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South Africa's economy has taken some heavy body blows: can it recover?

Economists are growing increasingly concerned about South Africa’s economy. This is because the country’s three major macroeconomic problems – lacklustre economic growth, growing inflation and very high unemployment – have been exacerbated by a series of major disruptions.

The Conversation

COVID-19 Measures Magnified the Wars on Drugs and Sex Work

Plus: International Whores' Day, U.S. Postal Service sued over the seizure of Black Lives Matter masks, and more...

Reason

US companies add fewest jobs of pandemic recovery, ADP data show

U.S. companies in May added the fewest jobs since the pandemic recovery began, a private report showed, suggesting employers struggled to recruit and retain workers in the month despite a near-record level of job openings.

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With housing overvalued, a reckoning in the market could be on the way, analyst warns

With housing prices rising exorbitantly during the pandemic and homebuying becoming more unaffordable for many people, a reckoning in the housing market could soon occur, according to analysis from Florida Atlantic University real estate economist Ken H. Johnson.

Tribune News Service

Listening to young people could help reduce pandemic-related harms to children

As the COVID-19 pandemic extends into a third year, experts have gained a much better understanding of its consequences for the health and development of children and adolescents.

The Conversation

Glasgow Airport issues advice to those travelling for the first time since covid

Glasgow Airport has shared advice to travellers who have not visited the airport for a long while due to the pandemic, and it could help you avoid a lengthy delay

Glasgow Live

Expanding Lanarkshire dairy farm aims to deliver fresh milk to your doorstep

The Neilson family set up a new company during the pandemic called ‘What’s Fresh’ to deliver fresh goods from independent producers to local customers when everyone was encouraged to stay at home.

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Toyosu tuna auction reopens to public

The public was able to view tuna auctions at the Toyosu wholesale market in Tokyo's Koto Ward for the first time in about five months on Thursday, as viewing had been suspended as a result of the pandemic.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Popular Cardiff plant shop and restaurant to close its doors next month

Eartha has announced that its City Road tenancy is coming to an end in July

Wales Online

Platinum Jubilee: Queen's Birthday Honours List 2022 in full from celebs to sports stars

From NHS heroes and sporting legends to outstanding community members, here is a full list of awardees from the Queen's 2022 calibrations

Daily Record

Demand at food banks is way up again. But inflation makes it harder to meet the need

High food and gas prices are squeezing working families, sending some to food pantries for the first time. But providers are struggling with high costs, fewer donations and supply chain woes.

WEKU

Saudi Arabia Waives Fines, Penalties for Taxpayers to Mitigate Pandemic’s Financial Impact

The Saudi Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority (ZATCA) announced the re-launch of an initiative to waive fines and exempt taxpayers from penalties for six months from June 1, 2022. The initiative aims to mitigate the economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic. Fines for the delay in registration, default payment and…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Number of West Dunbartonshire takeaways grew during pandemic

Anti-obesity campaigners are fighting to get takeaways to offer healthy options.

Daily Record

Reasons behind Manchester Airport's delays, cancellations and huge queues

The airport has faced many problems over the month

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The Guardian - US

TikTok trends or the pandemic? What’s behind the rise in ADHD diagnoses

By 2016, the reported incidence of adult ADHD rose by 123% in the US – increases in stimulant medication prescriptions suggest its rise continues

Tribune News Service

Dan Rodricks: The question for Americans about guns: Do we want to live this way forever?

On Friday, Mayor Brandon Scott met with some of the many people who keep good things happening in Baltimore to herald the return of Fourth of July fireworks to the Inner Harbor for the first time since the pandemic.

The Independent UK

EXPLAINER: Free courts at stake as EU mulls Poland funding

The independence of Poland's courts is at the heart of a dispute with the European Union, which has withheld billions in pandemic recovery funds to Warsaw over the matter

The Conversation

Politics with Michelle Grattan: Tony Burke advocates on wages and arts

Tony Burke is the minister for employment and workplace relations and minister for the arts, as well as the leader of the House of Representatives.

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Manchester Evening News

Mammoth queues and three-hour waits for baggage... so as 330,000 passengers prepare to fly through Manchester Airport this weekend, why's it still such a shambles?

"Despite government warnings, operators seriously oversold flights and holidays relative to their capacity to deliver."

The Guardian - UK

Out of office? How working from home has divided Britain

More than a third of the UK’s office-based workforce is still working from home to the anger of some bosses – and politicians. Is hybrid working the new normal, or can firms tempt employees back full-time?

The Times of India

Mules in Kedarnath overworked, beaten, drugged & dying

RUDRAPRAYAG: A check by TOI revealed that equines on the Char Dham yatra's Kedarnath route were being worked to death, flogged and often drugged to make them carry more load and with greater frequency. TOI had earlier reported that over 60 mules had died in the first 20 days of…

Financial Times

Covid, burnout and low pay: the global crisis in nursing

Nurses were lauded as ‘heroes’ by governments when the pandemic hit, but dismal working conditions have led many to quit the profession

Reuters

South Korea's ruling party cements presidential win with local vote success

South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol's ruling party emerged victorious in local elections, vote counts showed on Thursday, giving a boost to him and his plan to steer the economy into recovery after the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Times of India

58,000 students to appear for Odisha Joint Entrance Examination from July 4 to 8

BHUBANESWAR: Around 58,000 students will appear for the Odisha Joint Entrance Examination (OJEE)-2022 from July 4 to July 8. The Special OJEE/second OJEE will be conducted separately in September after a gap of two years. It was merged with OJEE in the last two years because of the Covid-19 pandemic.

The Times of India

How to prepare for pandemic? Bengaluru to house new centre

BENGALURU: The city will soon be home to a centre that will be armed to fight any pandemic or deadly diseases in a proactive manner.

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