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Australia’s gender pay gap falls to narrowest on record but women still earn less in every industry

Gap reduces to 13.3%, which is slightly smaller than previous low recorded before Covid pandemic

The Guardian - AU

South Africa's relief grant: how it can be used to help young people into jobs

The COVID-19 pandemic worsened the unemployment crisis in South Africa. In the second quarter of 2021, unemployment rates were the highest ever officially recorded. Many people who lost their only source of stable income fell into poverty as a result.

The Conversation

Mum defends going into work with Covid, for heartbreaking reason

Emma started feeling ill on Saturday, and had no choice but to go into the office on Monday

Wales Online

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Class and the City of London: my decade of research shows why elitism is endemic and top firms don't really care

During the COVID pandemic, as most wages stagnated, workers in the City of London were enjoying bumper pay packets. Average partner salaries in one corporate law firm exceeded £2 million for the first time. Investment bankers received their highest bonus payouts since 2008.

The Conversation

Japan's emperor gives first birthday address in four-year reign

Japanese Emperor Naruhito on Thursday gave his first public birthday address since ascending the throne almost four years ago, after delays due to the COVID-19 outbreak, and urged support for people struggling with inflation and the pandemic.

Reuters

Qantas back in black with $978 million half-year profit

Australian national carrier Qantas has posted an underlying pre-tax half-year profit of 1.43 billion Australian dollars ($978 million) in the airline’s first return to profit since the coronavirus pandemic started three years ago

The Independent UK

We can learn a lot about long COVID from years of diagnosing and treating chronic fatigue syndrome

Long COVID reportedly affects about 10% of post-COVID patients, and describes a range of ongoing or new symptoms three months post-infection.

The Conversation

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Two per cent of Australian households were broken into last financial year. But the rate is still below pre-pandemic levels

The Australian Bureau of Statistics says up to 194,100 Australian homes experienced a break-in over the past 12 months, an increase since COVID-19 lockdowns.

ABC News

California says it can no longer afford aid for COVID testing and vaccination of migrants

All day and sometimes into the night, buses and vans pull up to three state-funded medical screening centers near California’s southern border with Mexico. Federal immigration officers unload migrants predominantly from Brazil, Cuba, Colombia and Peru, most of whom await asylum hearings in the United States.

Tribune News Service

Miami Open entry list impressive, but COVID vaccine border rule would bar No. 1 Djokovic

MIAMI — The Miami Open revealed its provisional entry list for next month’s tournament at Hard Rock Stadium. World No. 1 Novak Djokovic is currently the top seed but unlikely to play, unless he gets a special exemption, because the U.S. COVID travel laws do not allow unvaccinated non-U.S. citizens…

Miami Herald

Minorities in UK no longer at much higher risk of dying from Covid

ONS numbers reveal rates of deaths now much lower for all ethnic groups compared with earlier in pandemic

The Guardian - UK

Boris Johnson in line for more taxpayers’ money for Partygate defence

Exclusive: Taxpayers to foot another five-figure bill as government prepares to extend support for former PM for second time

The Guardian - UK

Lots of fun on offer at the show, but we're missing out on some favourites

The show's organisers estimate 90,000 people will attend the show at EPIC on 24 to 26 February.

The Canberra Times

Novak Djokovic hoping for special permission to play in Indian Wells and Miami

The Serbian is currently unable to enter the United States as he is unvaccinated against Covid-19.

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Evening Standard

Matt Hancock will come face-to-face with man who denies assaulting him at Tube station

Ex- Health Secretary Matt Hancock will come face-to-face in court with a protester who is accused of assaulting him during a week-long campaign of harassment, as a top judge insisted: “It’s not a show trial”.

The Guardian - AU

Lonesome review – explicit Australian gay coming-of-age film is proudly not for everyone

The second film from Teenage Kicks director Craig Boreham is unapologetically erotic, with a lot to admire – if you can look past the rough edges

Tribune News Service

A law was meant to free sick or aging inmates. Instead, some are left to die in prison

Jimmy Dee Stout was serving time on drug charges when he got grim news early last year.

Daily Mirror

Queen Camilla pulls out of another engagement as she continues Covid recovery

Queen Camilla had been due to join King Charles on a visit to a food distribution charity in London today - but the King carried out the visit alone as his wife continues to recover from Covid

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The Independent UK

Camilla misses royal visit with King as she continues to recover from Covid

The Queen Consort pulled out of a trip to tour the warehouse and kitchen of food redistribution charity on Wednesday.

Wales Online

Queen Camilla still ill with Covid as she cancels another event

All last week's appearances had to be called off

The Independent UK

Man who spent $5m Covid relief funds on luxury sports cars and vacations is jailed

Mustafa Qadiri ordered to pay millions in restitution

The Japan News/Yomiuri

COVID-specific hospital beds to be abolished following downgrade

Hospital beds will no longer be reserved exclusively for COVID-19 patients within a year after the disease's status is lowered to the same level as seasonal flu, it has been learned.

Axios

White House's lunchroom back in business for first time since COVID shutdown

It's the latest sign of the White House's embrace of a post-pandemic world.

France 24

Chinese banker 'was looking to move wealth to Singapore before disappearance'

The missing founder of China Renaissance, Bao Fan, was looking to start a fund for his personal fortune, according to the Financial Times. Bao is one of the country's biggest financiers in the tech sector and could be the latest target of a crackdown on the industry. Also in the…

Tribune News Service

Airlines turn market darlings as COVID-19 forces financial clean up

Unloved during the pandemic as their businesses were incapacitated almost overnight, airlines that cut back to survive the crisis are now blowing through profit forecasts and luring back investors.

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