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Lit talks about returning to rock again with new album ‘Tastes Like Gold’

ANAHEIM, Calif. — During the early days of the pandemic lockdowns in 2020, Lit began working on new music.

The Orange County Register

Mortality gap between red, blue counties

Curiously, the "mortality gap" between red and blue counties was evident long before the pandemic began

Salon

UK Plans to Burn Billions in Wasted Pandemic Protective Gear

The British government plans to burn billions of pounds (dollars) in unusable personal protective equipment purchased in haste during the coronavirus pandemic, a public spending watchdog said Friday. The idea of burning the facemasks, gowns and other equipment to generate power has not impressed the watchdog committee.

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Between Iraq and Saudi Arabia, a half-open border (1/4)

The migration crisis, the rise of nationalism and the Covid-19 pandemic have put borders back in the headlines. Although frontiers had never disappeared, globalisation and modern forms of transport had seemed to render them obsolete, at least in many regions. FRANCE 24 brings you a documentary series on four borders…

France 24

Commentary: Gen Z, millennials and Gen X all basically agree on work from home

During the early days of the pandemic, the narrative was that remote-working was a grind for younger workers stuck in cramped apartments and bliss for their seniors living it up in airy home offices. The juniors were missing out on in-person learning, while their superiors were more focused on how…

Tribune News Service

UK plans to burn billions in wasted pandemic protective gear

The British government plans to burn billions of dollars in unusable protective equipment purchased during the coronavirus pandemic

The Independent UK

Government must ‘learn lesson’ over Covid laws, demands Tory MP

The government has come under fire from a senior backbencher for failing to respond to an investigation into the Covid laws while the Partygate scandal has raged in Westminster.

Evening Standard

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More states are allowing students to take mental health days off

While a growing number of states are trying to address the increasing mental health crisis among youths, many schools are woefully short of therapists and the budget to hire them.

WEKU

China calls COVID 'lab leak' theory a lie after WHO report

China has attacked the theory that the coronavirus pandemic may have originated as a leak from a Chinese laboratory as a politically motivated lie

The Independent UK

New chairs for Birmingham Publicity Association

City trade body appoints new leadership as it returns to post-pandemic networking

Birmingham Post

Thailand to go slow with rate hikes as pandemic drag lingers

A shift by Thailand's central bank to a more hawkish footing this week stunned markets and appeared to finally end policymakers' tolerance for mounting price pressures, but a range of risks are likely to keep any tightening gradual.

Bangkok Post

Stewartry RFC set to celebrate 50th anniversary with Party on the Pitch

Three bands and a DJ will perform at Saturday's celebrations, which have been delayed from 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic

Daily Record

British deputy high commission celebrates Queen's birthday in Bengaluru

BENGALURU: The British deputy high commission in Bengaluru hosted its annual Queen’s Birthday Party (QBP) on Thursday, after a gap of two years due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

The Times of India

Will the cost of living crisis spark a revival in the trade union movement?

BANK of England governor Andrew Bailey caused a stir when he told workers in February that he wanted to see them showing “quite clear restraint”…

The National (Scotland)

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The Hindu

COVID origin | WHO says it’s unclear but lab leak theory needs study

That stance marks a sharp reversal of the U.N. health agency's initial assessment of the pandemic's origins

The Conversation

As winter bites, NZ urgently needs a COVID action plan for schools – here’s how to do it

With protections against COVID-19 transmission incomplete in early 2022, the government’s policy of keeping schools open through the Omicron outbreak has left communities exposed to widespread infection and disrupted learning.

McClatchy Washington Bureau

Caribbean leaders not quite ready to reject fossil fuels as the US pushes climate pact

LOS ANGELES — The secretary-general of the 15-member Caribbean Community opened talks Thursday with the Biden administration over a new partnership to tackle climate change and the region’s energy crisis by making it clear that Caribbean nations were not quite ready to give up fossil fuels.

The Guardian - UK

£4bn of NHS COVID PPE to be burned as it is unusable, says committee report

Opposition parties say the findings show the Conservatives are ‘burning taxpayers money by the billion’

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The Independent UK

Government plan to burn £4bn of PPE ‘costly to environment and Treasury’

The Public Accounts Committee has asked the Department of Health and Social Care to clarify its proposal, including predicted costs.

ABC News

Melbourne and Sydney airport crowds return to pre-pandemic levels on busy Queen's Birthday long weekend

Crowds at Sydney and Melbourne airports return to pre-pandemic levels as travellers celebrate the Queen's Birthday long weekend.

The Conversation

Targeted wastewater surveillance has a history of social and ethical concerns

Wastewater surveillance involves testing sewage to obtain data about a population’s health. While the technique is decades old, it has gained recent international prominence for its ability to predict pandemic surges, detect new SARS-CoV-2 variants and provide useful data when traditional testing methods reach capacity. With its success, the field…

The Guardian - AU

‘Chaos’: Australian doctors call for renewed focus on Covid-19 as winter sets in

Labor urged to revive national pandemic strategy while medical bodies warn of ‘looming disaster’ from flu, Covid and staff burnouts

The Guardian - AU

Getting over the hassle of going out: ‘Select one or two things to start with’

From cold weather to Covid-19 to cost, there are many reasons to stay in at the moment, but letting your social life wither can have real consequences

Football London

Crystal Palace publish 2020/21 financial records as chairman Steve Parish admits 'frustration'

The Eagles were hit with losses during the 2020/21 season after playing the majority of games behind closed doors due to the Covid-19 pandemic

Los Angeles Times

Julie Andrews finally gets her AFI Life Achievement Award

In what may or may not be a sign that life is almost, kind of back to normal, the American Film Institute is finally giving Julie Andrews that Life Achievement Award it promised her way back in 2019.

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