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GCSE results fall in England after anti-grade inflation plans forced through

Top grades down more than four percentage points on last year, leading to disappointment for many pupils

The Guardian - UK

GCSE top grades fall in NI but remain above pre-pandemic levels

More than 30,800 students are receiving their GCSE results on Thursday.

The Independent UK

GCSE top grades fall but remain above pre-pandemic levels

Hundreds of thousands of teenagers across the country received their GCSE exam results on Thursday.

The Independent UK

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GCSE results: Top grades fall in England but remain above 2019 levels

More than one-fifth of entires received top grades, down 4.3 per cent on last year but above pre-pandemic levels

Evening Standard

Qantas record profit: delight for shareholders, distrust and derision from customers

The company has achieved an eye-watering annual profit – but at the expense of soaring ticket prices, record complaints and plummeting trust

The Guardian - AU

PM Modi seeks level playing field for smaller e-commerce players

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in his opening address to the G20 Trade and Investment Ministerial summit, said it was the collective responsibility of these 20 nations to rebuild confidence in international trade and investment processes as the world economy has been tested by the COVID-19 pandemic and geo-political tensions.

The Hindu

Asia’s poor grew by 68 million people after pandemic, report says

More than 155 million people were living on less than $2.15 a day last year, Asian Development Bank says.

Al Jazeera

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Qantas delivers record $2.47bn profit on back of soaring demand and high ticket prices

CEO Alan Joyce hails ‘remarkable turnaround’ for airline whose results were a stark change from a year earlier, when it fell to a $1.86bn loss

The Guardian - AU

Measures such as lockdowns and masks ‘unequivocally reduced Covid infections’

A new report draws together the findings of six expert-led evidence reviews.

The Independent UK

How do GCSE grades differ across the UK?

Teenagers across the country are collecting their GCSE results.

The Independent UK

Justice Department announces charges against hundreds of alleged COVID-19 fraudsters

Hundreds of people have been charged with the theft of more than $830 million in COVID-19 emergency aid following a nationwide operation conducted by federal, state and local law enforcement agencies, the U.S. Justice Department announced Wednesday

The Independent UK

With tech workers gone, what is the future of San Francisco?

Changes on Market Street, once the city’s commercial heart, are leading to questions about its future.

Al Jazeera

‘Anti-government’ extremists, undercover agents and a secret plot: What happened in the Gretchen Whitmer kidnapping case?

Far-right extremists bitterly opposed to Michigan governor’s pandemic lockdown measures planned to abduct her and force restoration of civil liberties before FBI intervened

The Independent UK

Gender-affirming surgeries in the US nearly tripled before pandemic dip, study finds

A new study finds the number of gender-affirming surgeries in the United States nearly tripled from 2016 to 2019

The Independent UK

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The Conversation

Accra's most vulnerable residents were failed during COVID - the government didn't understand their realities

Containment measures, such as the lockdowns introduced to stop the spread of the COVID-19 virus, had devastating consequences for vulnerable urban populations globally.

The Conversation

GCSE results 2023: how the qualification is failing disadvantaged young people

All the teenagers collecting their GCSE results this year have overcome significant difficulties. Their secondary school education has been thrown into upheaval by COVID-19: they have faced cancelled classes, have had to learn from home, have dealt with the social isolation and uncertainty of spending a significant part of their…

Evening Standard

Urgent warning as quarter of London teenagers not protected against meningitis

Immunisation rates against deadly illness continuing to fall amid disruption caused by Covid pandemic

WEKU

The painful pandemic lessons Mandy Cohen carries to the CDC

President Biden and others have lauded Mandy Cohen's pandemic leadership in North Carolina. Those in the state's most vulnerable communities tell a more nuanced story about the new CDC director.

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The Conversation

Wide verandas, picket fences or the CBD? How coastal cities near the capitals could ride post-COVID waves of growth

The COVID-19 pandemic triggered population growth in regions at the expense of capital cities. Regional migration has since stabilised, but the pandemic has left its mark. Australians reassessed where they wanted to live and work.

Fortune

This is what’s fueling U.S. malls’ post-pandemic resurgence

A bit of turnover on the lineup in shopping centers might actually be a good thing, according to experts.

The Guardian - US

How a Craigslist scam led me to home ownership at age 28

I finally found a perfect little house in the countryside that was both affordable and accessible – but was it too good to be true?

Evening Standard

Pupils ‘will face demoralising cycle of retakes if they fail GCSE exams in maths and English’

Education experts issue warning amid return to pre-pandemic grading standards

The Independent UK

American woman reveals what shocked her most after moving to London

The TikToker moved from the US three years ago during the pandemic

The Guardian - US

‘The office is for socializing’: how work from home has revolutionized work

Even as some firms are mandating workers come into the office, work from home has permanently changed the work landscape

Al Jazeera

Dubai airport serves 41.6 million passengers, topping pre-pandemic traffic

Dubai International Airport has been the world’s busiest international airport for the past decade.

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