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China Seeks to Minimize COVID-19 Risk during Travel Rush

China is seeking to minimize the possibility of a major new COVID-19 outbreak during this month’s Lunar New Year travel rush following the end of most pandemic containment measures. The Transportation Ministry on Friday called on travelers to reduce trips and gatherings, particularly if they involve elderly people, pregnant women,…

Asharq Al-Awsat

China seeks to minimize COVID-19 risk during travel rush

China is seeking to minimize the possibility of a major new COVID-19 outbreak during this month's Lunar New Year travel rush following the end of most pandemic containment measures

The Independent UK

Manchester Central prepares for Co-op Live competition as pandemic bounce back continues

Co-op Live is expected to open in December 2023

Birmingham Post

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Index Living plans expansion

SET-listed furniture and home furnishing chain Index Living Mall (ILM) looks set to resume its investments this year, having frozen them during the pandemic.

Bangkok Post

Pandemic blows hole in Australia population goal but migration recovering

The COVID pandemic has blown a million-person hole in Australia's population projections in a challenge for an economy that has relied on having more consumers to drive growth, though a speedy recovery in migration promises to soften the blow.

Reuters

The Otherwise Hidden Attribute Of Boredom

Social media could hinder users from experiencing the creative benefits of extreme boredom - a new research study revealed

Zenger

December shopper footfall reaches highest level since start of pandemic

The figures capped off an otherwise ‘exceptionally difficult’ year for retailers and consumers.

The Independent UK

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How Newcastle Permanent Charitable Foundation grants are investing in a better life and future for all

Young people and mental health are a focus of the foundation's charitable endeavours.

Newcastle Herald

North Texas office market is still struggling to recover from the pandemic

A drop in net leasing hit the North Texas office market in final months of 2022.

Tribune News Service

Thousands of New York nurses prepare for ‘last resort’ strike as hospitals scramble to prepare

Hospitals could divert ambulances and move newborns from emergency units. Nurses argue that hospitals laid the groundwork for potential chaos by failing to adequately staff and pay burned-out workers

The Independent UK

The pandemic has shown Southern Africa can do staycations: could this momentum hold in the long run?

The Covid-19 pandemic has had a dramatic effect on the tourism industry worldwide. International arrivals dropped by 74% globally in 2020 and tourist accommodations, businesses, borders and heritage sites had to close, resulting in a loss of income for those working in the tourism sectors. In Africa, the impact was…

The Conversation

Britain's winter of discontent? Strikes, shortages and Brexit create perfect storm

The UK is in the grip of a new winter of discontent. Strikes are taking place this Thursday across the board. Rail workers continue their rolling dispute that has stopped train services; they are calling for a better wage and conditions package. Health workers are striking over similar issues. Stories…

France 24

Government claims more than £130 million after suing pandemic gown supplier

Lawyers representing Health and Social Care Secretary Steve Barclay have outlined detail of a High Court claim against PPE Medpro.

The Independent UK

Bumper summer sees pre-pandemic trade well and truly back, bay-by

A cracker Christmas season at sunny Port Stephens has tourism operators and restaurateurs feeling like it's early 2019.

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Rebound in migration figures 'optimistic'

The Australian government expects migration numbers to bounce back but troubling economic conditions and other uncertainties could weigh on migration.

Fortune

Something big is happening in the U.S. housing market—here's where 27 leading research firms think it'll take home prices in 2023

Among the nation's 27 leading housing researchers, 23 expect U.S. home prices to fall further in 2023.

Radio France Internationale

Amazon to lay off more than 18,000 staff, including in Europe

The online retail giant Amazon has announced plans to cut more than 18,000 jobs from its workforce, citing the "uncertain economy" and the fact it hired rapidly during the Covid pandemic.

Fortune

Remote work for women leads to more household and family tasks than for men

Most women want to work from home, but many are getting the short end of the stick in the post-pandemic revolution.

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Birmingham Post

Sales rebound cuts losses for bakery giant William Jackson

Food group described as 'significantly more robust' than at start of pandemic as return to profit is in sight

France 24

Pension conundrum: Why is it so complicated to reform France's retirement system?

France's pension system is an emotional and divisive issue. Critics say it's an expensive and complex burden for the French economy, while defenders say it's a treasure that needs protecting. Attempts to reform it (and there have been many) have driven a cross-section of French society into the street and…

The Conversation

Nanomedicines for various diseases are in development – but research facilities produce vastly inconsistent results on how the body will react to them

Nanomedicines took the spotlight during the COVID-19 pandemic. Researchers are using these very small and intricate materials to develop diagnostic tests and treatments. Nanomedicine is already used for various diseases, such as the COVID-19 vaccines and therapies for cardiovascular disease. The “nano” refers to the use of particles that are…

Fortune

Here’s how VC funding is shaping up now, in 3 charts

Global venture funding has hit its lowest levels since the beginning of the pandemic.

Edinburgh Live

Edinburgh LOVE Gorgie Farm confirm closing date as adored attraction winds down

Announcing they would be shutting permanently last week, the city centre site confirmed that a combination of the pandemic and the cost of living crisis meant they could not continue.

ABC News

Australia's population to be smaller and older than expected due to COVID-19 restrictions halting migration

Australia's population is expected to be smaller and older than what was predicted before the COVID-19 pandemic. Here are the key takeaways from the nation's latest Population Statement.

Edinburgh Live

New Covid warning as 'highly infectious' strain dubbed The Kraken sweeps UK

The troubling development announced by top medics comes despite the pandemic which gripped the country in 2019 officially being declared over almost a year ago.

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