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Call for confidence building steps to limit impact of Nipah on tourism season

Kerala's tourism sector, expecting resounding footfalls this year, faces a setback due to Nipah outbreak in Kozhikode. Tourism stakeholders worry about cancellations and enquiries from other States and abroad. KTM Society requests govt to communicate that rest of State is safe for travel. Houseboat operators, who had refurbished vessels, are…

The Hindu

Frontier Airlines CEO thinks workers got “lazy” during the pandemic

It isn’t just Tesla founder Elon Musk that thinks workers (or more specifically, remote workers) are “lazy”, Frontier Airlines chief executive, Barry Biffle, recently weighed in on the debate.

Fortune

UK Government shells out additional £1.2bn on Covid loans

THE UK Government paid out another £1.2 billion to settle pandemic emergency loans that had gone bad between April and June, new figures suggest.

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France launches bird vaccination scheme, amid fears of a repeat of H5N1 outbreaks

Of all the recently emerging and potentially pandemic viruses, the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) virus H5N1 is one of the fiercest. First detected in Hong Kong in 1997, it spread to the rest of the world with a mortality rate of 60% when transmitted from birds to humans. The…

The Conversation

E2E Dynamic 100 – Yodel reflects on its significant growth over the past five years

Independently-owned Yodel experienced a boom in the pandemic and has continued to scale its offering with the surge in online marketplaces like Vinted and eBay

The Independent UK

Jordan Firstman on Marvel, viral fame and having sex on film: ‘Most actors are boring... I wish I was like that’

The actor, writer and comedian who became a star in the pandemic for playing ‘banana bread’s publicist’ speaks to Adam White about body image, graphic nudity and why influencers have to transition from the internet or be forgotten

The Independent UK

On the road again: Commuting makes a comeback as employers try to put pandemic in the rearview

If you think the roads have gotten busier on your morning commute, you’re not alone

The Independent UK

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‘The most fun!’ Paul Simon unveils collaboration with The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse illustrator

Charlie Mackesy created his new drawings while listening to Simon’s music, the pair explain at the exhibition launch, with Simon outlining how the Covid-19 pandemic helped his creativity

The Guardian - UK

Australia's highest court finds Qantas illegally fired 1,700 ground staff during pandemic

Qantas Airways has lost its challenge to a court ruling that the Australian flag carrier had illegally fired 1,700 baggage handlers, cleaners and other ground staff at the height of pandemic travel disruptions

The Independent UK

Thousands of children each day have lost out on learning due to suspensions

The equivalent of more than 3,000 children each day lost learning through suspension from school in 2021/22, Department for Education data reveals.

The Independent UK

School suspensions rise sharply among disadvantaged children in England

Analysis shows that since the pandemic those living in poverty were 3.7 times more likely to be sent home than other pupils

The Guardian - UK

Texas Education Agency delays release of annual school ratings

TEA said it needs to make adjustments to account for changes in students’ academic performance after the pandemic. The delay comes after several school districts sued to stop the agency from releasing school rankings produced under a new rating system.

The Texas Tribune

PPP fraud found among Illinois state workers leaves investigator ‘disappointed but not surprised’

Illinois Executive Inspector General Susan Haling says 177 state employees appear to have defrauded the federal Paycheck Protection Program designed to help struggling businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Chicago Sun-Times

Child poverty in the US more than doubled after pandemic aid expired

Joe Biden blasts congressional Republicans for the ‘deliberate policy choice’ behind surging poverty

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Fewer girls met expected standard in Sats reading exam this summer

The gap between disadvantaged Key Stage 2 pupils and their better-off peers is higher than before the pandemic.

The Guardian - UK

‘What the hell have we done?’ The people buying homes sight unseen

Virtual property purchases took off during the pandemic and are still happening today. Some buyers find their dream home – but not everyone is so lucky

Chicago Sun-Times

University of Chicago launches training academy for violence prevention workers: ‘You’re made to make history’

The decision to launch the initiative came after the pandemic gave way to a spike in gun violence, leading to a flood of public dollars that some nonprofits and community groups were ill-equipped to handle.

Chicago Sun-Times

Is the worst behind us? What unemployment data for metro Chicago indicates

For the first time since before the pandemic, metro Chicago posted jobless rates below 4% across three consecutive months.

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Reason

Gavin Newsom Spins Revisionist History of His COVID Record

Plus: internet censorship, outdoor dining land grabs, and more...

Salon

Poor countries face vaccine inequity

Vaccination is a global strategy, yet many low-income countries can't access then, perpetuating the pandemic

The Guardian - UK

The Fatal Breath: Covid-19 and Society in Britain by David Vincent review – a moving account of the plague of our times

This bold and forensic history of the pandemic, drawing on previously unpublished diaries, underlines the sheer scale of suffering, with the poor and isolated particularly badly hit

Reason

Federal Government Improperly "Coerced" and "Significantly Encouraged" Certain Speech Restrictions by Social Media Platforms

In yesterday's decision in Missouri v. Biden, the Fifth Circuit (Judges Edith Clement, Jennifer Elrod, and Don Willett) held that the federal government violated the First Amendment by causing social media platforms to block posts on various topics (including "the COVID-19 lab-leak theory, pandemic lockdowns, vaccine side-effects, election fraud, and…

The Independent UK

Roman Kemp urges government to treat mental health like ‘the pandemic that it is’

‘It’s time for the people in power to just do their side of it,’ says radio DJ

The Conversation

Why are those lost to COVID not formally memorialised? How politics shapes what we remember

Every Friday, volunteers gather on the Albert Embankment at the River Thames in London to lovingly retouch thousands of red hearts inscribed on a Portland stone wall directly opposite the Houses of Parliament. Each heart is dedicated to a British victim of COVID. It is a deeply social space –…

Reason

Don't Make the Same COVID Mistakes Again

It's vital to recognize the many unforeseen consequences of school closures, business lockdowns, and mask mandates.

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