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Scheduled operations reached highest number in March since start of pandemic

Scheduled operations in Scotland’s hospitals reached the highest number since the start of the Covid pandemic in March, new figures have shown.

The National (Scotland)

Leeds patients mistaking deadly infection for Covid face huge delays for treatment

Rates of the disease are high

Leeds Live

Covid pandemic fuels obesity epidemic as people shun exercise and eat fatty, sugary and salty food, says WHO

Obesity set to overtake smoking as main risk factor for preventable cancers in some countries, says World Health Organisation

Wales Online

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Pulitzer Prize winner Anthony Davis revives ‘X,’ his prescient 1986 opera about Malcolm X: ‘A tragic hero’

SAN DIEGO — Serendipity and irony. Foresight and hindsight. A handwritten musical score giving way to a software program. A pandemic giving way to a rebirth.

Tribune News Service

Labor says rate rise highlights PM’s shredded credentials but Morrison insists it’s part of pandemic journey

Scott Morrison says Reserve Bank has ‘made a very important statement about where we are now in our journey out of this pandemic’

The Guardian - AU

Mayo Clinic Minute: Mental health needs rise as pandemic fluctuates

As COVID-19 infection cases continue to fluctuate, one area that medical experts continue to see an increased need for is mental health care.

Tribune News Service

"I could almost not taste the difference": The hotel that banned avocado on toast

The building which now houses the Kimpton Clocktower Hotel has been a landmark in Manchester city centre for more than a century

Manchester Evening News

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Train drivers could strike for first time in 20 years amid cost-of-living fears

Meanwhile, Post Office workers stage national strike over pay today

Insider UK

Scots gran meets granddaughter for first time in sweet airport reunion as New Zealand borders re-open

Little Skye Elliot was born eight-and-a-half months ago but was yet to meet any relatives amid the Covid-19 pandemic.

Edinburgh Live

Glasgow banter at HMP Barlinnie vital during darkest days of pandemic

At HMP Barlinnie in Glasgow the 1,200 inmates were not allowed out of their cells inside the country's largest prison for fear of catching and spreading the virus.

Glasgow Live

Record numbers come forward for NHS cancer care - but fears over thousands who delayed getting help during Covid

NHS figures show almost 3 million people were referred for cancer tests last year. But there are still huge fears about the health of those who delayed coming forward during Covid-19.

Chronicle Live

Qantas bets on Europe's Airbus for world's longest direct flights

Australia's Qantas Airways will fly non-stop from Sydney to London after ordering a dozen special A350-1000 Airbus jets, betting that fliers will pay a premium to save four hours on the popular route as travel rebounds after the Covid pandemic.

Radio France Internationale

Post Office workers stage national strike action today over pay

'Offer of a mere 2% pay rise over two years is nothing short of an insult to these key workers who provided exemplary services during the pandemic'

Wales Online

Woodford Folk Festival set to return in 2022

The December event that injects $20 million into the local economy and hosts tens of thousands of festival goers is returning after two years of pandemic disruptions.

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The Guardian - AU

Victoria’s treasurer delivers health-focused budget and promises return to surplus

Tim Pallas announces new hospitals, clearing of a surgery backlog and hiring of thousands of healthcare workers

ABC News

Victorian budget 2022 piles on debt to pump money into strained health system, education

Victoria's election-year budget will pile on debt to fix the state's beleaguered health system and continue to pump money into education and transport, all while it attempts to claw back a modest surplus in just four years.

Birmingham Post

Britannia Hotels: UK's 'worst chain' cut almost 1,000 jobs as losses neared £10m

Britannia Hotels said the fall in its sales was because of the Covid-19 pandemic

The Guardian - AU

Scott Morrison’s pitch for power is: it’s better the devil you know. But is sympathy for the devil dwindling?

Morrison’s problem is that after a political term dominated by a pandemic and bookended by climate catastrophes, the status quo feels as scary as any unknown future

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Al Jazeera

‘Not a businessman’: Hong Kong’s next chief faces test on economy

John Lee to take over business hub as economy languishes after two years of political crackdowns and pandemic controls.

Salon

Climate change is good news for viruses

As the climate changes, wild animals and humans are apt to cross paths more often — opening the door for disease

The Guardian - US

California’s population shrinks for second year in a row

Officials blamed the decline on lower birth rates, higher deaths from the pandemic and fewer people moving in from other states

Bangkok Post

BoT loan schemes hit B300bn over 2 years

Loan extension under the Bank of Thailand's soft loan and recovery loan schemes for businesses affected by the pandemic has reached 300 billion baht since the launch of the programme in April 2020.

Bangkok Post

Phuket hotel outlook weak

Thailand's battered hotel sector is showing increased signs of fatigue as the global pandemic enters its third year. Nowhere is this more apparent than in Phuket, where over 73% of new hotel developments either lie dormant or have been put in hold, according to the Phuket-based consultancy C9 Hotelworks.

Los Angeles Times

California population keeps falling, led by coastal losses; inland areas keep growing

LOS ANGELES — California's population continued to decline after falling for the first time on record during the pandemic — but that loss is showing signs of slowing, new demographic data indicate.

Benzinga

Amazon Workers Vote Against Unionizing Second Warehouse; Company To Get Hearing That Could Overturn First Union Vote

Amazon.com, Inc (NASDAQ:AMZN) workers have voted against unionizing a second warehouse in New York City in the borough of Staten Island, known as LDJ5, with 618 to 380 against joining the Labor Union, Reuters reported. The turnout was 61%, It could slow the momentum for labor union advocates that demanded better pay…

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