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Can a WHO pandemic treaty help poorer nations in future outbreaks?

Global accord aims to avoid the damage caused during Covid-19 and ensure vaccines and medical equipment are distributed equally to all

The Guardian - UK

COVID-19 took a toll on heart health and doctors are still grappling with how to help

COVID-19 has taken a toll on the nation's heart health but how profound is only starting to emerge

The Independent UK

‘Spider Sabu’ arrested in Kozhikode

Police arrest 'Spider Sabu' in Kozhikode after tracking him from Belthangady, Karnataka. He had committed several burglaries in and outside Kerala. He was released from life imprisonment due to pandemic relaxation, but went into hiding and shifted base.

The Hindu

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OPINION - Politicians generally don’t launch inquiries into triumphs

Generally speaking, politicians don’t launch inquiries into triumphs. In some ways, this is a missed opportunity. As Norman Fowler, a former Conservative health secretary and Lord Speaker once told me (regarding the government comms response to the HIV/Aids pandemic), “there’s nothing that says you can’t have an inquiry into a…

Evening Standard

No swearing, no singing, no fancy dress: UK’s ‘strictest pub’ calls time

Landlord Shaun Collinge has run the York pub for 31 years and says the rules are harder to enforce post-pandemic

The Guardian - UK

David Tennant says ‘ludicrous’ theatre prices could harm future of British TV and film

Ticket costs soared in the pandemic, with the average price for the best seats now going at an average of £140

The Independent UK

Tui hails return to profit but warns of €25m hit from Rhodes wildfires

Tour operator reports first profitable April to June since before pandemic but says wildfire bill will come out of full-year results

The Guardian - UK

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Zoom, which thrived on the remote work revolution, wants workers back in the office part time

The video conferencing firm that saw growth during the pandemic is asking employees who live within a 50-mile radius of its offices to work onsite two days a week.

Chicago Sun-Times

Kentucky tourism brought a record economic impact in 2022

Kentucky officials are citing 2022 as the best year in the Commonwealth for state tourism. The record last year outdistanced the previous high mark in 2019, just before the COVID pandemic came to Kentucky.

WEKU

US love affair with stage faces crisis: ‘Hardest time to be producing theater’

With audience attendance still down, many theaters across the US are struggling to adjust to a post-pandemic landscape

The Guardian - US

One year to go: Will the Paris 2024 Olympics see a return to normalcy?

We haven’t had a “normal” Olympic Games since the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics. The 2020 Tokyo Summer Games and the 2022 Beijing Winter Games were both affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, resulting in significant changes and schedule disruptions.

The Conversation

Zoom, which thrived on the remote work revolution, wants workers back in the office part-time

Zoom became a symbol of remote work during the pandemic but the company is now joining a growing return-to-office trend

The Independent UK

Is this a star on the rise, ‘just Ken’, or just Matt Hancock? Ask the families who lost loved ones during Covid

Watch the TikTok Barbie video and see him crafting a celebrity brand. That focus during the pandemic would have been nice, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

The Guardian - UK

Flexible workspace provider IWG reports record revenues

Firm also reports doubling of profits as overwhelming majority of office-based organisations opt for hybrid model after pandemic

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The Conversation

Wilko is the latest shop to be edged out by competition but it doesn't have to mean the end for the budget retailer

By selling pick ‘n’ mix, stationery, garden tools and bird boxes, Wilko has spent the last 90 years transforming from a one-store business into one of the UK’s major budget retail players. It now has around 400 stores, but it has also become the latest high street shop to face…

Reason

Ohio's Issue 1 Doesn't Mention Abortion. But That's Why People Are Voting Today.

Plus: What media gets wrong about "book bans," Yellow Corporation to default on $700 million pandemic aid loan, and more...

The Guardian - UK

Scottish exams pass rate falls for second successive year

Dip comes after grading for National, Higher and Advanced Higher exams made stricter following Covid pandemic

The Independent UK

A-level cohort ‘unluckiest’ to come out of pandemic – social mobility expert

School leavers waiting for results will be experiencing ‘the highest levels of anxiety and uncertainty’, according to Lee Elliot Major.

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Students celebrate as exam pass rate smashes pre-pandemic levels

STUDENTS are celebrating a record year in exam results as the overall pass rate for all National 5s, Highers and Advanced Highers increased from the…

The Week

‘Irony’ as Zoom calls staff back to office

The company that epitomised the trend of working from home during the Covid pandemic is telling its employees to come back to the office. Zoom said it’s now enforcing a “structured hybrid approach”, meaning that employees who live near an office “need to be onsite two days a week” because…

The Independent UK

What is ‘Disease X’? UK launches vaccine centre to help tackle new pandemic

It is hoped the site will help protect the UK from future threats

Fortune

The housing market's seller strike is so ruthless that only 7 of the nation's 200 largest markets are back to pre-pandemic inventory levels

Among the 200 largest housing markets tracked nationwide, 193 markets exhibited inventory levels in July 2023 that were lower than those of July 2019.

The Texas Tribune

Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo takes leave of absence to treat depression

Hidalgo said she was diagnosed with the condition last month and aims to return to her post in September. More people across the country have been diagnosed with the condition since the COVID-19 pandemic.

Reason

Yellow Corporation To Close, Lay Off 30,000 Employees, and Likely Default on $700 Million Pandemic Aid Loan

The company blames much of its problems on the Teamsters trucking union's "intransigence," while the Teamsters say Yellow is delinquent on benefit payments.

The Guardian - UK

Zoom tells staff to come into the office at least two days a week

Policy to apply to those living within 50 miles and follows fall in post- pandemic demand for video-conferencing services

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