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Sharon Stone says Joe Rogan risking people’s lives with ‘idiocy’ on Covid

Sharon Stone says podcast host Joe Rogan is "risking people's lives with his idiocy" as controversy over his spread of coronavirus misinformation continues.

Evening Standard

Family of England rugby player voice ‘pure despair’ at care home visiting rules

David Robinson is facing restricted visits at his care home due to Covid outbreaks despite government rule relaxation

The Guardian - UK

Victoria announces facility to make rapid Covid tests as Australian hospital numbers fall

Rapid test manufacturing announcement comes as Australia records 69 Covid deaths including a child under 10 in Queensland

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Parliamenr proceedings | February 2, 2022

In the Lok Sabha, the Opposition cornered the government on issues of Pegasus, MGNREGS among others, while the BJP praised various initiatives of the Government

The Hindu

Minister denies aged care sector in crisis

Aged care services minister Richard Colbeck has defended attending the cricket over a COVID committee hearing, saying he was balancing both of his portfolios.

AAP

Coronavirus updates | February 2, 2022

India's COVID-19 vaccination coverage has crossed 167.21 crore with more than 50 lakh vaccine doses being administered on Tuesday, the Union Health Ministry said

The Hindu

U-19 World Cup: Four-time champions India take on Australia in blockbuster semifinal

Having seen their campaign almost come to an end after six of their players tested positive for Covid-19 following the first game, a rejuvenated India take on a formidable Australia in a blockbuster Super League semifinal of the Under-19 World Cup in Coolidge, Antigua on Wednesday.

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Minnesota COVID-19 cases set new monthly record in January

MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota saw more than 275,000 new COVID-19 cases in January, the highest monthly total for the pandemic.

Tribune News Service

Remote Northern Territory town hit by food shortages amid flood and Covid crises

Ampilatwatja ‘abandoned’ by authorities as road closures exacerbate supply shortages

The Guardian - AU

Tasmania's Education Minister ill with COVID on holiday in France a week out from school returning

Tasmania's Education Minister is isolating with coronavirus in France just days out from the start of the school year, with Premier Peter Gutwein saying he is "happy to have a debate" about her right to take an "appropriate break".

ABC News

COVID-19 hits Harrisdale High, Corpus Christi and Winterfold Primary as Omicron outbreak grows

A third Perth school records a case of COVID-19 just three days into the school year, with hundreds of students and dozens of staff ordered to isolate as the state records 17 new local cases.

ABC News

SA records one COVID-linked death and 1,723 new cases as schools reopen

About 35 per cent of students returned to school today, with the rest learning from home for the next fortnight.

ABC News

Odisha adds more than new 3,000 Covid cases, test positivity rate drops to 5.20%

BHUBANESWAR: Daily Covid infections in 24 of 30 districts came down to double digits even as the state added 3,086 new cases with test positivity rate (TPR) falling sharply to 5.20%.

The Times of India

Teachers ‘beaten down’ by staff shortages, COVID

Carina McGee, a high school teacher in the Aiken County Public School District in South Carolina, expected to teach until retirement age. But just three years after beginning her career, she’s reevaluating whether she made the right decision.

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The Independent UK

Pfizer seeks approval for giving Covid shots to children six months and up as US death toll nears a million

So far, Pfizer’s vaccine has only been available to people at least five years old

Mic

Halsey’s all-outdoor tour should be the new standard

While most major acts are carrying on indoors, the singer chooses to emphasize COVID-safe touring.

ABC News

Figure skater Kailani Craine prepares for second shot at Winter Olympic dream

Figure skater Kailani Craine is in career-best form ahead of the Winter Olympics after being forced into a new routine to avoid COVID.

The Guardian - AU

Nation records 69 Covid deaths as hospital numbers fall – as it happened

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Morning mail: $1m in fossil fuel donations, Russia poses ‘clear and present danger’, why is MAFS a hit

Wednesday: Liberals, Labor and Nationals received $959,115 from oil and gas fossil fuel companies or their lobby groups. Plus: how Married at First Sight got Australia hooked

The Guardian - UK

Disparities in children’s Covid vaccination rates map England’s social divides

Wide gaps across class, regions and ethnicity, from 75% of Chinese-heritage children jabbed to 12% of Gypsy, Roma and black Caribbean

Los Angeles Times

Neil Young quit Spotify because of Joe Rogan. These artists follow his lead

Veteran singer-songwriter Neil Young recently urged "other artists and record companies" to "move off the SPOTIFY platform and stop supporting SPOTIFY's deadly misinformation about COVID."

The Conversation

Why the Winter Olympics are so vital to the Chinese Communist Party's legitimacy

Aside from fake snow and COVID-19, the Beijing Winter Games are controversial for many reasons.

Irish Mirror

One Irish pub ups pints by 20c as industry expects 'large majority' to raise prices in 2022

A pint of Guinness has gone up from €5.00 to €5.20 and lager from €5.30 to €5.50 a pint

The Independent UK

‘I had a party myself’: Covid-ravaged Barnsley divided over Boris Johnson’s rule-breaking

In town with England’s highest coronavirus death rate, there is forgiveness and fury in equal measure

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