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GCSEs in England hit by high absence levels and mental ill health, heads say

School leaders tell of abnormal levels of pupil anxiety amid plan to lower grades back to pre-pandemic levels

The Guardian - UK

Qantas faces class action over pandemic travel credits treated as ‘$1bn in interest-free loans’

Proceedings against airline ‘on behalf of hundreds of thousands’ of customers aims to force refunds for flight credits and compensation due to lost interest

The Guardian - AU

Updated Covid vaccines are nearly ready as alarm grows over new variant’s rapid spread

The new shot will be rolled out in the third or fourth week of September, according to Reuters

The Independent UK

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Everything we know about EG. 5, the Covid subvariant dominating the US as hospitalisations rise

Hospital admissions from coronavirus up 12.5 per cent for the week ending 29 July

The Independent UK

Highly-mutated Covid strain identified

Most people shouldn't be concerned about this highly mutated variant, but experts caution it has outbreak potential

Salon

Jason Leitch 'concerned' as 200 people in hospital with Covid

SCOTLAND's national clinical director has said he is concerned about winter Covid-19 cases as 200 people were admitted to hospital with the disease…

The National (Scotland)

Alice Hoffman is always seeking magic

The author on her time travel novel "The Invisible Hour," thoughts on Nathaniel Hawthorne and "Practical Magic"

Salon

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Pandemic emergency ended but COVID-19 virus still around, says WHO director general

The World Health Organisation (WHO), Director-General, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has reminded people that Covid-19 is still around and that countermeasures are still required. Read further on dynamite News:

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State school voices: ‘My A-levels were awful. I feel like I’ve been robbed’

Two students – one forced into a foundation year, another waiting for her GCSEs – describe their exams experience

The Guardian - UK

Equality depends on education. England’s class of 2023 have suffered a grave injustice over A-level results

Exam grading has plunged an unlucky cohort into a scramble for university, after a schooling ruined by Covid

The Guardian - UK

Scotland to Tuscany: Going to 'the most Scottish town in Italy' by Vespa

BARGA is a town in Tuscany of ochre-coloured houses with terracotta roofs and a Romanesque church shaded by cypress trees. But as you wander through…

The National (Scotland)

Why is the Australian dollar falling so fast – and what does it mean?

Some analysts believe the dollar may go below US60c, bringing joy to exporters and tourists, but encouraging further interest rate rises

The Guardian - AU

G20 countries to continue strengthening global health architecture

Countries also recognised the need for improving the understanding of long COVID.

The Hindu

Another new Covid strain 'Pirola' hits UK - here are key signs and symptoms

Following the discovery of a new Covid variant in the UK, it is vital to be wary of the key symptoms to look out for.

The National (Scotland)

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‘It all disappeared with Brexit’: Craft beer boom ends as more than 100 UK firms go bust

More than a hundred breweries have shut in the past two years as new trade barriers were compounded by Covid and tax changes

The Hindu

The travails of travellers mount as MMTS suburban train services veer off-track

The MMTS’ daily ridership has dropped to 45,000-50,000 passengers a day for its truncated 70-odd services. Before COVID, the MMTS was carrying 1.20 lakh passengers across 121 services. In sharp contrast, Hyderabad Metro Rail is packed to capacity, carrying more than four lakh passengers daily.

The National (Scotland)

Scotland in a 'fairly stable position' in face of new Covid variant

A new coronavirus variant with a “high number of mutations” has been detected in the UK.

The Independent UK

What is the new Covid variant BA.2.86 prompting fears over surge in cases?

The new Covid strain was placed under the World Health Organisation’s monitoring list on Thursday due to the ‘large number of mutations it carries’

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The Independent UK

Church bingo: A tradition lost to the Covid-19 pandemic

When Angela Christofilou took her camera out at her Nana’s bingo game, she could never have guessed she was capturing the final days of an institution

Reason

Jay Bhattacharya & John Vecchione: Biden's Social Media Meddling Was Illegal

Plaintiffs in Missouri v. Biden allege that federal pressure to remove and suppress COVID-19 material on Facebook and Twitter violates the First Amendment.

Fortune

Highly mutated COVID variant BA.2.86 has been detected in the U.S. Why the CDC and WHO are monitoring it

Dubbed "Pirola" by variant trackers, the strain is different enough from other Omicron to potentially warrant a Greek letter from the WHO, experts say.

Chicago Sun-Times

2 former Chicago police officers charged in $2 million COVID-19 relief fraud

Torrey Price retired from the Chicago Police Department on July 15 — about two weeks before he was indicted for fraud. Aaron Price, the other former cop who’s charged, retired in 2017.

The Independent UK

Covid vaccines should be available for anyone to buy in UK, scientists say as cases rise

Covid vaccines are currently only available via the NHS but some scientists have highlighted a need for companies to offer private sales, like with flu jabs

The Hindu

Video-based intervention on diaphragmatic breathing was effective in lowering stress among young adults during COVID-19 pandemic: NIMHANS study

NIMHANS study shows diaphragmatic breathing intervention effective in reducing stress, negative emotions in young adults during COVID-19 pandemic. Led by Rajeev Jayaram Paleri and K.S. Meena, the study found that a one-time video-based relaxation technique was effective in lowering stress and negative emotions in 30 young adults from a Bengaluru…

Evening Standard

New covid variant BA.2.86 detected in London

The new strain has been found to have a large number of mutations, putting scientists on alert

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