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The Covid-19 pandemic may have exposed the vulnerability of the world's health systems, but it also led to a truly impressive achievement: The development and production of life-saving vaccines more quickly than ever before.

Bangkok Post

Guardian’s David Conn wins Paul Foot award for Michelle Mone investigation

Reporter and his team exposed the Tory peer’s use of a government ‘VIP lane’ to provide PPE during the Covid pandemic

The Guardian - UK

Government set to ask volunteers to fill social care staff shortages

The expected move follows the success of recruiting in a similar way during the pandemic

Wales Online

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World lived through a pandemic and India played a critical role: WHO scientist

“The world’s a very complicated place now. It’s tense. The world has lived through a pandemic where India played a critical role in science and technology, the development of vaccines, the manufacturing of drugs, diagnostics, and therapeutics. It played a key role globally,” World Health Organisation chief scientist Jeremy Farrar…

The Hindu

Nicola Sturgeon does not have 'informal' WhatsApps from pandemic, solicitors told

SOLICITORS representing families who lost loved ones to Covid-19 are demanding clarity after they were told Nicola Sturgeon did not have any…

The National (Scotland)

World Bank offers dim outlook for the global economy in face of higher interest rates

The global economy is likely slowing sharply this year, hobbled by high interest rates, the repercussions of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the lingering effects of the coronavirus pandemic

The Independent UK

Interest rate fears drive housebuilding down at pace only seen during pandemic and financial crisis

The data “will send a chill down the spine of the UK economy”, economist Dr John Glen said

Evening Standard

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Will the WHO’s ‘pandemic treaty’ leave out antimicrobial resistance?

Removing antimicrobial resistance from the WHO’s ‘pandemic treaty’ will leave humanity extremely vulnerable to future pandemics, and this is what an update to the instrument in late May indicated.

The Hindu

Mice returns to Asia after long absence

With demand for on-site Mice (meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitions) activities bouncing back after the pandemic, Asian nations are dusting off exhibition venues and ramping up marketing plans to welcome international visitors once again.

Bangkok Post

Revised report on impact of Covid lockdowns ‘adds little insight’

Book based on May 2022 review ‘did lockdowns work?’ examines whether legally enforced interventions prevented deaths

The Guardian - UK

As US aims to bring back manufacturing, supporting women is key

In Asia, women factory workers powered manufacturing growth. Are there lessons there for the US?

Al Jazeera

Clarion call: recorder fans warn instrument heading for extinction

Top UK music school says pandemic has hastened decline in pupils playing Marmite of woodwind world

The Guardian - UK

How COVID lockdowns distorted our sense of time – new research

The perception of time is a psychological phenomenon, meaning external factors can modify the way we experience it. For example, time may seem to fly by when we’re in good company, whereas if we’re somewhere we don’t want to be, it may appear to slow.

The Conversation

Travel firm takes big step forward as it sets up at 'Tardis-like' former Nottinghamshire bank

Tour operator Blue Stamp Travel, which provides transport for school groups and individual language learners, is currently based in Business HQ in Carrington

Nottingham Post

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Wales Online

People in Wales twice as likely to be fined for breaking lockdown rules

Of people who had travelled into a certain police force area and were fined as a result three-quarters of them were from England

Daily Mirror

Covid Inquiry chair 'could be forced to quit' if ministers win WhatsApp legal battle

Elkan Abrahamson, a lawyer representing bereaved families, said the 'existential struggle' could leave Inquiry chair Baroness Heather Hallett with no choice but to step down if the Government wins its legal battle over disclosure of evidence

The Conversation

How Chinese superfans became a force of nationalist activism in the name of their 'idols'

Thanks to the efforts of their fans, artists like South Korean band BTS have their faces everywhere in China (where they are known as “idols”) – from the subway, to media articles and brand collaborations.

Chronicle Live

Meet the Heaton takeaway owner who has been donating pizzas to schools and hospitals since 2010

Ilhan Ozcan of Pizzaholic takeaway on Chillingham Road, was particularly active during the pandemic, donating pizzas to hospitals

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The Independent UK

Government WhatsApps about ‘frothy’ coffee orders, not major decisions, former health minister claims

The existence of three key group chats comes ahead of the first hearings of the official inquiry into the government’s handling of the pandemic

Motorsport

F3 to return to Macau after three-year absence

The FIA Formula 3 and GT World Cups will headline the 70th anniversary running of the Macau Grand Prix meeting on the weekend of 18/19 November following three years during which travel restrictions into China resulting from the COVID pandemic precluded an international presence.

Autosport

F3 Macau return confirmed for 70th anniversary running

Evening Standard

Former New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern becomes a dame

The ex PM was awarded the title as part of King Charles III’s Birthday Honours for her service during the pandemic and Christchurch terror attacks

Daily Mirror

Covid Inquiry: What you need to know with first hearings days away amid bitter WhatsApp row

Public hearings into the UK's preparedness for the Covid-19 crisis will begin next week, just days after the inquiry became mired in controversy due to a bitter legal dispute over Boris Johnson's WhatsApp messages

Roll Call

Biden's pick to lead the CDC faces tough summer on Capitol Hill - Roll Call

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is staring down several legislative battles as a new director is expected to take the reins.

The Week

Company teaches mask-wearers to smile again

A company in Japan is offering lessons for people who forgot how to smile when they wore masks during the Covid pandemic. Egaoiku – which means “Smile Education” – is enjoying a four-fold increase in demand for smiling classes, including one-on-one sessions that cost 7,700 yen (£44). “I think there’s…

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