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Q1 jobless rate drops to 1.53% as Covid curbs ease

Thailand's official unemployment rate in the first quarter declined to its lowest level since the pandemic and the trend should continue as restrictions ease and foreign tourists return, the state planning agency said on Monday.

Bangkok Post

Dementia experts highlight 10 red flag symptoms that mean you should contact GP

Diagnosis rates are at a five-year low due to the pandemic

Nottingham Post

Huge increase in the number of people dying at home

According to the findings, the needs of patients using hospice services appear to have become increasingly complicated

Wales Online

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AirAsia faces backlash over delayed pandemic refunds

Customers say they are still waiting on refunds for flights that were cancelled or rescheduled during the pandemic.

Al Jazeera

WEF: Youth Unemployment, Inequality and Climate Change Top Challenges Facing MENA

Running the team that manages the WEF’s relations and initiatives with the Middle East and North Africa, Maroun Kairouz has a busy portfolio on his hands. After a two year hiatus, the WEF is holding its first in-person meeting in Davos since the start of the pandemic. “The meeting couldn't…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Son who battered mum to death with hammer hid mental health relapse in pandemic

A court heard appointment changes meant it was harder to assess patients like Andrew Tinton.

Daily Record

Pay gap between top executives and employees to widen again

Bosses took pay cuts during pandemic but now they look to be in line for bumper salary rises as people return to the office

Wales Online

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Teens face pandemic woes

Thailand Policy Lab says many Thai teens have expressed their worries on social media through more than 100,000 messages, signalling a possible mental health problem among youths.

Bangkok Post

Fate of ancient Athens guides WHO at gathering to plan for next pandemic

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the director general of the World Health Organization (WHO), will have history on his mind when he hosts almost 200 member states at the U.N agency's annual assembly this week.

Reuters

World's billionaires have grown richer over pandemic than previous 23 years

Charity Oxfam claims there are now 2,668 billionaires in the world, 573 more than in 2020 and they are collectively worth an estimated £10.2trillion

Daily Mirror

Food and energy billionaires $453bn richer than two years ago, finds Oxfam

While elite gather in Davos, charity calls for wealth tax after rich benefit from soaring energy and food prices

The Guardian - UK

Pay gap in UK between bosses and workers likely to widen in 2022

After narrowing during pandemic, analysis suggests FTSE 350 CEOs will collect 63 times average median pay at their companies

The Guardian - UK

Healthy drink sales soar as shoppers shun sugar

Oishi Group Plc, the manufacturer and marketer of Oishi ready-to-drink green tea, has expanded its range of sugar-free products, focusing for the first time on the mass market after the pandemic prompted consumers to be more concerned about their health.

Bangkok Post

Johnson didn’t try to influence ‘partygate’ report, Zahawi says

Boris Johnson didn’t use a meeting with a top civil servant to try to influence her report about illegal parties held at the center of government during the COVID-19 pandemic, said Education Minister Nadhim Zahawi.

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Care sector wants more govt pandemic help

Care sector leaders say the incoming Labor government has to prioritise ongoing pandemic concerns during its first 100 days in office.

The Guardian - AU

‘They were having a go at Victorians’: how the Liberals miscalculated the ‘anti-Dan’ election strategy

Liberal strategists believed Victorians wanted to send Daniel Andrews a message. Instead voters swung away from them in several blue-ribbon seats

The Independent UK

WHO chief: The COVID pandemic is 'most certainly not over'

The head of the World Health Organization has warned that the COVID-19 pandemic is “most certainly not over” despite a decline in reported cases since the peak of the omicron wave

The Hindu

State teams pitch tent at Davos for World Economic Forum

Ministers from southern States attend WEF

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COVID-19 wastewater efforts confront long-term questions

WASHINGTON — In February 2020, environmental engineers Aaron Bivins and Kyle Bibby launched an informal collaborative with a few fellow researchers, hoping to share tips and strategies on monitoring wastewater for signs of the burgeoning COVID-19 pandemic.

The Independent UK

Climate to conflict, Davos' post-COVID return has full plate

The much-ballyhooed World Economic Forum in the Swiss Alpine town of Davos gets underway this week after a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Chronicle Live

DWP emergency £700 cash boost proposed from end of June for those on Universal Credit

Other options put forward include bringing back the £20-a-week uplift paid during the pandemic

Daily Record

NHS chiefs announce move closer to pre-pandemic working

Face masks will still be needed but physical distancing will be dropped

Asharq Al-Awsat

Oman Ends All COVID Protective Measures

Oman announced on Sunday the lifting of all measures that had been taken to prevent the spread of COVID-19, in all venues and for all activities, state TV reported, citing a statement from the government committee dealing with the pandemic. "All precautionary measures against COVID-19 in all public places and…

The Guardian - UK

Dream-enactment disorder rose up to fourfold during pandemic, study finds

Exclusive: Condition most prevalent among those who had Covid, raising possibility of link with Parkinson’s disease

Chronicle Live

Dementia: What to do if you spot signs of it, and how diet can help

Diagnosis rates are at a five-year low due to the pandemic

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