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India and China agree to resume direct flights for first time in five years

Suspension of flights started with the Covid-19 pandemic but continued long after due to military clashes along the countries’ shared Himalayan border

The Independent UK

Average asking rent outside London ‘falls for first time since before pandemic’

A rising number of rental homes was improving the balance of supply and demand, according to the website.

Evening Standard

Badenoch tells inquiry of fake claims on WhatsApp during Covid pandemic

Tory leader says comments from ‘likely reputable’ sources such as the BMA were used to support misinformation

The Guardian - UK

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Social media isn’t the only cause of mental health woes among Texas youth, advocates say

Social media’s danger on youth mental health has captured the attention of Texas lawmakers, at times, eclipsing focus on bigger threats — provider shortages and funding cuts to programs.

The Texas Tribune

Several bills filed to weaken vaccine mandates as more Texas families opt out of immunizations

Emboldened by Robert F. Kennedy Jr’s nomination and disdain for pandemic-era mandates, skeptics are pushing for bills to make it easier to opt out of vaccines.

The Texas Tribune

Bill Gates says the odds of another pandemic in the next 4 years are 10%-15%, and we’re not prepared

The billionaire philanthropist and Microsoft cofounder thinks the world is poised to make the same mistakes from the last pandemic.

Fortune

CIA Now Believes COVID-19 Originated in a Lab, But Has 'Low Confidence' in Theory

The CIA now considers a lab leak the most likely origin of COVID-19 but holds "low confidence" in the theory.

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CIA backs COVID lab leak theory - but admits ‘low confidence’ in its own findings on pandemic’s start

The CIA now believes the virus responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic likely originated from a laboratory

The Independent UK

‘I wouldn’t take responsibility’: Trump won’t take blame if something happens to Fauci after security detail removed

Trump and public health official regularly clashed during height of Covid pandemic and he has talked about facing death threats

The Independent UK

Trump Reportedly Preparing an Executive Order Banning Federal Funding of Gain-of-Function Research

The past three administrations have tried to limit gain-of-function research. The second Trump administration might be the first one to be successful at doing so.

Reason

Pandemic designer's upcoming Lord of the Rings board game will let Sam's big heart boost your rolls

Pandemic board game creator is making a Lord of the Rings board game

GamesRadar

The technology that runs Congress lags so far behind the modern world that its flag-tracking system just caught up to 2017-era Pizza Hut

On a typical day, you can’t turn on the news without hearing someone say that Congress is broken. The implication is that this dereliction explains why the institution is inert and unresponsive to the American people.

The Conversation

Child deaths in England rising above pre-pandemic levels, study finds

Number surges after temporary decline during lockdowns, with rate higher for children from non-white backgrounds

The Guardian - UK

Trump’s inheriting a solid economy, making it harder to lower borrowing costs or inflation

President Donald Trump has pledged cheaper prices and lower interest rates, but an economy transformed by the pandemic will make those promises difficult to keep

The Independent UK

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Tories' 'suspicion of the Scots' hindered UK's Covid response, former Welsh FM says

THERE was an “inherent suspicion” in the way the UK government dealt with its devolved counterparts during the Covid pandemic because they were…

The Conversation

The US intends to leave the World Health Organization. What happens next?

Donald Trump’s plan to withdraw the United States from the World Health Organization (WHO) has been met with dismay in the public health field.

Fortune

As bird flu becomes a growing threat, Moderna is awarded $590M to develop mRNA pandemic influenza vaccines

No person-to-person spread has been detected, but that doesn’t mean an H5N1 avian influenza pandemic isn’t possible or even probable.

The Guardian - UK

Memo to President Trump: you are wrong to leave the World Health Organization. You should think again

Any funding disparities can be addressed, but another pandemic is coming – and we’ll need the WHO to help fight it, says former UK prime minister Gordon Brown

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The Texas Tribune

Austin rents have fallen for nearly two years. Here’s why.

A massive apartment building boom in the Austin-Round Rock region has driven rents downward, real estate experts and housing advocates have said.

Evening Standard

Whitehall ‘group think’ and inter-departmental rows slammed by vaccine tsar

Dame Kate Bingham was commissioned by the previous government to help the UK secure vaccines during the pandemic.

The Conversation

A Passage to India: how global pandemics shaped E.M. Forster’s final novel

E.M. Forster’s final novel and masterpiece, A Passage to India, celebrated its centenary in 2024. It tells the story of Adela Quested, who arrives in the city of Chandrapore with Mrs Moore, the mother of her fiancé, hoping to see “the real India”.

The Guardian - UK

‘Sowing seeds for next pandemic’: Trump order for US to exit WHO prompts alarm

Departure from UN agency in 12 months would leave Americans vulnerable, say public health experts

Evening Standard

What does Trump's exit from WHO mean for the US?

President Trump’s return to office marks the second US withdrawal from the WHO, raising concerns over global health implications and US responsibilities

International Business Times

Trump Signs Order To Pull US From WHO, Citing Funding Disparities

President Donald Trump on Monday signed an executive order directing the United States to withdraw from the World Health Organization (WHO), a body he has repeatedly criticized over its handling of the Covid-19 pandemic.

The Independent UK

Health experts condemn Trump decision to withdraw U.S. from World Health Organization: ‘Enormous mistake’

President criticized WHO over size of funding commitments and handling of Covid

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