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Faced with COVID and monkeypox, new USAID leader draws strength from African proverb

Dr Atul Gawande, the surgeon and bestselling health writer talks, to NPR about the problems he has inherited as the new head of USAID's global health office.

WEKU

Struggling Latino students should be priority, leaders say

Leaders with the United States' largest Hispanic civil rights and advocacy group say Latino students should be a federal funding priority after falling behind during the coronavirus pandemic despite making notable educational gains in recent decades

The Independent UK

Pacific summit: Suva near to bursting as PIF meeting turns Fiji’s pandemic bust to boom

Everybody in the Fijian capital is run off their feet as delegates converge for the Pacific Islands Forum and give a glimpse of the good times again

The Guardian - AU

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LVMH’s Sephora to Sell its Russian Subsidiary

LVMH's retail beauty brand Sephora is selling its Russian subsidiary to the local general manager of the chain, the French company said on Monday, joining a flood of Western businesses leaving the country. Sephora, which has 88 stores in Russia with 1,200 employees, will now operate under the "Ile de…

Asharq Al-Awsat

UK Watchdog Seeks Review into Government Use of WhatsApp, Messaging Apps

Britain should review the use of WhatsApp, private emails and other messaging apps by ministers and government officials after an investigation found "inadequate data security" during the COVID-19 pandemic, its data protection watchdog said on Monday. The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) said the review should examine the "systemic risks" around…

Asharq Al-Awsat

NYC COVID infection and hospitalization rates increase as questions swirl over Mayor Adams’ plan

NEW YORK — Coronavirus infection rates are surging in the city with more than 15% of all tests coming back positive on average in the past week, data from the Health Department shows — and it remains unclear what Mayor Eric Adams plans to do to address the pandemic resurgence.

Tribune News Service

UK health department reprimanded for use of private messaging services during pandemic

The Information Comissioners Office (ICO) found "extenstive use" of messaging apps like Whatsapp amongst government ministers and officials

The National (Scotland)

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Gerry Cinnamon Glasgow show at Hampden: All you need to know as ScotRail issues update

Castlemilk's Gerry Cinnamon will be returning to Glasgow for his homecoming gigs after the original concert was rescheduled due to the pandemic. Here's everything you need to know ahead of the concert

Glasgow Live

Human catches COVID from a cat – here's why this new evidence is not cause for panic

Since the pandemic began, there have been several documented cases of humans transmitting SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, to their pets. But the reverse has been rarer – until recently, hamsters, mink and white-tailed deer were the only animals reported to have spread SARS-CoV-2 to people.

The Conversation

Sacha Lord praises Manchester’s post-pandemic recovery as new data places it miles ahead of London

The city is behind only two other cities in the UK

Manchester Evening News

Widely used hospital gowns show signs of exposing workers to infection

Disposable gowns designed to deflect the splatter of bodily fluids, used in thousands of U.S. hospitals, have underperformed in recent and ongoing laboratory tests and may fall short of safety standards, leaving health care workers with a greater risk of infection than advertised.

Tribune News Service

Homebuyers Are Backing Out Of Sales At Record Levels: Report

Homebuyers are backing out of property purchase deals at a level not seen since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to data from Redfin (NASDAQ: RDFN).

Benzinga

NHS union ballots members for strike action

Unison stays sickened staff are fed up "being taken for granted" after battling through pandemic

Daily Record

Biden is trying to rebuild America’s middle class. Our lopsided economy needs it

The Republican promise is to cut taxes and regulation. But the numbers show just how badly that argument has failed

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Deaf and blind pensioner was "trapped at home" due to pandemic

Desmond Smith, from Broxburn, says that he had to withdraw from most social activity and avoid contact

Asharq Al-Awsat

Couples Derailed by Virus Get Mass ‘Re-Wedding’ in New York

Hundreds of couples whose weddings were derailed or scaled back due to the COVID-19 pandemic got a do-over at no less than a New York City landmark. The Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts hosted "Celebrate Love: A (Re)Wedding” for 500 couples on Sunday evening in the pavilion outside the…

The Independent UK

Couples derailed by virus get mass ‘re-wedding’ in New York

Hundreds of couples whose weddings were derailed or scaled back due to the COVID-19 pandemic got a do-over thanks to a New York City landmark

Edinburgh Live

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Log jam: Vancouver wants its beloved beach logs back, but officials are wary

Neat lines of driftwood, locked up in ‘log jail’ during the pandemic, have reappeared but are not as plentiful as before

The Texas Tribune

Texans have been slow to vaccinate their youngest against COVID-19, but they’re slightly ahead of the national average

For some parents of kids under 5 who want to vaccinate them, the wait has been excruciating, fraught with delays and close calls. Others are hesitant to have their young children vaccinated.

Zenger

Unfortunate Reveal: Nurse Who Thought She Had Prolonged COVID Diagnosed With Terminal Cancer

Victoria Puar, 46, says she caught the virus during a camping trip with her family in August 2021.

Daily Record

Edinburgh Airport passenger delays twice as long compared to pre-pandemic levels

Short-notice cancellations also tripled at Glasgow Airport, according to a report from aviation analytics firm Cirium.

Miami Herald

Is that a Walmart worker in my house stocking my fridge? What’s that all about?

If the pandemic has taught us nothing else, Americans have apparently taken to the idea of home grocery deliveries.

Birmingham Post

Rival Go-Ahead Group bidder 'assessing options' as transport firm sees passenger numbers recover

Volumes across its regional bus business are now at more than 85% of pre-pandemic levels,

Zenger

Extremely Remote: Woman Saves Up Thousands Traveling Worldwide While Working A New York City Job

“I did a month in Guatemala, realized how easy it was, and a lot of people I met told me you can stay in co-working hostels."

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