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‘Everybody’s at each other’s throats’: James Cameron says he has left the US permanently

Avatar director, who moved to New Zealand after the Covid pandemic says he will soon be a citizen of a country where people ‘are, for the most part, sane’

The Guardian - UK

The United States has officially left WHO, ending a year of controversial health reforms

22 January 2026 was the United States’ final day as a member of the World Health Organization (WHO) after a year of polemic health policy decisions.

Euronews

Texas sheriff charged with fraud two months after Trump pardoned his brother

Webb County Sheriff Martin Cuellar Jr. was accused of defrauding his office by misappropriating funds to run a for-profit disinfecting business during the Covid-19 pandemic

The Independent UK

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The pandemic’s hidden toll: millions of chronic conditions left undiagnosed

When COVID hit, healthcare systems around the world were turned upside down. Hospitals cleared beds, routine appointments were cancelled and people were told to stay at home unless it was urgent. In England, visits to family doctors and hospital admissions for non-COVID reasons fell by a third in the early…

The Conversation

James Cameron permanently moved from USA to New Zealand for 'sanity'

James Cameron permanently relocated his family to New Zealand during the COVID-19 pandemic because the island country responded to it better than the USA.

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OECD calls on Australia to raise GST and increase affordable housing amid budget deficit

Survey by organisation, which is led by former Liberal senator Mathias Cormann, says economy is ‘now normalising’, after post-pandemic struggle

The Guardian - AU

Heart disease deaths decrease but it’s still America’s most deadly condition

Data reveals spike in coronary heart disease deaths related to the Covid-19 pandemic have eased, but lifestyle changes remain ‘essential’

The Independent UK

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Human remains from ancient mass grave reveal how people responded to world’s first pandemic

Ancient city’s burial capacity likely stretched to its limits

The Independent UK

‘An evolving era of play’: UK toy sales rise for first time since pandemic

Film and TV tie-ins, Lego sets and Toniebox speakers help push sales 6% higher in 2025, after five years of no growth

The Guardian - UK

Rachel Reeves: UK 'working intensely' with US to de-escalate tensions after Trump tariff threat over Greenland

EXCLUSIVE: The Chancellor compared Donald Trump’s threat of tariffs over Greenland to the financial impact of the pandemic and Russia’s war in Ukraine

Evening Standard

Experts Identify Four Viruses That Could Become 'Disease X' and Spark Next Pandemic

Health experts warn that mpox, rubella, bird flu and Oropouche could spark the next pandemic as vaccine rates plummet globally and the UK remains unprepared.

International Business Times UK

US overdose deaths fell through most of 2025, federal data reveals

U.S. overdose deaths fell through the most of last year, suggesting a lasting improvement in an epidemic that had been worsening for decades

The Independent UK

The eye-watering numbers behind BTS’s marathon comeback tour

The comeback, estimated to generate more than $1bn in revenue, will mark the K-pop boyband’s first full tour since before Covid-19 disrupted the live music industry worldwide, Shahana Yasmin reports

The Independent UK

Quarter of developing countries poorer than in 2019, World Bank finds

Global growth ‘downshifted’ since Covid pandemic and sub-Saharan Africa particularly affected, report says

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What Happened to Fetty Wap: Star's Financial Ruin Led to Shocking Drug Trafficking Prison Sentence

Fetty Wap released from prison after three years for drug trafficking. Financial ruin from pandemic losses drove the 'Trap Queen' rapper to criminal desperation.

Fortune

Bill Gates says AI could be used as a bioterrorism weapon akin to the COVID pandemic if it falls into the wrong hands

"We’ll need to be deliberate about how this technology is developed, governed, and deployed," Gates wrote.

The Guardian - UK

My favourite family photo: ‘I bucketed 30 years of tears that day – then smiled my smiliest smile’

After more than three decades together, Simon Hattenstone and his partner Diane Taylor decided to have a civil partnership. It was a beautiful celebration before the shock of the pandemic

The Guardian - UK

UK and Ireland cinema takings on post-pandemic high as A Minecraft Movie tops 2025 box office

Video game spinoff was the highest-grossing film of the year at £56.88m as the sector continued its recovery after Covid

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The Independent UK

US is granting way more visas to OnlyFans creators under ‘talent’ provisions typically used for celebrities

The amount of O-1 visas has increased significantly since the Covid-19 pandemic

The Conversation

Virtual National Science Foundation internships aren’t just a pandemic stopgap – they can open up opportunities for more STEM students

Many engineering and science undergraduates are approaching January application deadlines for prestigious summer internships and study abroad programs – or, in some cases, a spot in the National Science Foundation’s highly competitive Research Experience for Undergraduates, a specialized, paid summer research internship.

Evening Standard

Nine out of ten small businesses in London plan to invest for growth in 2026

Survey reveals business owners are upbeat but realistic about the year ahead after a tough period since the pandemic

Newslaundry

How a potential bird-flu pandemic could play out

The World Health Organization uses the term ‘Pathogen X’ to denote an unknown or unspecified pathogen that could cause a pandemic. Since 2018, the WHO has been steering efforts to detect and contain outbreaks, including ‘Disease X’. And when this disease does infect humans, the impact would depend on how quickly countries…

TechRadar

I'm a huge board games fan — here are the 7 best ones to help you survive January 2026

Here's 7 more games to help you survive January without always needing your tech.

The Independent UK

Newsom trolls Trump’s lavish NYE at Mar-a-Lago as ‘17 million Americans begin to get kicked off their health care this year’

Pandemic-era subsidies, put in place by the Biden administration, expired at midnight on December 31 – despite months of back and forth between Republicans and Democrats

GamesRadar

"Instead of being 80% UFO and 20% on foot, we flipped it": How Destroy All Humans' sci-fi action oddity conquered all

Interview | Pandemic Studio alums go deep into the making of the kooky adventure that rocked PS2 and Xbox

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