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Local expertise was ignored during Covid pandemic

Letter: The Conservative government’s dislike and distrust of local government has had dire consequences, says Liz Overstall

The Guardian - UK

India is nearing China as the U.S.'s largest source of international students, as enrolment comes close to pre-pandemic levels

The U.S. had 1.06 million international students enrolled in the 2022-2023 academic year, an 11.5% increase and close to the 1.1 million recorded in 2019.

Fortune

Pandemic pets now left to their own devices

Covid lockdowns have left us with a legacy of unwanted and increasingly dangerous dogs

Newsroom.co.nz

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International students have returned to US colleges, fueled by a surge from India

International students attended U.S. universities in surging numbers last year, rebounding from a pandemic slump with the help of a 35% jump in students coming from India

The Independent UK

Dubai Air Show opening as aviation soars following pandemic lockdowns, even as wars cloud horizon

The biennial Dubai Air Show is opening as airlines are poised to make major aircraft purchases after rebounding from the groundings of the coronavirus pandemic, even as Israel’s war withn Hamas clouds regional security

The Independent UK

The quiet inquiry

The NZ Royal Commission of Inquiry into how the nation handled the Covid-19 pandemic has already spoken to hundreds of people of all persuasions, but the work is definitely taking the hush-hush approach

Newsroom.co.nz

Matt Hancock to tell Covid inquiry he is being made scapegoat by No10 ‘to cover up failings’

The former health secretary’s allies believe he is being used as a ‘dead cat’, with witnesses so far criticising his ‘nuclear levels’ of overconfidence and painting him as a serial liar

The Independent UK

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AMC Theatres posts best revenue and attendance since pandemic began as it closes money-losing locations and rakes in cash from 'Barbenheimer' bonanza

The mega movie theater chain has closed 156 locations since the start of the pandemic.

Fortune

These 4 lethal viruses could fuel the next pandemic, new research says. What they are—and how the world can prepare

The pathogens are expected to kill more than 15,000 annually by 2050—even if they don’t make an evolutionary leap that allows them to ravage the globe.

Fortune

Church of England attendance figures rise but still below pre-pandemic levels

Average weekly attendance was 654,000 people last year

Evening Standard

Church attendance figures rise but still below pre-pandemic levels

Average weekly attendance was 654,000 people last year,

The Independent UK

Cartier owner Richemont sales disappoint as economic pressures start to pinch even the rich

Luxury giants including Richemont and LVMH are seeing a slump in sales after a high-end spending boom during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Fortune

Texas community colleges see biggest enrollment recovery since the pandemic

The uptick comes after community colleges saw enrollment drop by about 80,000 students between 2019 and 2021.

The Texas Tribune

Scottish Government’s Covid WhatsApp messages ‘starkly different’, insists Flynn

The SNP MP said the public had been treated with ‘complete contempt’ by Westminster leaders during the pandemic.

The Independent UK

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Top civil servant’s foul-mouthed attack on ‘lying’ Matt Hancock at Covid inquiry

The inquiry also saw a message from Lord Sedwill to Simon Case saying Matt Hancock was ‘far up Boris Johnson’s a***’

The Independent UK

The Great Grift: COVID-19 fraudster used stolen relief aid to purchase a private island in Florida

Patrick Parker Walsh is one of thousands of thieves who perpetrated the greatest grift in U.S. history — potentially plundering more than $280 billion in federal COVID-19 aid

Chicago Sun-Times

Dr. Allison Arwady takes job with Biden administration focusing on overdoses, suicides after Chicago Mayor Johnson fired her

After leading Chicago through the COVID-19 pandemic, the city’s public health commissioner was abruptly fired by Mayor Brandon Johnson. She joins President Joe Biden’s administration in January.

The Independent UK

Former top prosecutor for Baltimore convicted in perjury case tied to purchase of Florida homes

A former top prosecutor for the city of Baltimore has been convicted on Thursday of charges that she lied about the finances of a side business to improperly access retirement funds during the COVID-19 pandemic, using the money to buy two Florida homes

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The Hindu

Explained | The Agartala-Akhaura rail link

India-Bangladesh rail link re-establishes connectivity, reduces travel time. Project funded by Indian govt. & MEA, facilitated by NFR. Benefits incl. small-scale industries, tourism, quicker import/export. Pandemic has added vigour to rail initiatives & other connectivity projects.

GamesRadar

GTA 6 publisher blames 2023's swathe of industry to layoffs on "the enthusiasm of the pandemic"

Strauss Zelnick believes companies "overbuilt" during the pandemic

The National (Scotland)

Humza Yousaf rejects claims he misled Holyrood over Covid WhatsApps in fiery FMQs

FIRST Minister Humza Yousaf has rejected claims he and his deputy misled Holyrood about WhatsApp messages during the Covid pandemic.

The Conversation

Heat, cold, pollution, noise and insects: too many apartment blocks aren't up to the challenge

The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the impacts of air quality on high-rise living. However, apartments face a range of atmospheric challenges. These include air and noise pollution, temperature and weather extremes, bushfire smoke and insects.

The Guardian - UK

We had a pandemic plan, but didn’t use it

Letter: The government was so focused on Brexit that it forgot a pandemic response existed, says Robert Dingwall, who helped create the swine flu plan

The Independent UK

Charities warn ‘pandemic of poverty’ has engulfed UK as record 1.5 million emergency parcels handed out

Poverty charities said the figures reveal ‘the scale of suffering in the cost-of-living crisis’

The Conversation

Government's pandemic catch-up tutoring programme is still failing to meet the mark

A government scheme to help children catch up with schooling they missed during the pandemic is still struggling to help those most in need.

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