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Editorial: Pandemic Reveals Just How Important Medical Reform Is for China

Coordinated development and regulation of health insurance, medical services and pharmaceuticals should be the tent poles of revamping the health care system

Caixin Global

School Closures Still Link to Learning Loss, Nearly 3 Years Into Pandemic

Reading and math scores declined between 2020 to 2022, reversing two decades of improvement.

Reason

Polarization eats the developed world

Around the world, economic optimism has cratered thanks to rising inflation in the wake of the pandemic.

Axios

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Davos 2023: World Economic Forum kicks off amid calls for more tax on super-rich

Political and business leaders from around the world are convening in the Swiss resort town of Davos. The theme for this year's meeting is "cooperation in a fragmented world". FRANCE 24's Kate Moody is in Davos and tells us what we should expect. Also in the show, Oxfam releases its…

France 24

15 travel trends that will define 2023

After two years of near paralysis amid the COVID-19 pandemic, 2022 marked the worldwide return of travel. According to the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), the past 12 months have been all about recovery with international tourist arrivals nearly tripling between January and July of 2022 — up 172%…

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‘Cindy Sherman said, I love these’: ex-Beta Band star John Maclean on his paintings

After late 90s indie success and a film collaboration with Michael Fassbender, Maclean embraced painting during the pandemic. His first show sold out – but don’t rule out a Beta Band reunion

The Guardian - UK

NHS crisis: underlying problems are starting to be addressed

The NHS is having its worst winter in recent memory with strikes, record ambulance and A&E waiting times, and fears of excess deaths caused by delays in treatment. What hope is there for improvement in 2023?

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Child mortality from trauma and sudden death rising in England, study shows

Exclusive: Bristol University study finds ‘strong social gradient’ linking poverty with increased mortality

The Guardian - UK

Malaysia’s tourism recovery flops as Thailand, Indonesia cash in

Malaysia is struggling to bring back tourists compared with its Southeast Asian peers after scrapping pandemic curbs.

Al Jazeera

The new breed of influencer on LinkedIn

The business networking site grew during the pandemic with young users and contributing to the great resignation

Salon

Call for new taxes on super-rich after 1% pocket two-thirds of all new wealth

$26tn of new wealth created since start of pandemic went to richest, Oxfam report reveals

The Guardian - UK

Prescribing controlled drugs over Zoom

Restrictions on telehealth prescriptions for controlled substances were waived during the pandemic—but may not last

Salon

Britain’s excess death rate is at a disastrous high – and the causes go far beyond Covid

A deadly, avoidable crisis is under way, fuelled by NHS cuts, the neglect of social care, inequality and the soaring cost of living, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones

The Guardian - UK

How hospitals exploit volunteer labor

The U.S. health system benefits from potentially more than $5 billion in free volunteer labor annually

Salon

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The National (Scotland)

Alister Jack benefitted from £2m Covid loan from UK Government

ALISTER Jack benefitted from a £2 million Covid loan backed by the UK Government during the pandemic.

The Guardian - US

‘People aren’t taking this seriously’: experts say US Covid surge is big risk

Fewer precautions, recent holidays and subvariants have driven rise in cases but boosters, masks and other precautions are still effective

The Guardian - UK

UK pest-control firm made £9m from ‘VIP lane’ PPE deal during pandemic

PestFix had assets of £18,000 and 16 staff but won contracts worth £344m after being put on government’s high-priority supplier list

Asharq Al-Awsat

Tourists Surge Back to Jordan’s Desert Marvel Petra

Tending to his camels in Petra, Jordan's spectacular archaeological marvel hidden deep in a desert canyon, Hussein Bdoul is all smiles: the tourists are back After years in which the Covid pandemic turned the storied "Rose City" into a ghost town, the father of seven is back at work, offering…

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The National (Scotland)

Theatre show set to put the Black experience of pandemic and vaccines in context

CREDIT is due to Pitlochry Festival Theatre (PFT) for being one of the founders of Sound Stage, a podcast drama platform created in response to the…

Daily Mirror

'As NHS staff struggled during Covid, Tories spent money on overpriced or defective PPE'

Of £12billion in PPE contracts doled out as the pandemic took hold, more than a quarter went to Tory donors or the mates of ministers. Conservative Covid cronyism left a bitter aftertaste

Newcastle Herald

'There's a new generation of roller skaters'

The pandemic is partly responsible for the revival of roller skating

The Independent UK

Straw Bear Festival makes colourful return to streets of Whittlesey

The Whittlesea Straw Bear Festival made a dramatic return over the weekend, following a two-year break due to the Covid pandemic.

Daily Mirror

'Covid public inquiry is dragging on - bereaved families must get to the truth'

Rachael Bletchly says there are now 200,000 hearts on display at the Covid memorial wall in London, but the volunteers ensure none fade or decay as pandemic memories wane

Axios

China officially doubles its COVID death toll

The country previously reported only 5,272 deaths from COVID since the pandemic began.

The Guardian - UK

Boris Johnson’s Partygate testimony to be shown in full on live TV

Former PM’s comeback plans are under threat as MPs stage televised interrogation over claims he misled parliament

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