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Three men face court for fraud, forgery in €100m face mask deal
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Three men face court for fraud, forgery in €100m face mask deal

Dutch News  

Three men who made millions of euros selling face masks to the government during the coronavirus pandemic will face criminal prosecution, the public prosecution department said on Thursday. Sywert van Lienden and the two other members of the Hulptroepen Alliantie face charges of fraud, embezzlement, forgery and money laundering, the department said in a statement. Van Lienden, Bernd Damme and …

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US Government Awards Moderna $176 Million for mRNA Bird Flu Vaccine
55 years ago

US Government Awards Moderna $176 Million for mRNA Bird Flu Vaccine

Wired  

The US government will pay Moderna $176 million to develop an mRNA vaccine against a pandemic influenza—an award given as the highly pathogenic bird flu virus H5N1 continues to spread widely among US dairy cattle. In its own announcement on Tuesday, Moderna noted that it began a Phase 1/2 trial of a pandemic influenza virus vaccine last year, which included …

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The Great Grift: COVID-19 aid thieves bought fancy cars, a Pokemon card — even a private island
1 year, 1 month ago

The Great Grift: COVID-19 aid thieves bought fancy cars, a Pokemon card — even a private island

Associated Press  

YANKEETOWN, Fla. — A freshwater spring bubbles amid the mangroves, cabbage palms and red cedars on Sweetheart Island, a two-acre uninhabited patch of paradise about a mile off the coast of this little Gulf Coast town. Instead, he’s serving five and half years in federal prison for stealing nearly $8 million in federal COVID-19 relief funds that he used, in …

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Maui’s economy was recovering from the pandemic. Wildfires are dealing a shattering blow
1 year, 4 months ago

Maui’s economy was recovering from the pandemic. Wildfires are dealing a shattering blow

CNN  

New York CNN — The catastrophic wildfires in Maui have destroyed homes, churches, businesses and key cultural sites on Hawaii’s second-largest island. Maui is the second-most visited Hawaiian island after Oahu, and 1.5 million people visited Maui during the first half of this year, a 6% increase from the same period last year, according to the Hawaii Tourism Authority. That …

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Theme parks bounced back in 2022 from pandemic lows with revenue, if not attendance
1 year, 6 months ago

Theme parks bounced back in 2022 from pandemic lows with revenue, if not attendance

Associated Press  

ORLANDO, Fla. — Last year marked a return to normal for the theme park industry around the world with operators reporting revenues, and in some cases attendance, at par or above pre-pandemic levels, according to a new report. Globally, the theme park industry hit a peak in 2019, the year before the spread of the COVID-19 virus forced many parks …

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San Diego to sue SeaWorld, saying $10 million in rent went unpaid during pandemic
1 year, 7 months ago

San Diego to sue SeaWorld, saying $10 million in rent went unpaid during pandemic

LA Times  

The city of San Diego, frustrated by its failure to get SeaWorld to pay back rent it owes, is planning to sue the marine park. The San Diego City Council decided Monday to take SeaWorld to court in hopes of recouping nearly $10 million in back rent that officials say the marine park failed to pay during the height of …

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Huge gap in routine immunisation: Dr Soumya Swaminathan, chief scientist at WHO
2 years, 2 months ago

Huge gap in routine immunisation: Dr Soumya Swaminathan, chief scientist at WHO

Hindustan Times  

There has been a huge gap in routine immunisation due to the Covid pandemic which has led to outbreak of diseases like cholera, said Dr Soumya Swaminathan, chief scientist at World Health Organization, on Thursday. Dr Soumya Swaminathan, chief scientist at World Health Organization, at a press meet at the inaugural function of Developing Countries Vaccine Manufacturers Network’s 23rd annual …

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Bathurst 1000 safety concerns for campers raised by SES with heavy rain expected
2 years, 3 months ago

Bathurst 1000 safety concerns for campers raised by SES with heavy rain expected

ABC  

Authorities are worried about the safety of racegoers ahead of this weekend's Bathurst 1000 event amid heavy rain across New South Wales. Key points: The BOM predicts more than 115mm of rain will fall in Bathurst in the coming days The SES warns racegoers that some campgrounds in the region will likely be flooded More than 200,000 visitors are expected …

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A heroic achievement
2 years, 4 months ago

A heroic achievement

China Daily  

Li plays the role of Cheng Ying in The Orphan of Zhao. Over the past four decades, Yuju Opera actor Li Shujian has performed at locations ranging from outdoor areas in small villages to grand theaters in big cities. After the COVID-19 pandemic spread in early 2020, Li, then the director of Henan Yuju Opera Theater, started to hold online …

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Saudi welcomes 1 million for biggest hajj pilgrimage since pandemic
2 years, 6 months ago

Saudi welcomes 1 million for biggest hajj pilgrimage since pandemic

Deccan Chronicle  

MECCA: White-robed worshippers from across the world have packed the streets of Mecca as Islam's holiest city prepares to host the biggest hajj pilgrimage since the coronavirus pandemic. In 2019, about 2.5 million people took part in the rituals, which include circling the Kaaba, the imposing black cube at Mecca's Grand Mosque, gathering at Mount Arafat and "stoning the devil" …

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Holiday getaway pushes US airport traffic to pandemic high
2 years, 6 months ago

Holiday getaway pushes US airport traffic to pandemic high

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. About 2.49 million passengers went through security checkpoints at …

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Adar Poonawalla’s Pitch for Pandemic Treaty at Davos, Says Might Have to Destroy Covid Jab Doses
2 years, 7 months ago

Adar Poonawalla’s Pitch for Pandemic Treaty at Davos, Says Might Have to Destroy Covid Jab Doses

News 18  

Serum Institute of India chief executive officer Adar Poonawalla, in an interview to Shereen Bhan of CNBC-TV18, on Monday said he is advocating a global pandemic treaty, and has proposed that there should be a framework for leaders to work with. Stressing that there is an “oversupply” of Covid-19 vaccines in the world, Poonawalla, on the sidelines of the World …

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U.S. reaches 1 million COVID deaths — and the virus isn’t done with us
2 years, 7 months ago

U.S. reaches 1 million COVID deaths — and the virus isn’t done with us

LA Times  

Megan Flynn, right, is comforted during the August 2020 funeral of her domestic partner, LAPD Officer Valentin Martinez, the agency’s first sworn employee to die of complications from COVID-19. “I’m on the front lines trying to save lives — American lives — and there was a concern I wasn’t going to be able to do that anymore,” she said. “It’s …

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Headcounts are down at public schools. Now budgets are too.
2 years, 8 months ago

Headcounts are down at public schools. Now budgets are too.

Associated Press  

MISSION, Kan. — A school system in suburban Kansas City is eliminating over 100 jobs, including kindergarten aides and library clerks. That’s what’s laying on that additional reduction in our funding.” Families opting for homeschooling, private schools and other options sent enrollment down sharply in the first full school year of the pandemic, and generally it has been slow to …

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Pandemic relief money spent on hotel, ballpark, ski slopes
2 years, 9 months ago

Pandemic relief money spent on hotel, ballpark, ski slopes

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Thanks to a sudden $140 million cash infusion, officials in Broward County, Florida, recently broke ground on a high-end hotel that will have views of the Atlantic Ocean and an 11,000-square-foot spa. “They need to give us an accounting,” said Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, who tried unsuccessfully to amend the Democrats’ bill last year to add more limits …

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State schools need our urgent attention
2 years, 9 months ago

State schools need our urgent attention

Hindustan Times  

Close to four million students shifted to State-run schools in 2020-21, according to the Union ministry of education’s Unified District Information System for Education report. The report shows that the bulk of the drop in the enrolment from pre-primary to Class 12 was found in the early classes and that nearly 75% of schools did not have internet facilities and …

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After pandemic, war in Ukraine new threat to food security
2 years, 9 months ago

After pandemic, war in Ukraine new threat to food security

Associated Press  

DHAKA, Bangladesh — The crisis in Ukraine and Russia, one of the world’s main sources of grain, fertilizers and energy, presents new challenges in securing food supplies on top of a prolonged pandemic, a U.N. official said Thursday. “We weren’t going well even before the pandemic, the hunger was rising slowly and then the pandemic hit,” said Gabriel Ferrero de …

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Long after COVID lockdowns, India’s youth struggle to find work
2 years, 11 months ago

Long after COVID lockdowns, India’s youth struggle to find work

Al Jazeera  

Nearly 36 million Indians aged 18-29 were unemployed in 2021, while many others have settled for less well-paying jobs. The pandemic just exacerbated the job losses.” India is currently grappling with a third wave of infections fuelled by the highly transmissible Omicron coronavirus variant, with nearly 1.75 million active cases as of February 2. “India cannot afford total lockdown or …

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After huge pandemic losses, governments see rapid rebound
2 years, 11 months ago

After huge pandemic losses, governments see rapid rebound

Associated Press  

State and local governments lost at least $117 billion of expected revenue early in the pandemic, according to an Associated Press analysis, but many are now awash in record amounts of money, boosted partly by federal aid. “The ultimate effect of the pandemic was a net positive,” said Stephen Parker, assistant city manager for the Los Angeles suburb of Upland, …

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Croatia enjoys rebound in visitor numbers
2 years, 11 months ago

Croatia enjoys rebound in visitor numbers

China Daily  

Fishing at sunset in Rovinj, Croatia. SRECKO NIKETIC/PIXSELL/XINHUA Renowned for its Mediterranean islands, medieval towns and natural wonders, Croatia, the southeastern European country depending heavily on tourism revenue, suddenly faced uncertain times after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in early 2020. In 2020, the country logged a mere seven million tourist arrivals, 64.2 percent less than in 2019. According …

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China's Smartphone Market Bounced Back in 2021 Amid Pandemic
2 years, 11 months ago

China's Smartphone Market Bounced Back in 2021 Amid Pandemic

News 18  

China had shipped 342.8 million smartphones to domestic consumers in 2021, up 15.9 percent year-on-year, according to government data published on Tuesday, implying a sector recovery from a blow it took in the early days of the COVID-19 crisis. Last month, China had shipped 32.7 million smartphones domestically, up 29.6 percent year-on-year. These difficulties have compounded struggles for Chinese smartphone …

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For these young people in privileged parts of the world, the pandemic was an opportunity
3 years, 2 months ago

For these young people in privileged parts of the world, the pandemic was an opportunity

LA Times  

Jung Gyu-ho became an inventive young capitalist in the middle of a pandemic. “In countries where there’s poor access to internet, weak infrastructure, it’s that much harder to take advantage.” The disparate fortunes emerging from the pandemic foreshadow what’s likely to be, for today’s young adults, a lifetime defined by cascading crises in which prosperity may ebb and flow. “The …

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Keukenhof starts planting bulbs for next year
3 years, 3 months ago

Keukenhof starts planting bulbs for next year

NL Times  

From today, Keukenhof workers start planting 7 billion bulbs for next year's season. The massive flower park is excited to welcome visitors again - something that was impossible for the past two years due to the coronavirus pandemic. However, the park will limit the number of visitors to 45,000 per day, director Bart Siemerink said to NU.nl. In 2019 - …

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Face-to-face GP appointments down by almost one million in a month
3 years, 3 months ago

Face-to-face GP appointments down by almost one million in a month

The Telegraph  

Overall, 57.7 percent of GP consultations in August were face-to-face, with almost no change from July, when the figure was 56.9 per cent, and little improvement from January, when it was 52.9 percent. The findings come amid increasing tensions over access to GPs, with Boris Johnson last week saying every patient was "entitled" to see a doctor in person. Mr …

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