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Covid pandemic sparks ‘worrying’ rise in deadly fungal infections

The World Health Organisation warned that a lack of knowledge and treatment threatens public health

Evening Standard

Nigerian presidential contender Abubakar calls for flood relief fund

Nigeria's main opposition presidential contender on Wednesday called on the government to immediately set up a flood disaster fund similar to one created to fight the coronavirus pandemic, to help victims hit by the worst floods in a decade.

Reuters

Latest size of gender pay gap for UK workers revealed in new figures

The difference in average earnings for men and women has widened but is below the pre-pandemic figure

Wales Online

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Why pediatricians are worried about the end of the federal COVID emergency

In the pandemic, the government allowed millions of children to stay on Medicaid — no need to have an adult re-enroll them every year. But that may end soon, and many kids could lose their coverage.

WEKU

UK gender pay gap widens - but still below pre-pandemic levels

The highest earning male employees still earn significantly more than the equivalent female employee

Insider UK

Woman stuck in Mexico during pandemic decides to 'work from home' in every country in the world

Anna, 33, runs a remote marketing business and hopes to hit 100 countries by mid next year

Wales Online

A grassroots project at DePaul publishes Chicago stories — the books are free for the asking and you might even be in one

CHICAGO — Big Shoulders Books are free. You can request one. They’ll send you one. You might even be in one. Big Shoulders Books, founded at DePaul University a decade ago, has been one of the more quietly ambitious projects in Midwest journalism, though, in practice, the work is not…

Chicago Tribune

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Heathrow warns 13,000 more staff needed to keep up with demand

Employers at the airport have struggled to find the numbers of staff such as baggage handlers they need after pandemic travel restrictions were lifted

Evening Standard

Heathrow passenger numbers ‘will take years to return to pre-pandemic levels’

Employers at the airport have struggled to find the numbers of staff such as baggage handlers they need after pandemic travel restrictions were lifted

Evening Standard

Editorial: Learning loss is bad everywhere, and demands immediate action

It’s no surprise that educational achievement suffered after two chaotic years of school closures during the COVID-19 pandemic. But it’s still distressing to see the desolate picture of students’ academics and ever-widening gap between low- and high-performing students revealed by the latest national proficiency test scores.

Los Angeles Times

Manchester’s Jewish Film Festival returns after two year pandemic break

It will screen films at Home, Cineworld in Didsbury and the Curzon in Knutsford

Manchester Evening News

Bali’s pandemic renters face rude awakening as prices skyrocket

The cost of accommodation on Indonesia’s popular resort island is soaring following the lifting of COVID curbs.

Al Jazeera

Crime, COVID and climate change - South African tourism faces many threats, but it’s resilient

South Africa’s tourism industry has been rocked by the murder of a German visitor during an attempted robbery. The development resulted in negative media publicity, with a potentially adverse impact on the country’s image as a safe tourist destination. This comes at a time when the sector is recovering from…

The Conversation

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Heart attack deaths jumped sharply among young US adults in 2nd year of COVID pandemic

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The Guardian - AU

Young people have borne the brunt of economic shocks. Here is what is in the federal budget for them

The budget has created new employment and education opportunities, but we need to do more if we want to improve quality of life for young Australians

Tribune News Service

Dallas is one of the top cities for getting workers back to the office

With the COVID pandemic mostly behind them, more workers are returning to the office.

Bangkok Post

India's crisis a self-inflicted catastrophe

Nearly 80% of the estimated 70 million people around the world who fell into extreme poverty at the onset of Covid-19 in 2020 were from India, a recent World Bank report has revealed. But even this shocking figure could be an underestimation, as the lack of official data makes it…

Reuters

Brazil's Bolsonaro considering minimum wage increase after leaked reports

Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro's government is considering raising the minimum wage and civil servants' salaries above inflation, Economy Minister Paulo Guedes said on Tuesday, but he denied intentions to end middle class tax benefits.

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Edinburgh Live

Adorable Edinburgh plant shop to close as 'everything gets too expensive'

Opening in January 2021, a Leafy Love Affair had been the dream of local mum Ariel Wang, as she turned her passion for houseplants into a career during the pandemic.

Tribune News Service

Administration eyes national hepatitis C treatment plan

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is preparing a comprehensive initiative to fight hepatitis C that would streamline testing and treatment and secure an agreement with drugmakers to bring down the cost of treatment of the disease, which has spiked during the pandemic.

Tribune News Service

Heart attack deaths jumped sharply among young US adults in 2nd year of COVID pandemic

As the number of COVID-19 infection surged during the pandemic, deaths from heart attacks rose sharply as well, with adults ages 25-44 experiencing the most significant increases, according to new research from scientists at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles.

Birmingham Post

R&D innovation spending by Welsh firms setback by pandemic

The number of Welsh businesses claiming R&D tax credits fell in the last financial year

Los Angeles Times

They seized vacant homes at the start of the pandemic. Now, they face eviction

LOS ANGELES — At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020, more than a dozen families that were homeless or at risk of losing housing seized vacant, publicly owned homes in the El Sereno neighborhood, an action they said was driven by the astronomical costs of living in…

WEKU

Early retirement took off during the pandemic. An economic downturn could change that

Millions of workers left the labor force during the pandemic. Older workers have been slow to return, in part because many found themselves financially secure enough to retire.

WEKU

‘Nation’s Report Card’ shows pandemic declines in Ky. reading and math

National standardized testing data show the pandemic has left far more Kentucky kids struggling to master basic reading and math skills.

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