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Commentary: Eating animals got us into this mess. Going vegan will get us out

Are you ready for another lockdown? We may be headed that way. According to a recent study published in the journal Science Advances, increasing animal agriculture elevates the risk of zoonotic diseases, which are animal-borne and transmissible to humans, like COVID-19. So let’s do our part to thwart future pandemics…

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Wigan Pier's transformation from eyesore to centre of 'beauty and vibrancy' set to start

“It is unfortunate that delays caused by Covid pandemic and inflationary pressures have led to subsequent effects on labour and materials markets."

Manchester Evening News

COVID’s still around — and decisions about holiday travel are tough

For those living with chronic disabilities or immunocompromised, like myself and my dad, it is urgent to think twice about returning to “normal.”

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'Overwhelmed with bodies': Police guard Beijing crematorium as Covid deaths rise in China

BEIJING: Police and security guards were stationed outside a Beijing crematorium reportedly designated to handle Covid fatalities, as questions over China’s virus death toll mount.

The Times of India

Hong Kong to drop COVID test for bars, entertainment venues

People in Hong Kong will from Thursday no longer need to show a negative COVID-19 test to get into bars and restaurants while cinemas and performing venues will be allowed to operate at full capacity, health authorities said.

Reuters

Officer took statement about Nathaniel Train's border crossing with weapons months before police shooting

An officer took a statement in April about the former school principal's connection with weapons offences and a COVID-19 border breach almost eight months before he was involved in shooting dead two constables and a neighbour.

ABC News

Demand for lemons surges as Chinese seek immunity against Covid

BEIJING: Business is suddenly booming for China’s lemon farmers as citizens turn to natural remedies to fight a mounting wave of Covid infections.

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Shanghai Composite Index Fell 1.07% on Tuesday

Shenzhen Component Index closed down 1.58%

Caixin Global

The world fears a new China COVID wave, ponders how to help Xi

Officials and global health experts outside China are anxiously watching a COVID-19 surge there, worried a nation of 1.4 billion people is inadequately vaccinated and may not have the healthcare tools to treat a wave of illness expected to kill more than one million people through 2023.

Reuters

Beijing human rights activist immobilized by COVID-19 app

Wang Yu has already been arrested, imprisoned and harassed by the Chinese Communist Party for her work as a human rights lawyer representing activists, Uyghur scholars and Falun Gong practitioners

The Independent UK

Police seize on COVID-19 tech to expand global surveillance

Millions worldwide believed government officials who said they needed confidential data for new tech tools to help stop coronavirus’ spread early on in the pandemic

The Independent UK

COVID outbreak in China: Expert predicts more than 60% population will be infected in China over the next 90 days

The COVID situation in China has startled everyone. Despite tall claims around its 'zero COVID' policy the China government is facing one of the worst COVID situations currently.

The Times of India

Police seize on COVID-19 tech to expand global surveillance

Millions worldwide believed government officials who said they needed confidential data for new tech tools to help stop coronavirus’ spread early on in the pandemic

The Independent UK

Farm conditions take mental health toll

Advocates seek to counter cultural stigma with innovative approaches to reaching a vulnerable population.

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The Independent UK

Hong Kong leader to meet Xi on maiden duty visit to Beijing

Hong Kong leader John Lee said he will meet China’s President Xi Jinping to report on the city’s political, economic and COVID-19 situations during his visit in Beijing this week

The Times of India

China's Covid-19 outbreak has US worried about new variants

BEIJING: The US is concerned China's runaway Covid-19 outbreak might spawn new mutations of the virus, as the world's most populous country continues to grapple with the impact of loosening "Covid Zero" protocols that had kept the pandemic at bay.

The Guardian - AU

Reserve Bank warns of more interest rate rises and ‘large increases in rents’ amid inflation crisis

RBA’s final meeting minutes reveal concerns about higher spending over summer holidays without Covid restrictions

ABC News

ACT health authorities encourage another COVID-safe Christmas in Canberra as infections spread

Acting health minister Chris Steel has reminded ACT residents "we are still in a pandemic", and urged them to try to stop the disease spreading.

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The Guardian - UK

Exodus of more than half a million from workforce ‘puts UK economy at risk’

Loss of employees since Covid raises fears of weaker growth and higher inflation, says Lords report

The Independent UK

Supreme Court orders Biden to pause lifting Title 42 border restriction

Covid-era restriction has been used by two US administrations to block asylum claims

Wales Online

Couple forced to cancel wedding vows renewal five times because of Covid and cancer

Thanks to cancer, chemotherapy and Covid, Ashley and Paul Pegg had to delay their renewal five times

The Independent UK

States appeal to Supreme Court to keep immigration limits

Conservative states pushing to keep limits on asylum-seekers put in place during the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic are appealing to the U.S. Supreme Court in a last-ditch effort before the limits are set to expire

Reuters

U.S. State Dept says toll of COVID in China a concern for the world

The United States hopes that China can address the current COVID-19 outbreak as the toll of the virus is a global concern due to the size of the Chinese economy, State Department spokesperson Ned Price said on Monday.

The Conversation

5 steps for tackling Canada's long-term care crisis: It starts with valuing the well-being of workers

Canada’s long-term care sector was hard hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. Rapidly climbing patient deaths, a lack of safety provisions coupled with already-precarious employment and difficult working conditions took its toll on the mental health of health-care workers.

Bangkok Post

Pandemic Loans Are Coming Due but Some Businesses Aren't Ready to Repay

Many small businesses that received federal pandemic aid are now on the hook for repayments, and some say the timing couldn't be worse.

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