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UK food banks have provided more than 2.1 million food parcels in past year

It is the first time food banks in the Trussell Trust’s network have handed out more than two million parcels outside the height of the pandemic.

The Independent UK

If You Invested $1,000 In Plug Power Stock At Its COVID-19 Pandemic Low, Here's How Much You'd Have Now

Investors who bought stocks during the COVID-19 market crash in 2020 have generally experienced some big gains in the past two years. But there is no question some big-name stocks performed better than others since the pandemic bottom.

Benzinga

Teacher salaries dropped to lowest in decade during pandemic

As teachers navigated the daunting task of shepherding students through a public health and education crisis, their average pay dropped to the lowest in at least a decade.

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COVID-19, Ukraine affecting food security in the Caribbean, new report says

Two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, the reverberations of the coronavirus continue to take toll on people’s livelihoods, income and food security in the English and Dutch-speaking Caribbean as food costs rise, hunger deepens and tourism, a major economic driver, continues to suffer.

Miami Herald

Long Covid sufferer Gerard McLarnon completes epic cycle with oxygen cylinders on his back

The father-of-three was in hospital longer than most patients admitted with Covid in Northern Ireland during the pandemic.

Belfast Live

UK health agency to cut 800 jobs and halt routine Covid testing

Exclusive: ‘Alarming’ cuts by UK Health Security Agency could cost lives, public health experts warn

The Guardian - UK

Mexico says coronavirus now endemic, not pandemic

The Mexican government says COVID-19 has passed from a pandemic to an endemic stage in Mexico, meaning authorities will treat it as a seasonally recurring disease

The Independent UK

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Boris Johnson claims some workers suffer from 'post-Covid work from home manana' culture

Boris Johnson admitted to ranting about lingering pandemic work practices during a Cabinet meeting - and questioned whether working from home was 'as productive as all that'

Daily Mirror

3 Sumatran tigers found dead in traps, big setback for the endangered species

Conservationists say the coronavirus pandemic has led to increased poaching in Indonesia as villagers turn to hunting to supplement diminished incomes.

Chicago Sun-Times

Low-Income Consumers Growing Increasingly Optimistic, But Sentiment Among The Wealthy Tumbles

U.S. economic growth is strong, and the economy and labor market are finally back to firing on all cylinders following the COVID-19 pandemic.

Benzinga

Ukraine aid, pandemic relief likely to be combined in Senate - Roll Call

Senate Democrats said they'll combine new aid for Ukraine with a COVID-19 aid measure that stalled earlier this month.

Roll Call

Who will call out the misogyny and abuse undermining women's academic freedom in our universities?

Threats, intimidation and misogyny have long been a reality for women in public life around the world, and the pandemic appears to have amplified this toxic reality.

The Conversation

As cost of groceries rises, food pantries see increased demand. ‘It has just not stopped’

On a blustery afternoon on Chicago's West Side, Beverly Harris waited in line outside Harmony Community Church for her turn to select from bags of apples and cartons of eggs, romaine lettuce and puff pastries from the food pantry in the church’s basement.

Chicago Tribune

Reports of aggravated assault and robbery on Philly transit soared during the pandemic as ridership fell

PHILADELPHIA — Robberies and aggravated assaults jumped more than 80% on the Philadelphia region’s public transit system from 2019 to 2021 even as it was at times carrying fewer than half the number of passengers who rode buses, trains, and trolleys in the last pre-COVID year.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

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Reuters

Exclusive: EU to move away from emergency phase of COVID pandemic - document

The European Commission is set to say the EU has entered a new post-emergency phase of the pandemic in which testing should be targeted and monitoring of COVID-19 cases should be similar to sample-based flu surveillance, according to a draft document seen by Reuters.

The Conversation

Endometriosis: pandemic backlog risks making it even harder for women to get help

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a disproportionate and devastating impact on women’s health, according to a report from the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists.

Tribune News Service

Nearly two-thirds of family members of COVID patients in ICU show signs of PTSD: study

As COVID-19 engulfed U.S. hospitals in wave after wave in 2020, families were often cut off from their hospitalized loved ones, or visitation was severely limited, especially in the beginning of the pandemic.

Liverpool Echo

Travel warning to anyone who had a holiday refunded during covid pandemic

Many of those who had trips cancelled were given a credit note by travel operators

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Daily Record

More than 1,000 insurance claims made for broken glasses or lost hearing aids due to wearing face masks

Accidental damage claims involving exercise equipment rose by 200 per cent in 2020.

Wales Online

'Super Saturdays' and longer hours to be introduced for NHS Wales staff as part of plans to tackle waiting list backlog

There are a record 691,885 patients currently on the NHS waiting list, with more than a quarter of a million of them on it for nine months or more

Benzinga

Biden Grants Clemency To Some With Federal Cannabis & Drug Convictions, Issues First Pardons

President Joe Biden has finally granted clemency to dozens of individuals with non-violent federal drug convictions and commuted the sentences of 75 people who were serving time at home because of the pandemic. He also issued three pardons.

Wales Online

More than 1.2m passengers departing UK airports in bank holiday weekend bounce back

Scheduled departures are up 521 per cent compared to the 2021 early May bank holiday and just 22 per cent lower than pre-pandemic levels

Edinburgh Live

Edinburgh Airport flights to Australia for just £10 and how to grab them

In an effort to boost tourism following the Covid-19 pandemic, the South Australian Tourism Commission is offering return flights to Adelaide for as little as £10

The Independent UK

Why it’s never been a better time to start investing

As life finally starts to return to a new normal after two years of living through the coronavirus pandemic, many people are now looking to take back some control of their finances and to set up a secure future for themselves.

Benzinga

Global Airline Capacity Hits New Peak In 2022 As China Demand Recovers: Reuters

Despite lengthy lockdowns in Asia's largest aviation market, global airline capacity has risen to its highest level in 2022 this week owing to a rebound in Chinese domestic demand, Reuters reported, citing travel data firm OAG. According to OAG data, global airlines added 2.5 million seats in the week ending Monday,…

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