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Local food is not enough — we need a sustainable transition in the food system

Having highlighted the failures and fragility of a globalized food system, the COVID-19 pandemic created a sudden infatuation with local consumption, which was widely encouraged by the Québec government as a measure to mitigate the effects of the pandemic.

The Conversation

The pandemic deepened gender inequality in dual-career households

The switch to remote work because of the COVID-19 pandemic required dual-career couples to adapt to a new way of life. As work and domestic responsibilities blurred, couples attempted to balance work and family life at home.

The Conversation

A Lockdown Day would allow us to correctly remember the pandemic

It’s important we think about the lives NZ saved in the pandemic because of our response. A national Lockdown Day would serve as a stark reminder of the human cost of not taking swift action, writes Nicholas Agar

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Competition and Weak Chinese Recovery Weigh on JD.com

JD.com (JD ), one of China’s largest online retailers, is struggling this year after rallying to an 8-month high in January. The stock price has fallen nearly -47% from January’s peak on disappointment about China’s uneven recovery from the pandemic and increased competition from other Chinese online retailers. After more...

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HSE launches vaccination appeal for children who missed routine shots during pandemic

Unvaccinated young children are most at risk of infectious diseases like measles

Irish Mirror

UN Chief Criticizes Russia at UN Meeting Chaired by Lavrov

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told a meeting chaired by Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Monday that Moscow's invasion of Ukraine is "causing massive suffering and devastation to the country and its people" and fueling "global economic dislocation triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic." "Tensions between major powers are at an…

Asharq Al-Awsat

At UN, Russia's Lavrov warns world at 'dangerous threshold'

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Monday that the risk of conflict between global powers was at an "historic high" and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov warned the world was at a threshold "possibly even more dangerous" than during the Cold War.

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Manchester-based Big Issue North to close down as pandemic and soaring costs mean it's 'no longer financially viable'

Big Issue vendors will now sell a national version of the weekly magazine across the north

Manchester Evening News

‘The next pandemic is coming and we’re not ready’, top scientists warn

Sir John Bell and Sir David King among leading scientists to argue UK is no better prepared than it was in 2020, as new variant in India causes concern

The Independent UK

Derren Brown fans call show dedicated to father who died in pandemic ‘absolutely beautiful’

Illusionist discussed ‘guilt’ over not being able to give father ‘proper send-off’

The Independent UK

Finding and keeping workers in post-pandemic economy is a struggle for West Texas, local leaders tell Fed

Local leaders told members of the Federal Reserve last week that families are facing financial stresses that make working hard. Educators say they need families more involved at school.

The Texas Tribune

Vaccine uptake among children in England has fallen since start of pandemic

UKHSA says adolescent vaccination rates have faltered, leaving many at risk of catching deadly diseases

The Guardian - UK

Commentary: China’s economy might not be headed toward either ascendancy or decline

Something about China encourages grandiose predictions. Just a few years ago, the U.S. Intelligence Community forecast China would emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic economically and politically stronger than the United States.

Los Angeles Times

Mexican President Tests COVID Positive for 3rd Time

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Sunday that he had tested positive for COVID-19, the third known infection, adding that while he was not seriously ill he would take a few days off. Lopez Obrador, 69, who had a serious heart attack in 2013, reported mild symptoms from…

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Rent hikes hitting new tenants and battlers the hardest

Rents on high-end homes climbed highest in the year to February but low-income tenants felt the pinch more while inner-city pads played post-pandemic catch-up.

The Independent UK

Cities reviving downtowns by converting offices to housing

A growing number of developers are considering converting empty office towers into housing as part of an effort to revive struggling downtown business districts that emptied out during the pandemic

Bangkok Post

Baht all safe and sound

While the recent banking debacle in the US and Europe sparked fears about a contagion spreading worldwide, the head of Thailand's Deposit Protection Agency (DPA) said since the agency's establishment in 2008, Thailand has never been close to requiring action to protect deposits.

Wales Online

People do not have faith in NHS Wales, says head of the head of the British Medical Association in Wales

Dr Iona Collins said that NHS Wales was not functional and that people did not have faith in the service

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'People are suffering': Food stamp woes worsen Alaska hunger

Thousands of Alaskans who depend on government assistance have waited months for food stamp benefits, exacerbating a hunger crisis laid bare by the pandemic, inflation and the remnants of a typhoon

Wales Online

Woman who thought seizures were from pandemic stress had tennis ball-sized brain tumour

Doctors were baffled Helen Green was still able to walk and talk after discovering the mass squashing her brain

The Guardian - UK

Rise in school absences since Covid driven by anxiety and lack of support, say English councils

Evidence to MPs claims parents more cautious about sending children to school with minor ailments

The Conversation

The WHO’s international pandemic treaty: Meaningful public engagement must inform Canada's negotiations

One of the key lessons emerging from the COVID-19 pandemic has been that the failure of countries to sufficiently work together worsened and prolonged this deadly public health emergency.

The Guardian - UK

Champion of the gorillas: the vet fighting to save Uganda’s great apes

Under the watchful and resourceful eye of award-winning conservationist Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka, Uganda’s threatened mountain gorilla population has made an impressive recovery – as has the local community

The Guardian - US

The workers who say their migrant status has been ‘weaponized’ against them

Undocumented workers play a crucial role in California’s labor force, but are forced to take exploitative jobs

The National (Scotland)

Portuguese film to show in Scotland will shape thinking around self and the present

A TRIBUTE will be paid to disabled artist Pete Edwards with the presentation of a new work made during the pandemic.

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