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Why are we seeing more pandemics? Our impact on the planet has a lot to do with it

Pandemics – the global spread of infectious diseases – seem to be making a comeback. In the Middle Ages we had the Black Death (plague), and after the first world war we had the Spanish flu. Tens of millions of people died from these diseases.

The Conversation

Covid furlough gap that still rankles

Brief letters: Surviving on savings | ‘Ready-to-wear’ fashion | Picking your pineapples | Hereditary qualifications | Light at the end of the tunnel

The Guardian - UK

Cheaper Falklands to Brazil flights to resume – but start date remains unclear

Concerns about overtourism were extremely short lived as the Covid pandemic put paid to the flights

The Independent UK

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Liverpool shows Labour how long-term sickness blights lives and the economy

This year’s party conference is taking place in a city where Covid and austerity have led to high levels of economic inactivity

The Guardian - UK

It's time to roll up sleeves for new COVID, flu shots

Fall means it’s time for just about everybody to get up to date on their flu and COVID-19 vaccines

The Independent UK

America is increasingly dependent on foreign doctors − but their path to immigration is getting harder

The COVID-19 pandemic exposed a pressing issue: The U.S. health care system is increasingly dependent on immigrant physicians, but it’s becoming harder for aspiring ones to work and settle in the U.S.

The Conversation

Covid lockdowns damaged children’s eyesight with one in three now shortsighted, study finds

Half the world’s teenagers may be short-sighted by 2050, a study warns

The Independent UK

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Did COVID come from an animal market? Here’s what the new evidence really tells us

The argument about the origins of COVID has always been heated, and nowadays it feels more like a brawl than a scientific debate.

The Conversation

Politics with Michelle Grattan: Richard Holden says no interest rate fall likely for 12 months

For many Australians, the COVID-19 pandemic has become a fading memory as the world has moved away from lockdowns and masks. However, its lasting impacts, including persistent inflation, remain.

The Conversation

Ex-NYC COVID adviser is fired after video reveals he attended parties during pandemic

A former New York City official who helped coordinate the city’s response to the pandemic has been fired from his private-sector job

The Independent UK

Used Tesla Model 3 Prices Have Biggest One-Year Drop

According to iSeeCars the Tesla Model 3 and Jeep Grand Cherokee are the two biggest losers from 2023 to 2024.

InsideEVs

‘You become addicted to pressure’: Rufus Norris on success, stress and the National Theatre’s survival

He has triumphed over controversies, the ‘devastation’ of Covid and 100-hour weeks. As Norris leaves the biggest job in British theatre, he reveals his final season – and his plans to take up carpentry and design kayaks

The Guardian - UK

Nick Rodger: Clouds gathering again with course closures after Covid silver lining

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Man fraudulently used £50,000 Covid loan to help pay £72m court fees and live life of luxury

Gerald Smith, 69, spent money on lavish lifestyle of eating at Mayfair restaurants and buying designer clothes

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In the rare event of a vaccine injury, Australians should be compensated

Vaccination is one of the most effective methods to protect individuals and the broader public from disease. Vaccines are typically given to healthy people to prevent disease, so the bar for safety is set high.

The Independent UK

FBI finds violent crime declined in 2023. Here's what to know about the report

Violent crime in the US dropped again in 2023, according to FBI statistics that show a continued trend downward after a coronavirus pandemic-era crime spike

The Conversation

Gun violence in Philadelphia plummeted in 2024 − researchers aren’t sure why, but here are 3 factors at play

Philadelphia experienced a surge in shootings and homicides during the COVID-19 years that disproportionately affected young Black and Latino men in economically disadvantaged neighborhoods with drug markets.

International Business Times

Free COVID-19 Test Kits To Be Available Again

The new kits were supposed to be available for order on Monday

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The Guardian - UK

Reeves pledges increased government spending and no return to austerity

Chancellor does not rule out real-term cuts to some government departments, amid concern about sombre approach

Evening Standard

Rachel Reeves digs in over cuts to winter fuel payments but unions to get showdown vote at Labour rally

The Chancellor was also seeking to lift economic hopes in her speech to Labour’s conference after warning of tough choices ahead

The Independent UK

Rachel Reeves to announce investigations into £600m worth of Covid contracts

Chancellor to use speech at Labour conference to pledge reversal of Conservative approach to ‘waive’ £670m worth of disputed contracts

The Guardian - UK

Rachel Reeves orders investigations into £600m of Covid contracts

Chancellor will confirm inquiries in conference speech as Labour tries to move on from donations scandal

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Americans Can Order Free COVID-19 Test Kits At Home

Americans can now order free COVID-19 test kits and new vaccines to stay safe during the upcoming holiday season.

The Independent UK

Americans can order free COVID-19 tests beginning this month

Americans will be able to order up to four COVID-19 nasal swab tests delivered to their home free of charge starting later this month

The Guardian - UK

‘Scam and scandal’: ex-aid chief raises alarm over £4bn Tory asylum contracts

The former top civil servant at the Department for International Development has warned a lack of oversight in spending echoes corrupt contracts awarded during Covid

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