madness of the San Fermín running of the bulls festival returns with adrenaline, emotion and passion following a two-year suspension because of the coronavirus pandemic.

The Independent UK

Many try to return to normal from COVID, but disabled people face a different reality

With COVID safety protocols rescinding around the country, many are returning to a sense of pre-pandemic normalcy. But disabled and immunocompromised people can't do so, and are being left behind.

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Tas premier 'concerned' over free RATs end

Tasmania's premier says it is not the right time for the federal government to put an end to pandemic leave and free rapid antigen test schemes.

The Guardian - AU

Labor backbenchers call for pandemic supports to continue as PM announces snap national cabinet meeting

Exclusive: Federal Labor MPs join NSW Labor leader Chris Minns in calling for Albanese government to rethink decision on Covid policies

The Independent UK

Masks could return to Los Angeles as COVID surges nationwide

New omicron variants are again driving hospital admissions and deaths higher in recent weeks, causing states and cities to rethink their responses to COVID-19 and the White House to step up efforts to alert the public

The Guardian - UK

Spanish response to COVID poverty was too little, too late, report says

Human Rights Watch says pandemic exacerbated weaknesses in country’s social security system

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Snap national cabinet meeting to be held after calls for COVID-19 pandemic leave payments to be reinstated

Anthony Albanese will meet with state and territory leaders on Monday as the federal government faces calls to reinstate the pandemic leave disaster payment amid surging COVID-19 cases.

Tribune News Service

Novavax’s COVID vaccine gets US nod as latest pandemic weapon

Novavax Inc.’s COVID-19 vaccine was cleared by U.S. regulators, giving Americans another tool against the virus as cases start to rise again.

The Guardian - UK

Benefit cuts since 2010 increased UK child poverty in run-up to pandemic, says IFS

Austerity-era policies meant poverty among larger families in poverty rose at significantly faster rate, says thinktank

The Independent UK

‘Women more likely than men to worry about life post-COVID’

Researchers found a ‘stark’ worry gap, with women more likely to be extremely worried about their parents, children, education and work-life balance.

The Independent UK

Share of children in material deprivation ‘fell by a quarter before pandemic’

Relative child poverty rose over the same period, the Institute for Fiscal Studies found.

Bangkok Post

Subdued spending in second half

Most industry chiefs believe private consumption in the second half is expected to remain flat, limited by pressure from high energy prices and the prolonged pandemic.

The Independent UK

Experts rue simple steps not taken before latest COVID surge

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