Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Start reading

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

Start reading

The Latest Breaking News from Pandemic

Hip and knee ops fell by more in UK than in any EU nation in 2020

Hip replacements fell 46% in UK as a result of Covid and knee operations by 68%, study finds

The Guardian - UK

A liver disease drug could be repurposed to protect against COVID – new research

Almost three years into the pandemic, we’re still regularly seeing hundreds of thousands of new COVID cases recorded each day worldwide. In a new study, involving a combination of miniature organ models, donor organs, animals and humans, we’ve shown that a drug used to treat liver disease could be repurposed…

The Conversation

Franz Josef: The tourist town bouncing back, with a new problem

The pandemic turned it into a ghost town, but Franz Josef is bouncing back and is as busy as ever.

Newsroom.co.nz

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Covid pandemic restrictions could be behind rise in Strep A infections, health chief says

Health authorities ‘concerned’ by spate of infections and deaths

The Independent UK

A tip for unmarried couples: Romance has a bottom line

Cohabiting before marriage is becoming more common, with the number of unmarried partners living together in the U.S. nearly tripling from 1996 to 2017. That was before potential isolation during a pandemic followed by wild inflation and skyrocketing rent made it even more practical to move in with a partner…

Tribune News Service

Matt Hancock accuses Michelle Mone of sending 'threatening' message over covid contracts

The former Health Secretary claimed the Tory peer was "extraordinarily aggressive" when lobbying to help a company win a lateral flow test contract.

Daily Record

Pharma's expensive gaming of the drug patent system is successfully countered by the Medicines Patent Pool, which increases global access and rewards innovation

Biomedical innovation reached a new era during the COVID-19 pandemic as drug development went into overdrive. But the ways that brand companies license their patented drugs grant them market monopoly, preventing other entities from making generics so they can exclusively profit. This significantly limits the reach of lifesaving drugs, especially…

The Conversation

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Strep A: Covid pandemic restrictions could be behind UK’s spike cases, says health chief

At least six children in the UK have died after contracting rare severe Strep A infections

Evening Standard

Woman, 31, keeps being asked if her husband, 54, is her dad over huge age gap

Alexandra and Antonio reconnected with each other, fell in love digitally during the pandemic, and now they are getting married despite the negative feedback they've received online

Daily Mirror

Help sought for COVID financial woes / Govt may require local authorities to help borrowers

The Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry is considering making it a local government obligation to help households struggling to make ends meet as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

‘Lake Song’ audio drama imagines a futuristic Chicago where water is everything, brought to life by cast of 23

CHICAGO — One would think within the land of Make Believe, anything is possible, even during the pandemic — Make Believe being the Make Believe Association, a 5-year-old Chicago-based storytelling company that produces audio dramas, or “plays for your ears.”

Chicago Tribune

Indonesia eyes property, economic boost with residency visa plan for foreign investors

Indonesia is preparing to unveil more details on its long-term residency visa scheme to attract foreign capital and property investors including from mainland China and Hong Kong, as Southeast Asia's biggest economy recovers from a pandemic-induced slump.

Bangkok Post

Mum living off €5 a week surviving on pancakes and may need to euthanise pet dog

A mum who was made redundant during the pandemic says she is now living off less than €5 per week in benefits.

Irish Mirror

New Zealand launches inquiry into its coronavirus response

New Zealand is launching a wide-ranging inquiry into whether it made the right decisions in battling COVID-19 and how it can better prepare for future pandemics

The Independent UK

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The Guardian - AU

New Zealand announces inquiry into Covid-19 response

While strict Covid-19 response was broadly considered one of the most successful in the world, PM says inquiry will help prepare for next pandemic

Reuters

China set to ease COVID curbs further as markets cheer change of tack

China is set to announce a further easing of some of the world's toughest COVID curbs as early as Wednesday, sources said, as investors cheered the prospect of a policy shift that follows widespread protests and mounting economic damage.

Reuters

New Zealand announces review of its handling of COVID-19 pandemic

The New Zealand government said on Monday it would launch an inquiry into the country's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic so future governments could learn from the experience.

Wales Online

MI5 error reveals Churchill was in on 'Valkyrie' plot to kill Hitler

Top secret wartime files mistakenly placed on the internet during the pandemic covered the attempt by Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg to blow up Nazi dictator

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

360info

Special Report: On the road after COVID

The pandemic changed many aspects of road use but as lockdowns ease and traffic builds, familiar challenges to keeping people safe remain.

360info

One devastating way lockdowns changed driver behaviour

Pandemic lockdowns had a serious — potentially fatal — effect on the way drivers interact with each other on the roads.

360info

This is what drives reckless behaviour on the road

The uncertainty and stress of the pandemic can trigger a part of the brain which causes reckless behaviour — with potentially fatal results on the road.

The Conversation

What explained the seismic 2022 federal election? The Australian Election Study has answers

The 2022 Australian federal election was distinctive in two ways.

Bangkok Post

How remote work withers our social networks

Since the start of the Covid pandemic more than 2.5 years ago, there have been endless debates about working remotely. At first Zoom and Teams software inspired optimistic futurists to announce that the office was now irrelevant. Then, a militant return-to-the-office demand rose to defy them. The most recent prominent…

Edinburgh Live

Mum is surviving on pancakes and living off just £4 a week after losing benefit

Julie Harper, 52, receives just £16 per month in benefits after she was made redundant from M&S during the pandemic.

The Independent UK

Superhero sporting event brings excitement to children with disabilities

The event is in its sixth year and is happening in-person for the first time since the pandemic.

1 … 298 299 300 301

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

University of North Carolina

63 stories

SIS

62 stories

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.