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The Latest Breaking News from Pandemic

From a surprising long COVID theory to a new cow flu: Our 5 top 'viral' posts in 2023

The pandemic state of emergency was lifted but there are still plenty of viruses to worry about. Here are some highlights of our viral coverage this year, including NPR's "Hidden Viruses" series.

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Heartland Alliance cuts 65 jobs and shuts affordable housing division

Still hurting from the pandemic, the nonprofit said it is trying to sell its apartment buildings to operators who will maintain the sites as affordable properties.

Chicago Sun-Times

Waterfront operators’ soaring profit margins prompts concerns from competition regulator

ACCC report finds there may not be enough market pressure on dominant port operators as companies blame high shipping charges for rising prices

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Working from home may have stopped people from quitting smoking, researchers say

A UCL study showed the number of people quitting smoking 'stagnated' during the pandemic

Evening Standard

Pfizer Shares Tumble On Disappointing 2024 Profit Outlook

Pfizer issued a disappointing 2024 forecast Wednesday, denting shares as the company navigates a profound plunge in sales tied to the Covid-19 pandemic.

International Business Times

Union slams RTC management for depriving public of transport facility in Andhra Pradesh

AP PTD Employees' Union slams RTC mgmt for depriving public of transport facility. Union president blames pandemic, failure to increase buses, app-based services, private bus operators & rulebook violations for declining OR. Urges mgmt to conduct study & take corrective measures to improve patronage.

The Hindu

Suppliers of unusable PPE should pay back taxpayer money, Australian peak doctors’ group says

Australian health department spokesperson says it is ‘exploring options for viable cost-recovery’

The Guardian - AU

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Health misinformation is rampant on social media – here's what it does, why it spreads and what people can do about it

The global anti-vaccine movement and vaccine hesitancy that accelerated during the COVID-19 pandemic show no signs of abating.

The Conversation

Children born or raised during lockdown are developing language skills at a slower rate

Social interactions in the first months of life are fundamental for babies to learn how to communicate and develop their language skills. Physical contact, touch, smiling and our first face-to-face “conversations” are the pillars on which we build our understanding of the social world.

The Conversation

Who is Mark Drakeford? Career background as First Minister of Wales announces resignation

Mark Drakeford has said he is standing down as First Minister of Wales. In a statement shared on social media on Wednesday morning, Mr Drakeford said: "When I stood for election as Leader of Welsh Labour, I said I would stand down during the current Senedd term.

Evening Standard

COVID-19 pandemic response continues to press on budget

Continuing to pay for COVID-19 vaccines and treatments will cost Australians hundreds of millions of dollars, with the threat posed by the virus far from over.

AAP

Saudi is eyeing another massive sporting event, but there's still no decision

China had its hold on the event before the pandemic changed the plans.

The Street

OPINION - Homeworking, bone-idle civil servants should get back to the office now

The one interesting thing to come out of the Prime Minister’s appearance at the Covid inquiry yesterday, other than his mesmerising grasp of detail, was his admission that too many people worked from home during the pandemic. “Fewer people were out at work than had been anticipated.” I’ll say.

Evening Standard

Ignore the Johnson and Sunak circus: these are the real lessons from the Covid inquiry

If we are to be prepared for the next pandemic, we need competent leaders, functional testing and trust in the science, says Devi Sridhar, chair of global public health at Edinburgh University

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Fortune

Delta CEO says fears business travel has died are greatly overstated—hybrid workers are just shifting the data

Business travel at Delta Air Lines is down “about 20% below” pre-pandemic levels. But its CEO Ed Bastian isn’t concerned because rather than globe-trotting to see colleges, hybrid workers are mixing business and pleasure.

Latin Times

Chronical Absenteeism From School Among Latinos Skyrockets During COVID Pandemic

The number shot up by more than 50 percent, more than for any other demographic. The reasons and the proposals to revert this

International Business Times UK

Sunak Faces Grilling From COVID Inquiry Over 'Missing' WhatsApps

Last week, former prime minister Boris Johnson defended his actions and hit out at "dramatic" representations of the Partygate revelations.

Evening Standard

Rishi Sunak's evidence to Covid inquiry 'pathetic', bereaved families say

The Prime Minister's testimony has been 'the most pathetic performance' since the start of the inquiry, spokesperson Jean Adamson says

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The Independent UK

Rishi Sunak defends Eat Out to Help Out scheme under intense pressure at Covid inquiry

The prime minister used an eight-hour evidence session to brush off accusations that he launched the controversial hospitality-boosting scheme without proper scientific advice

Evening Standard

Eat Out to Help Out protected workers from ‘devastating’ job losses, Sunak tells Covid inquiry

The Prime Minister said he still believed the 2020 discount hospitality scheme was the ‘right thing to do’

The Guardian - AU

Australia’s immigration spike not necessarily driving up housing prices, experts say

Net migration was set to return to ‘normal’ levels, even without the latest overhaul of temporary visa rules, researchers say

Evening Standard

OPINION - Forget Rishi Sunak at the Covid Inquiry, this exercise is chocolate teapot levels of useless

And so it’s over — nearly. For what has seemed like an eternity, beleaguered and formerly famous TV stars have been subjected to intense scrutiny and forced to perform unimaginable acts, sometimes obliged to chew a lot more than humble pie, in front of an audience which is probably left…

The Guardian - UK

Rishi Sunak tells Covid inquiry he was not told to save WhatsApp messages

PM begins with apology to people affected by Covid and says he did not see dysfunction in No 10 during the crisis

The Independent UK

Asia lags behind pre-pandemic levels of food security, UN food agency says

The U.N. Food and Agricultural Organization says that hunger remains a chronic problem in Asia

The Independent UK

‘Dr Death’ Rishi Sunak to be grilled over Eat Out to Help out and missing WhatsApps

It is claimed that Rishi Sunak is set to be ‘absolutely slaughtered’ for his failure to hand over WhatsApp messages to the probe

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