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Aircraft toilets could be key to tackling ‘silent pandemic’, scientists say
Testing aircraft toilet waste could help track the global spread of drug-resistant superbugs, which is often referred to as the “silent…
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Qantas fined A$90m for illegal layoffs during pandemic
An Australian court has fined airline giant Qantas A$90m (£43m; $59m) for illegally sacking some 1,700 ground workers during the Covid-19…
Politics
Why Did New Zealand Turn on Jacinda Ardern?
In 2022, Jacinda Ardern, the then Prime Minister of New Zealand, was approached by a stranger in an airport bathroom. Ardern was alone,…
Politics
RFK Jr. Just Made Another Pandemic Even More Likely
A federal judge on Thursday blocked the Trump administration’s attempt to strip Harvard University of the ability to enroll international…
Politics
Jobs numbers show federal employees teleworking at lowest level since pandemic
Federal workers are now showing up in their offices more than private-sector workers, with the lowest level of government employees…
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Did the Pandemic Weaken the Taboo Against Antisemitism?
The definitions of what’s crazy, what’s malicious, what’s polite, normal, and respectable all lost some of their force. Source link
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Feds left billions in tainted pandemic loans in the hands of potential fraudsters
The Small Business Administration forgave $4.6 billion in pandemic loans to people on its naughty list, the agency's inspector general…
Business
Credit gauges in Asia show most concern since early pandemic
Credit-default swaps in Asia blew out the most since the worsening of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020, as a rout in risk assets deepened…
Business
Australian shares drop 4% in worst session since pandemic on Trump tariff shock
Australian shares plunged on Monday (Apr 7), in their worst session since the pandemic began, as sweeping US tariffs under President…
Business
States failed to spot $80 billion in erroneous pandemic payments
States have been far too eager to forgive pandemic unemployment fraud and have recovered just 4% of the money fraudsters stole, according…
Lifestyle
Did the Covid-19 Pandemic Change How You Travel? Let Us Know.
Those dark days began almost five years ago. On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared Covid-19 a pandemic, and four days…
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New Coranavirus that Can Cause Another Pandemic Discovered by Wuhan Scientists in China
A newly discovered coronavirus in China has raised fresh concerns over its power to spread among humans and killing them like it did five…
Business
Asia hedge funds post biggest annual returns since the pandemic
ASIA hedge funds rebounded in 2024, with many posting double-digit gains as China stocks recovered, Japan’s equity rally hit new heights…
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Would you get your childhood vaccines again? This woman did
A Texas woman has described the life-threatening circumstances that led to her getting all of her childhood vaccinations again. There has…
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The Outback kids taught remotely long before the pandemic hit
Beyond the outskirts of Alice Springs, a great expanse awaits. The state capital of Australia's Northern Territory, the Outback city is…
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Old photo of Thai king cooking taken during Covid-19 pandemic, not after flooding in September 2024
An old photo of Thailand's King Maha Vajiralongkorn cooking during the Covid-19 pandemic has surfaced in social media posts that falsely…
Politics
What we know about the fire 'pandemic' plaguing Brazil
Brazil is burning. From the Amazon rainforest to the Pantanal wetlands, flames have consumed millions of hectares of forest and farmland…
Politics
'Lateral Thinking' pandemic sceptics rally in Berlin
Several thousand demonstrators with the Lateral Thinking movement in Germany, which staged rallies during the coronavirus pandemic against…