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Prisons minister opens door to allowing female criminals to avoid jail
The programme was stepped up during the Covid pandemic in an effort to prevent the virus spreading in prisons. A government source said that Lord Timpson’s forthcoming Spanish visit was “a ...
States absorb big increases in Medicaid for sicker-than-expected enrollees after COVID-19 pandemic
Pennsylvania's Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Scott Martin, R-Lancaster, said the pandemic amounted to a “pause ...
'Confusion and fear': How CT organizations have been put in limbo during Trump presidency
One Connecticut non-profit, IRIS, has already laid off staff as a result of Trump administration policies, and others fear ...
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Five years after the pandemic began, the job market is off the roller coaster
The rapid labor market recovery from the pandemic, much faster than after the 2008 financial crisis, can be chalked up partly ...
The Hindu29d
WHO sounds alarm over pandemic readiness as global disparities persist
An awkward question remains five years after Covid-19 began its deadly rampage: is the world ready to handle the next pandemic? The World Health Organization, which was at the heart of the ...
The Economist19d
Peter Sands of the Global Fund on the pandemic’s positive legacies
Many Western countries— constrained by rigid and highly medicalised health-care systems—struggled to implement social distancing, mass testing and vaccination during the pandemic. Many poorer ...
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Bank of Canada admits it could have been clearer on pandemic-era measures in internal review
Bank of Canada signage is shown in Ottawa on Monday, Oct. 21, 2024. A Bank of Canada internal review found that the extraordinary measures it took during the pandemic could have been communicated ...
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Timpson tops UK customer satisfaction rankings as service failures cost £7.3bn monthly
New UK customer satisfaction rankings revealed: Timpson tops the table while service failures cost UK economy £7.3 billion monthly The latest UK Customer Satisfaction Index (UKCSI) report highlights a ...
MIT Technology Review29d
How the US is preparing for a potential bird flu pandemic
Five years on from the start of the covid pandemic, are we ready for a potential avian influenza outbreak? This article first appeared in The Checkup, MIT Technology Review’s weekly biotech ...
USA Today23d
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen praises Biden's pandemic response in farewell address
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Wednesday mounted a robust defense of the Biden administration's response to the COVID-19 pandemic, arguing that its stimulus spending led to robust ...
BBC23d
Large UK-wide pandemic preparedness tests planned this year
Emergency service teams, local councils and government officials will take part in a full, multi-day pandemic preparedness exercise, to help the UK prepare for potential future threats.
Reuters24d
Yellen defends pandemic spending, says it saved millions from losing jobs
The Biden administration and Democrats in Congress enacted the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act in March 2021, after more than $3 trillion in pandemic spending approved during President ...