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Bedridden ex Loose Women star Andrea McLean says she's been 'poorly for so long now'

The Scottish presenter, 53, decided to walk away from Loose Women after 13 years following a nervous breakdown and the global pandemic which forced her to reconsider her priorities. She's now issued a health update as she awaits the results of a blood test

Daily Mirror

Universities rebuked over academic misconduct cases in England and Wales

Ombudsman report says students treated unfairly and changes to exams since pandemic created uncertainty

The Guardian - UK

Sam Mendes's latest film, Empire of Light, is about the power of cinema and the stigma of mental illness

The COVID pandemic gave a lot of people time to think and reflect. Some made sourdough, some learned to knit. Director Sam Mendes wrote his first film.

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Next pandemic is a forest clearing away

"We have effectively done nothing to stop the ignition of a future outbreak"

Salon

How seriously should we take the US DoE’s Covid lab leak theory?

Department of Energy’s updated report on origins of coronavirus pandemic jars with most scientists’ assessments

The Guardian - UK

What an off-the-radar teachers union election means for the education of LA children

LOS ANGELES — When LA schools Superintendent Alberto Carvalho wanted to extend the academic year, the teachers union stopped him. When his predecessor, Austin Beutner, wanted more live Zoom teaching during the pandemic, the union also stopped him. And when the district was preparing to reopen campuses for in-person learning,…

Los Angeles Times

Showdown Over Student Loan Forgiveness Hits Supreme Court Tomorrow

Plus: Texas prosecutors can't criminally charge people who help others access out-of-state abortions, food trucks fight rules banning them in 96 percent of North Carolina city, and more...

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Don’t believe those who claim science proves masks don’t work

A new scientific review of the efficacy of masks is deeply flawed. That hasn’t stopped some from touting it

The Guardian - US

Lockdown worsened survival rates for most aggressive cancers, study shows

Researchers said the study is one of the first to examine the survival impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic on patients.

The Independent UK

Online learning platforms aren't enough -- lecturers need the right technical skills

Technology has become the centre of our lives. It has also changed how university students learn and how lecturers teach. Some institutions had already shifted to some form of online teaching and learning before 2020. Then the onset of the COVID pandemic made digitised education commonplace in many parts of…

The Conversation

Much loved Edinburgh bistro announces sudden closure as locals left devastated

The Garden Bistro opened three years ago in Saughton Park and acted as an outlet for many during the Covid-19 pandemic but they have sadly had to close their doors.

Edinburgh Live

New COVID lab leak assessment reignites furor over pandemic origins

A new U.S. government assessment that COVID-19 likely originated from a lab leak in China is sure to add fuel to House oversight hearings into the pandemic's origins and have a bearing on future funding for the National Institutes of Health.

Axios

'Accidental exposure' to Covid-19 from Wuhan lab likely source of the global pandemic, US report says

Officials had previously dismissed a leak from the virus lab in the Chinese city as the origin of coronavirus

Nottingham Post

Idaho dropped thousands from Medicaid early in the pandemic. Which state's next?

The federal agency that oversees Medicaid suggested Idaho wasn't trying hard enough to reach beneficiaries before letting their coverage lapse. Consumer advocates fear that could happen again.

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Evening Standard

Lab leak most likely origin of Covid pandemic, says US report

The Covid pandemic is most likely to have been caused by a Chinese lab leak, according to a US intelligence report.

Wales Online

Covid most likely leaked from lab in China, new US study concludes

The US Energy Department reportedly reached its conclusion about the virus leak scenario with 'low confidence', while other government agencies dismiss the theory out of hand or remain undecided

The Independent UK

Macao eases COVID mask mandate as virus situation stabilizes

Macao, the world's biggest gambling hub, is easing its requirements for people to wear masks that had lasted most of the COVID-19 pandemic

The New Daily

COVID-19 ‘likely’ came from lab leak – US intelligence

US authorities say the virus that caused the COVID-19 pandemic most likely leaked out of a Chinese research laboratory.

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This could stop pandemics in their tracks

Cheap, portable sequencers in poor countries could be key to identifying and halting emerging diseases before they have a chance to become a pandemic.

Daily Mirror

Covid most likely DID leak from Wuhan virus lab causing pandemic, US report says

A US government agency has concluded that Covid-19 was likely leaked from a virus lab in Wuhan after the FBI previously came out in support of the once-widely dismissed theory

Los Angeles Times

Woody Harrelson's 'SNL' monologue sparks backlash online: 'Antivax nonsense'

Woody Harrelson, who has a history of spreading COVID-19 conspiracy theories, has drawn criticism for appearing to denounce pandemic safety measures and vaccines during his "Saturday Night Live" monologue this weekend.

Bangkok Post

Hitachi air conditioner dealer upbeat on upcountry growth

Johnson Controls-Hitachi Air Conditioning (Thailand) Co, a provider of residential and commercial air conditioning, is set to resume expansion this year after scaling down its activities for three years during the pandemic.

The Independent UK

AP PHOTOS: Greeks revel in Carnival after pandemic pause

Throngs of revelers across Greece attended end-of-Carnival celebrations this weekend for the first time in four years.

Salon

"Party Down" as the pandemic burns

It’s not only that Starz's series focuses on the hard-hit food service industry, but it shows us how to go on

The Conversation

It's been 3 years since COVID entered New Zealand -- here are 3 ways to improve our response

February 28 marks three years since COVID was first reported in Aotearoa New Zealand. Since then there have been major advances in our understanding of this infection and the tools and strategies to combat it.

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