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Young S.Koreans dread revival of work dinners as pandemic eases

When South Korea announced its decision to lift most COVID-19 restrictions earlier this month, 29-year-old office worker Jang was more concerned than happy.

Reuters

U.N. agencies warn of "perfect storm" of disease spread as measles cases surge by 79%

The pandemic has "interrupted immunization services" and left health systems "overwhelmed," WHO chief says.

Axios

Fiji is officially ‘open for happiness' – will that apply to its tourism workers too?

As daylight hours shorten and temperatures drop, and with borders reopening across the Pacific, many will be tempted to escape pandemic fatigue by flying somewhere warm and welcoming.

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Visitors trickle back, but climbing mecca Nepal seeks more

Nepal is putting a 21st-century spin on a tourism sector dominated by activities unchanged for generations as it looks to boost a vital part of an economy decimated by the COVID-19 pandemic and soaring import bills.

Reuters

World faces ‘perfect storm’ for measles outbreak affecting children, WHO warns

At least 73 million children have missed out on their measles vaccine amid the Covid pandemic

The Independent UK

Three Tests set for league rep. round

Six Pacific nations, including Jason Taumalolo's Tonga, will participate in international fixtures in June and for the first time since before the pandemic.

AAP

Dog thefts hit seven-year high with more than 2,700 snatched last year

Higher demand for dogs during the Covid pandemic led to hundreds more thefts

The Independent UK

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Covid situation in Uttar Pradesh under control, CM Yogi Adityanath tells PM Narendra Modi

LUCKNOW: The Covid situation in Uttar Pradesh is under control, chief minister Yogi Adityanath informed Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a review meeting of the pandemic in the country on Wednesday.

The Times of India

Scottish tech sales return to pre-pandemic levels, but skills challenges remain

Exports stagnate amid geopolitical tensions and global Covid-19 restrictions

Insider UK

Passport applications update after Home Office warns holidaymakers to renew 'as soon as possible'

The pandemic is partly to blame for increased waiting times when it comes to new passports

Chronicle Live

Trump administration's $700 million loan to Kansas trucking company under fire in Congress

WASHINGTON — Federal officials Wednesday were asked to investigate whether an Overland Park, Kansas, trucking company broke federal law when securing a $700 million loan through a federal pandemic aid program — a sum that accounted for 95% of the money allocated to the program.

Tribune News Service

Building a health and safety culture

When it comes to workplace safety and health, "social dialogue" matters.

Bangkok Post

Colombo needs debt mechanism mini-miracle

When the economy is going well, the poor benefit more than others. But when things are going badly, it is the poor who are hurt the most. This is especially true in the case of the Covid-19 pandemic, which has hit poor countries -- and the poorest people within them…

Bangkok Post

Pet owners are having a hard time getting a vet appointment

Pet owners are facing a shortage of vet appointments as pandemic disruption lingers.

Axios

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Travel nurse agencies cash in on Stanford strike and pandemic

“Turn Your Nursing Passion into Profit. Contact Us Today!”

Reason

The "Essential" Second Amendment - Now Published in Texas Review of Law & Politics

A study of the Second Amendment during the pandemic cases.

ABC News

What are Queensland's COVID isolation rules?

Queensland's COVID-19 rules have been eased further as rules for asymptomatic close contacts and unvaccinated travellers are set to be scrapped. Here's what you need to know.

Benzinga

Cannabis Industry Reacts To President Biden's Clemency News

On Tuesday, President Joe Biden announced pardons and commutations for 78 individuals with criminal records. The bulk of the clemency order focused on nonviolent drug offenders, with most already on home release during the COVID pandemic under the CARES Act.

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Los Angeles Times

More kids were hit by upper airway infections during COVID omicron surge, studies show

During the winter omicron surge, hospitalized coronavirus-positive children were more likely to be hit with COVID-related upper airway infections than at other times of the pandemic, putting them at greater risk of severe disease, new data suggest.

The Independent UK

Fauci says US ‘out of pandemic phase’ as cases and hospitalisations fall

‘We’re in a transitional phase ... a more controlled phase,” the chief medical adviser to the US president said

The Independent UK

Experts who warned over Covid risk to care homes were told they were ‘too risk averse’

A promise to test hospital patients for Covid-19 before moving them into a care home was also removed from official guidance

Axios

A timeline of Fauci's predictions about the COVID pandemic

The U.S. is out of a "full-blown explosive pandemic phase" Fauci said this week.

Reuters

Exclusive: After pandemic drop, Canada's detention of immigrants rises again

Canada is locking up more people in immigration detention without charge after the numbers fell during the pandemic, government data obtained by Reuters shows.

Al Jazeera

Measles cases surge worldwide, UN agencies warn

UNICEF and WHO say COVID-19 interrupted vital vaccination campaigns for many other diseases, creating a ‘perfect storm’.

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Carbon emissions dropped in 2020. Much of the decrease was due to less driving and fewer flights.

Transportation emissions have been increasing since 1990, until the COVID-19 pandemic hit.

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