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Whatever happened to the teens who endured the world's longest COVID school closure?

Ugandan schools were shut for nearly 2 years due to the pandemic. High schoolers were glad to see the shutdown end early this year. But for many, school fees stand in the way of a return to class.

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LOCALIZE IT: Students repeat grades in growing numbers

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The Independent UK

£4.5m in Covid support set to be shared by Grimsby-area businesses adversely affected by pandemic

Average of £6,000 anticipated for those who have found themselves excluded from previous packages

Birmingham Post

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Profits recovery at textiles maker post-pandemic

The firm announced it would be reinstating its dividend policy

Birmingham Post

LA plans end to COVID-19 protections against evictions, rent hikes

Los Angeles may wind down many of its COVID-19 protections against evictions and rent increases by January, ending what has become some of the nation’s strongest and longest-lasting tenant safeguards during the pandemic.

Los Angeles Times

Reading and math scores fell sharply during pandemic, data show

The findings offer an early glimpse of the sheer magnitude of the learning setbacks dealt to the nation's children during the first two years of the pandemic.

WEKU

Spain’s La Tomatina street tomato fight is back after a pandemic hiatus (and messy)

If you want to pelt others with overripe tomatoes, you better expect to get the same in return. Nothing a good hosing-down afterward couldn’t clean up.

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Work starts on state-of-the-art indoor tennis centre in Edinburgh

WORK has finally begun on a state-of-the-art indoor tennis centre in Edinburgh after a two-year delay due to the pandemic.

The National (Scotland)

Dalkeith residents vision for their post pandemic town centre taking shape

The latest consultation brings together ideas already put forward by residents from Riviera style outside cafes to street art, reopening old pathways and demolishing concrete buildings

Edinburgh Live

Cruise trends: from sustainability to fresh destinations and the new luxe

Demand for cruises is back to pre-pandemic levels. We explore how it has improved and the newest trends, from sustainability to far-flung destinations, luxe upgrades and millennial appeal

The Independent UK

More kids are repeating a grade. Is it good for them?

As some children struggled to keep up with school in the early years of the COVID-19 pandemic, many states saw significant increases in the number of students held back to repeat grades

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson’s ex-communications chief Lee Cain calls Rishi Sunak a ‘Covid revisionist’

The Tory PM hopeful sparked controversy after claiming it was a ‘mistake’ to empower scientists during the Covid pandemic

Evening Standard

National test scores fall to lowest levels in decades

"Students in 2022 are performing at a level last seen two decades ago."

Axios

Patisserie Valerie announces it's shutting nine cafes

The chain said the cafes have not recovered as well as they had hoped following the pandemic

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Hospitals cut jobs and services as rising costs strain budgets

Bozeman Health had a problem, one that officials at the health system with hospitals and clinics in southwestern Montana said had been building for months.

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Gateshead hospital chief to retire after 38 years in the NHS

Yvonne Ormston will step down from the chief executive role at the Gateshead Health NHS Trust in 2023

The Texas Tribune

Texas’ housing market shows signs of cooling down after the pandemic drove it to new heights

Texas had more houses on the market in July than any time since late 2020 as home sales declined in the state’s major metros. Sellers have had to cut prices to entice buyers.

Los Angeles Times

Mary McNamara: Is 'The Patient' a full-blown allegory for the pandemic, or is it just me?

In the new FX for Hulu limited series "The Patient," Sam Fortner (Domhnall Gleeson) abducts and imprisons his therapist, Dr. Alan Strauss (Steve Carell) in the hope that Strauss can cure him of his homicidal compulsions. The story can be, and has been, described in many ways — a psychological…

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WEKU

Borrowers have questions about student loan forgiveness. We have answers

Can you get a refund on payments you made during the pandemic? How do you know if you made too much money to qualify? Answers to these questions and more.

WEKU

There aren't enough young farmers. Congress is looking to change that

Attracting a younger generation is key to building a sustainable food system, but getting access to land is a huge barrier to entering farming, according to a new survey.

Bangkok Post

Five best new luxury wellness hotels in Asia, one in Chiang Mai

Since the Covid-19 pandemic, the luxury hotel industry has embraced an expanded definition of wellness, integrating it into all aspects of guests' stays, from interior design to spa offerings and a roster of dedicated wellness programmes designed to promote a healthy body and mind.

Birmingham Post

Jet2 says customers are choosing package holidays as airports chaos eases

The airline said it had emerged from the pandemic in 'sound financial health'

AAP

Qld to move away from public health orders

The Queensland government says it will move away from managing the COVID-19 pandemic with public health orders "unless it is absolutely necessary".

The Independent UK

Reading, math scores fell sharply during pandemic, data show

A new national study finds math and reading scores for America's 9-year-old students fell sharply during the pandemic, underscoring the impact of two years of learning disruptions

The Conversation

Health or economy? Making the best impossible decision in the face of COVID-19

When Indonesia, Southeast Asia’s largest economy, first began grappling with COVID in 2020, its government was widely criticised for choosing to save the economy over people’s lives in its COVID-19 policies.

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