Covid-19

‘Overwhelming’ need for royal commission into Covid pandemic response in Australia, Senate committee finds | Australian politics
The Senate committee that has been examining Australia’s handling of the Covid-19 pandemic has recommended the establishment of a royal ...

Tesla’s first-quarter net income falls by half
Tesla’s first-quarter net income plummeted 55 per cent as falling global sales and price cuts sliced into the electric ...

Heavier drinking during Covid led to 2,500 more deaths from alcohol in 2022 – ONS | Alcohol
Alcohol killed a record number of people in 2022 as heavier drinking in the Covid pandemic took its toll in ...

Series of earthquakes rattle Taiwan
TAIPEI, Taiwan – A cluster of earthquakes struck Taiwan early on Tuesday, the strongest measuring 6.1 magnitude, according to ...

ACTU calls for sanctions on Israel over Gaza war – as it happened | Coronavirus
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Wrong body sent to grieving family after Cuban vacation
It has been a devastating month for the Jarjour family from Laval, Que., and on Friday, it got worse. ...

The Guardian view on debt and developing countries: time to offer some relief | Editorial
Blighted by the effects of global heating, beset by food insecurity and rising poverty, and hobbled by dollar-denominated debt that ...

COVID-19 made customers more demanding, Gallup poll finds
(NewsNation) — Customers have different expectations than they did when the COVID-19 pandemic first started, a new Gallup poll found. ...

USC cancels graduation keynote by filmmaker amid controversy over decision to drop speech
LOS ANGELES – The University of Southern California further shook up its commencement plans Friday, announcing the cancelation of ...

How the US failed people in prisons during Covid: ‘Really important to learn from what happened’ | US prisons
When the Covid-19 pandemic began, it wasn’t hard to predict that incarcerated people would be at higher risk. Many prisons ...