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Anthony Fauci says Republicans have ‘clearly politicized’ public health as he heads toward retirement next month

Fauci said Sunday he would “absolutely” cooperate with a GOP investigation into his handling of the pandemic and testify before Congress if asked.

Fortune

Theatre of the absurd

Last week, the Ministry of Tourism and Sports and Tourism Authority Thailand announced that 8,745 people from Surin province succeeded in setting a new record of "the highest number of people folding fabric animals simultaneously" in the Guinness World Record. This event was part of the Elephant Festival, an annual…

Bangkok Post

Time to invest in global health

No one could have predicted the extent to which Covid-19 would erode decades of progress in public health. And the world is still reeling from the shock. But we have the opportunity -- and the duty -- to learn the right lessons to mitigate the ongoing pandemic, while minimising the…

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A new generation of COVID-19 vaccine, or running out of steam? Here's how experts see the pandemic ending

Will it end with a new generation, a future-proof vaccine or will the virus keep mutating until it eventually runs out of steam?

ABC News

Research suggests one way to prevent depression and anxiety is a strong sense of connection at high school

About one in five young Australians will experience a mental health problem like depression or anxiety each year. The COVID pandemic has only intensified mental health concerns in young people.

The Conversation

Income inequality comes for your health

Income inequality has soared with the pandemic, providing incriminating evidence that it kills

Salon

Gangs of cybercriminals are expanding across Africa, investigators say

Online scams such as banking and credit card fraud are the most prevalent cyberthreat, says Interpol

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Can California avoid a third devastating COVID-19 winter wave? Cautious signs of hope

LOS ANGELES — For the last two years, Thanksgiving served as a sobering reminder of the COVID-19 pandemic’s staying power.

Los Angeles Times

Ex-Scots church minister left suicidal by lockdown fights back against addiction

After his marriage broke down during the pandemic, Darren Howie reached rock bottom but was able to ask Walk Ministries for help with his substance abuse and mental health struggles.

Daily Record

Thousands throng Anime Festival in Singapore after long Covid hiatus

SINGAPORE: Thousands of cosplayers and anime fans flocked to the annual Anime Festival Asia (AFA) in Singapore over the weekend, held for the first time since the Covid-19 pandemic began more than two years ago.

Bangkok Post

From jungles to bras, Tory sleaze is lurking

As Matt Hancock and Michelle Mone are proving, the pandemic was just one big payday for the Conservatives

The Guardian - UK

Thousands throng Anime Festival in Singapore after long COVID hiatus

Thousands of cosplayers and anime fans flocked to the annual Anime Festival Asia (AFA) in Singapore over the weekend, held for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic began more than two years ago.

Reuters

The Australian suburbs that have recorded the largest value declines since COVID-19 hit

Data reveals a list of suburbs where house and unit values have slumped back to pre-COVID-19 levels. With prices tipped to fall further, is it a good time to buy?

ABC News

Clashes in Shanghai as COVID protests flare across China

Hundreds of demonstrators and police clashed in Shanghai on Sunday night as protests over China's stringent COVID restrictions flared for a third day and spread to several cities in the wake of a deadly fire in the country's far west.

Reuters

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Australia’s COVID-zero strongman predicted to win state election

One of the biggest advocates of Australia’s COVID-19 lockdowns is set to be reelected in the state of Victoria on Saturday, a vindication for the center-left Labor Party after a term dominated by controversy over its handling of the pandemic.

Bangkok Post

Khao San Road calls out for help

Street vendors on Khao San Road in Bangkok are calling for state agencies to come up with tourism campaigns to attract many more foreign visitors to return to this famous backpacker street after the Covid-19 pandemic.

Daily Mirror

I'm A Celebrity fans brand show 'a fix' as Matt Hancock unbelievably reaches final

Hundreds of I'm A Celebrity fans are horrified by the prospect of Matt Hancock being crowned King of the Jungle, following disgraced MP's multiple failings during the Covid-19 pandemic

Daily Mirror

Pandemic hero Jonathan Van-Tam visits Call the Midwife set ahead of Christmas special

Sir Jonathan Van-Tam was no stranger to TV during the coronavirus pandemic when he gave almost daily updates to the nation as Britain's Deputy Chief Medical Officer

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‘It’s a funny business’: Vika and Linda Bull get frank on the ups and downs of a life in music

Across their 30-year career, the singing sisters have performed for Nelson Mandela and the Dalai Lama. But it was only during the pandemic that they came into their own

The Guardian - AU

The push and pull of cheating at university: ‘No one knows what cheating is any more’

The pandemic’s disruption to students and education has given rise to contract cheating. One Australian university is trialling a new approach

The Guardian - AU

Daniel Andrews vindicated in Victorian election that became a referendum on his pandemic response

Labor’s win lets its state leader reshape his legacy, with his third term allowing him to become the party’s longest-serving premier

Tribune News Service

For these Latino and Indigenous farmers, the future of agriculture is about sustainability and giving back

The son of migrant farm workers from Nayarit, Mexico, Hector Lopez said he wanted nothing to do with agriculture for most of his life after watching the way his parents were treated. Now retired, he changed his mind during the pandemic when he saw an opportunity to buy an avocado…

The Conversation

Monkeys' brains are wired to read body language – just like ours

In 2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic drove a surge in remote work and learning, videoconferencing apps such as Zoom saw their user numbers boom. Plenty of other options were available, but the exponential growth in videoconferencing underlines an essential aspect of human communication: to do it effectively, we need to…

Bangkok Post

Look to emerging markets in transitional year

We believe 2023 will be a transitional year, the next stage following the "low-rates, low-growth" years of 2010-19 and the "Covid years" of 2020-22, where the pandemic led to a global lockdown, massive fiscal spending, skyrocketing debt and the great reflation.

Bangkok Post

Breaking down a great idea

The easing of the pandemic was not only good for the economy, but also a campaign against single-use plastic bags and styrofoam containers.

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