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The Harvard economist behind the Education Scorecard says the ‘Learning Recession’ is more than a COVID problem—it’s at least a decade old

Think all the backsliding in U.S. education is the result of remote school, masks and a year of social distancing? Not exactly, says Tom Kane.

Fortune

Nicolas Cage names the hit TV show that convinced him to pivot away from movies

Actor recalls being engrossed by Bryan Cranston’s performance in Breaking Bad during Covid pandemic

The Independent UK

Thanathorn cleared of royal insult over vaccine comments

The Criminal Court has acquitted Progressive Movement founder Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit of lese-majeste charges arising from comments he made criticising the government’s Covid-19 vaccine procurement, ruling that his remarks targeted the Prayut Chan-o-cha administration and not the monarchy.

Bangkok Post

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Reform backs Makerfield candidate amid row over social media posts

Robert Kenyon is reported to have said Russia was ‘within their rights’ to invade Crimea and questioned the seriousness of Covid-19.

The Independent UK

Visitors to US dropped by millions last year in biggest decline since Covid-19 pandemic

The United States tourism office originally forecast a four million increase in visitors – the reality was the opposite

The Independent UK

Planes, trains and pandemics: Lessons from COVID-19 about travel risks posed by hantavirus and Ebola

International travel volumes have now fully recovered from the downturn during the COVID-19 pandemic. With the upcoming World Cup poised to drive a surge in Canadian tourism, recent hantavirus and Ebola virus outbreaks remind us of the need to effectively manage travel-related public health risks in a world on the…

The Conversation

FED:University class 'explosion' short-changing students

Universities have been accused of compromising Australian education, with a major report showing class sizes have skyrocketed since the COVID-19 pandemic.

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University class 'explosion' short-changing students

Universities have been accused of compromising Australian education, with a major report showing class sizes have skyrocketed since the COVID-19 pandemic.

AAP

Reform UK’s Makerfield candidate appeared to doubt seriousness of Covid on X

Exclusive: Robert Kenyon has been linked to vaccine scepticism and advised a person with the virus to ‘stop having boosters’

The Guardian - UK

‘Our nightly sanity check’: readers on their memories of Stephen Colbert and The Late Show

After the long-running late-night institution ended last week, Guardian readers have been sharing their fondest memories of the show and its much-loved host

The Guardian - US

Marlon Wayans reveals how his 'world crumbled' amid the pandemic

Marlon Wayans has opened up about his struggles during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Hantavirus, Ebola highlight political division over disease

The Trump administration’s shake-up of the United States’ public health apparatus in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic has public health experts concerned about the country’s ability to respond to emerging disease outbreaks like hantavirus and Ebola. Whether that’s a concern for Congress, however, often depends on the member’s party…

Roll Call

Thailand unfazed by surge in Singapore Covid cases

Thailand is unlikely to face a significant impact from the current Covid-19 surge in Singapore, as the dominant strain driving infections there has already circulated widely in the country, a leading virologist says.

Bangkok Post

Ebola and hantavirus outbreaks prompt raft of conspiracy theories in divided US

Ever-growing influence of social media and AI means such ideas spreading at faster rates than before, experts say

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Covid is now hitting young Indians in a shocking new way, doctors say people in their 30s are suddenly needing hip replacements

Hip replacement surgeries among Indians in their 30s and 40s have reportedly risen by nearly 40 per cent in the post-Covid period. Doctors say the increase is largely linked to steroid-related bone damage and delayed diagnosis of avascular necrosis (AVN), a painful condition that can lead to severe hip arthritis…

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Why WHO Declared Ebola A Global Health Emergency

A deadly virus has once again pushed global health authorities into emergency mode. The World Health Organization has officially declared the Ebola outbreak in parts of Africa a global health emergency, raising fears of wider international spread. For many people, the word “Ebola” immediately brings back memories of panic, strict…

The Conversation

How to Dress for Old Age offers personal reflections and important lessons for facing life’s last act

Once we enter midlife, it seems everywhere we look there are signs pointing to the future. Advice about retirement strategies, property and housing, superannuation (if we’re lucky enough to have it), how to age well, be healthy, adjust to life’s “third act”.

Bangkok Post

Most Covid-19 cases linked to mild variant

The NB.1.8.1 strain has become the dominant Covid-19 variant in Thailand over the past year, although health authorities say there is no evidence it spreads faster or causes more severe illness.

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The Independent UK

Sexism, Covid conspiracies and trans slurs: Reform candidate’s ‘appalling’ social media condemned

Hope Not Hate has shared now-deleted posts attributed to Makerfield by-election candidate Robert Kenyon

Fortune

This 39-year-old quit his lineman job during the pandemic and built a $50 million company in his backyard

Josh Smith registered the name "Montana Knife Company" at 19, spent 20 years mastering his craft, then walked away to pursue his American Dream.

The Guardian - UK

Soft power sell-off: anger as British Council announces sale of historic Madrid building

Backlash grows among European staff against radical cuts to pay off Covid-era debt, with some accusing council of ‘colonial attitude’

The Guardian - UK

The Pep years: season by season, how Guardiola’s Manchester City evolved

Pep Guardiola took over from Manuel Pellegrini in 2016. Here we chart the trophy-laden decade that followed …

France 24

Hantavirus and the lessons of Covid: Screening the EU's public health response

In this episode we explore how the EU deals with outbreaks of disease. The latest scare for Europeans has been the hantavirus, detected on cruise ship the MV Hondius, which subsequently docked in Spain. Experts have stressed that this virus is not like Covid-19 and is much less infectious. Nevertheless,…

International Business Times UK

Feeding Our Future Scandal: The Organisation Who Stole $300M Federal COVID Aid Meant For Hungry Children

The Feeding Our Future scandal exposed how $300 million in Covid child food aid was diverted into luxury spending and organised fraud.

The Guardian - UK

Digested week: memories of Covid resurface with hantavirus and Ebola news

Plus, John Travolta’s beret, Rachel Reeves reclaims basic civility and Judy Garland comes to east London

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