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Widely used hospital gowns show signs of exposing workers to infection

Disposable gowns designed to deflect the splatter of bodily fluids, used in thousands of U.S. hospitals, have underperformed in recent and ongoing laboratory tests and may fall short of safety standards, leaving health care workers with a greater risk of infection than advertised.

Tribune News Service

Homebuyers Are Backing Out Of Sales At Record Levels: Report

Homebuyers are backing out of property purchase deals at a level not seen since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to data from Redfin (NASDAQ: RDFN).

Benzinga

NHS union ballots members for strike action

Unison stays sickened staff are fed up "being taken for granted" after battling through pandemic

Daily Record

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Biden is trying to rebuild America’s middle class. Our lopsided economy needs it

The Republican promise is to cut taxes and regulation. But the numbers show just how badly that argument has failed

The Guardian - US

Deaf and blind pensioner was "trapped at home" due to pandemic

Desmond Smith, from Broxburn, says that he had to withdraw from most social activity and avoid contact

Daily Record

Couples Derailed by Virus Get Mass ‘Re-Wedding’ in New York

Hundreds of couples whose weddings were derailed or scaled back due to the COVID-19 pandemic got a do-over at no less than a New York City landmark. The Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts hosted "Celebrate Love: A (Re)Wedding” for 500 couples on Sunday evening in the pavilion outside the…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Couples derailed by virus get mass ‘re-wedding’ in New York

Hundreds of couples whose weddings were derailed or scaled back due to the COVID-19 pandemic got a do-over thanks to a New York City landmark

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Edinburgh restaurant Dishoom issues urgent scam warning to customers

Edinburgh Live

Log jam: Vancouver wants its beloved beach logs back, but officials are wary

Neat lines of driftwood, locked up in ‘log jail’ during the pandemic, have reappeared but are not as plentiful as before

The Guardian - US

Texans have been slow to vaccinate their youngest against COVID-19, but they’re slightly ahead of the national average

For some parents of kids under 5 who want to vaccinate them, the wait has been excruciating, fraught with delays and close calls. Others are hesitant to have their young children vaccinated.

The Texas Tribune

Unfortunate Reveal: Nurse Who Thought She Had Prolonged COVID Diagnosed With Terminal Cancer

Victoria Puar, 46, says she caught the virus during a camping trip with her family in August 2021.

Zenger

Edinburgh Airport passenger delays twice as long compared to pre-pandemic levels

Short-notice cancellations also tripled at Glasgow Airport, according to a report from aviation analytics firm Cirium.

Daily Record

Is that a Walmart worker in my house stocking my fridge? What’s that all about?

If the pandemic has taught us nothing else, Americans have apparently taken to the idea of home grocery deliveries.

Miami Herald

Rival Go-Ahead Group bidder 'assessing options' as transport firm sees passenger numbers recover

Volumes across its regional bus business are now at more than 85% of pre-pandemic levels,

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Extremely Remote: Woman Saves Up Thousands Traveling Worldwide While Working A New York City Job

“I did a month in Guatemala, realized how easy it was, and a lot of people I met told me you can stay in co-working hostels."

Daily Record

Locharbriggs man launches petition to bring back bus service axed during coronavirus pandemic

Arthur Ramsay is unhappy that the one and two buses serving Locharbriggs and Heathhall have not been restored

AAP

More Australian workers looking west

Western Australia's tough border policies throughout much of the COVID-19 pandemic have not deterred workers from heading west in record numbers.

The Guardian - UK

‘Worse than the pandemic’: price rises push more people into financial trouble

Study shows poorest hit hardest as 1.6m more UK households are struggling compared with late 2021

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The Conversation

COVID has changed our exercise habits, but it doesn't have to be for the worse

During the pandemic, some people found their level of exercise greatly reduced, whereas for others it was a catalyst to increase their physical activity.

The National (Scotland)

The energy crisis requires ‘pandemic-level action’, report finds

A PANDEMIC-LEVEL response is needed to address the energy bills crisis and avoid a “cata-strophic loss to life”, a Holyrood committee report…

Tribune News Service

Once overcrowded Kyoto now longs for foreign tourists in Japan

Once weary of hordes of foreign tourists crowding its narrow streets and ignoring etiquette, many in Japan’s ancient capital of Kyoto are longing for their return — missing the revenue they brought before the country largely shut its doors to overseas visitors two years ago due to the pandemic.

The Times of India

Bakrid celebrated in coastal Karnataka

MANGALURU: The heavy rain in the coastal region did not dampen Bakrid celebrations. The festival of sacrifice was celebrated with pomp and gaiety, here on Sunday. The celebrations were a low-key affair for the past two years, due to pandemic restrictions. However, this year, despite heavy rain, a large number…

Al Jazeera

Pacific islands summit begins amid US-China battle for influence

Key summit comes as region grapples with the fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change and US-China rivalry.

Bangkok Post

Seven nations removed from Covid-19 watchlist

The Ministry of Public Health has revoked its previous declaration of seven countries as Covid-19 danger zones, citing an improvement in the pandemic situation and global vaccinations.

Birmingham Post

NatWest boss paints “worrying picture” of East Midlands economic outlook

Output falls for first time in 16 months and business confidence lowest since first lockdown

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