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Bill Gates warns the worst of Covid pandemic could be yet to come

Bill Gates has warned that we might not have experienced the worst of the Covid pandemic and a more deadly variant could emerge.

Evening Standard

Swedish govt vows to spend 5 billion crowns boosting unemployment benefit

Sweden's ruling Social Democrats said they intend to strengthen unemployment benefit in 2022, an election year, at a cost of around 5 billion Swedish crowns ($509.2 million) by making some temporary benefits introduced during the pandemic permanent.

Reuters

Bill Gates warns risk of new variants could mean ‘we haven’t seen worst’ of pandemic

The Microsoft billionaire said there is still a risk of a Covid variant that is ‘even more transmissive and even more fatal’

The Independent UK

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En plein air: NYC aims to keep outdoor lifestyle post-virus

As New York City forges ahead with its recovery, the pandemic is leaving lasting imprints, especially on city roadways: less room for cars and more space for people

The Independent UK

Delhi: April month of grim anniversaries; families cope with loss of loved ones to Covid

NEW DELHI: Delhi-based journalist Eric Massey says he has lost faith in the idea of God after fate snatched away his mother after she contracted coronavirus infection last year in April amid the deadly second wave of the pandemic which had wreaked a havoc in the city.

The Times of India

Greece Lifts COVID Curbs for Travelers Ahead of Key Summer Season

Greece lifted COVID-19 restrictions on Sunday for foreign and domestic flights, its civil aviation authority said, ahead of the summer tourism season that officials hope will see revenues bouncing back from the pandemic slump. To fly in or out of the country, travellers were previously required to show either a…

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Greece lifts COVID curbs for travellers ahead of key summer season

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Suez Canal Sees Record Monthly Revenue in April on Higher Traffic

Egypt's Suez Canal recorded its highest monthly revenue to date in April, reaping $629 million in ship transit fees, the authority managing the waterway said on Sunday, as traffic rebounded from the impact of the pandemic. The monthly revenue in April was 13.6% higher than a year ago, canal authority…

Asharq Al-Awsat

She wanted to vaccinate their kids against COVID. He didn't. A judge had to decide

A divorced Pennsylvania couple could not agree on whether to vaccinate their children — and ended up in court. Since the vaccine was approved for kids, cases like these have skyrocketed in the state.

WEKU

South Africa is proposing plans to manage diseases like COVID. Why they're flawed

At the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic the South African government published “special regulations” to contain the spread of the disease. These actions were taken under special powers granted by the Disaster Management Act.

The Conversation

How will we count the cost of having a baby during a pandemic?

For everyone who went through a birth in the early days of lockdown, the longer-term effects and anxieties will take years to process, says Eva Wiseman

The Guardian - UK

‘A horrible plague, then Covid’: Biden and correspondents joke in post-Trump return to normality

White House Correspondents’ Association dinner is first attended by a sitting president in six years after Donald Trump’s snubs, then pandemic

The Guardian - US

Economic downturn likely, the Institute of Directors warns

Cost of living crisis, inflationary pressures and uncertainty about Ukraine mean the UK’s pandemic rebound is running out of steam

The Guardian - UK

Kimpton Clocktower Hotel boss backs extra bank holiday bid and why he banned avocado on toast

Johan Scheepers took over as the general manager of the Kimpton Clocktower Hotel in May 2020

Birmingham Post

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Liverpool Echo

The NHS has been there for so many of us and it needs our support now more than ever

ECHO political editor Liam Thorp writes about his own experiences at the hands of the health service and says the institution needs our backing as it struggles to cope with the impacts of the pandemic

The National (Scotland)

Big boost for wee ones with Scottish folklore story sessions

YOUNG children who have missed out on music and storytelling during the pandemic are to benefit from special sessions based on Scottish folklore.

The National (Scotland)

Scottish theatre celebrates end of the dark pandemic night with summer programme

ELIZABETH Newman is still a bit startled when she turns round and sees a full team working, rather than the skeleton staff she has been used to…

The Independent UK

5 takeaways from the White House Correspondents Dinner

From Biden’s jokes about his own approval rating to pandemic anxieties, here were the top moments

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Daily Record

Key workers who kept country going in pandemic 'facing poverty amid cost of living crisis'

Many frontline staff who were applauded on doorsteps across the land are now on the breadline, according to a study by the GMB.

Wales Online

Newport's changing identity: The city that always seems to take one step forward and two steps back

With a brand new market and the promise of major investment, where is Newport headed?

ABC News

Will COVID-19 matter in Federal Election 2022?

As we get ready to cast our votes in the federal election, the number one issue that has affected us over the last term of government is no longer front of mind for most.

Chicago Tribune

As nationwide teacher shortage worsens, some say inadequate pay is to blame

CHICAGO — With the steep shortage of teachers across the U.S. leaving school districts scrambling to staff their classrooms during the lingering COVID-19 pandemic, officials at the nation’s largest teachers union said this week that insufficient pay is fueling the growing crisis.

Dublin Live

Irish Rail catering service remains suspended for 'extended period of time'

On-board catering was suspended when the pandemic began

The Independent UK

Treasury gamble on households spending their pandemic savings to survive the cost of living crisis

Exclusive: Government has withheld financial support for squeezed households, thinking they could rely on savings, Whitehall sources say

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Fauci said the pandemic was over in US, then backpedaled. What do experts say?

PHILADELPHIA — Anthony Fauci caused a stir this week when he said on national television that the United States was “out of the pandemic phase.”

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