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China quarantine bus crash prompts outcry over 'zero COVID'

A nighttime bus crash that killed 27 people in southwest China this week has set off a storm of anger online over the harshness of the country’s strict COVID-19 policies

The Independent UK

Performance artist Kristina Wong riding high as a 'Sweatshop Overlord' and Pulitzer Prize finalist

In mid-March 2020, performance artist-playwright Kristina Wong was midway through the second live show of a national tour when all of the students in the college auditorium where she was performing received a simultaneous text that the campus would shut down the next day due to COVID-19.

Tribune News Service

Biden's comments send Covid-19 vaccine maker stocks tumbling

US President Joe Biden's claim in a TV interview that "the pandemic is over" has triggered a sell-off, wiping over $10 billion off the market value of the main Covid-19 vaccine makers. Investors are worried about public apathy towards Covid and the resulting impact on demand for vaccines and boosters.…

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How Biden's declaring the pandemic 'over' complicates efforts to fight COVID

Biden's comments — made as officials try to convince Americans to get a new booster shot and the White House seeks $22 billion in new COVID funding — were "unfortunate," several epidemiologists said.

WEKU

Kamila Shamsie on the crisis in British politics: ‘What kind of democracy is this?’

Growing up in Pakistan, the novelist experienced the euphoria of free elections and the disillusionment when vested interests reasserted themselves. She reflects on the parallels with Westminster today

The Guardian - UK

At 99.6%, Mizoram logs highest Covid recovery rate among NE states

AIZAWL: Mizoram's Covid-19 situation has improved following a dip in the daily caseload and active cases, while witnessing the highest recovery rate in the entire northeast region for weeks.

The Times of India

UN Chief Warns Global Leaders: The World Is in ‘Great Peril’

Warning that the world is in "great peril," the head of the United Nations says leaders meeting in person for the first time in three years must tackle conflicts and climate catastrophes, increasing poverty and inequality — and address divisions among major powers that have gotten worse since Russia invaded…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Queensland's COVID-19 mandate for masks on public transport to be scrapped

With mask rules for public transport due to end from Tuesday midnight, Health Minister Yvette D'Ath asks people to respect those who choose to continue wearing them.

ABC News

New Zealand's up-to-date daily Covid-19 case charts

The Ministry of Health publicly reports case numbers only once a week, but it still uploads the raw data daily. Newsroom's daily charts page automatically provides the latest updates.

Newsroom.co.nz

Active Covid cases in country decline to 47,379

The national COVID-19 recovery rate has increased to 98.71%

The Hindu

The Mint and Note Printing Australia make billions for Australia – but it could be at risk

Briefly, in the days after the death of the queen, we were afforded a glimpse into the machine that makes Australia’s money.

The Conversation

Australia's oldest man, Frank Mawer, dies aged 110 after contracting COVID-19

Frank Mawer's son says his "remarkably stoic" dad, who spent his final months with family on the NSW South Coast, never woke up from his afternoon nap.

ABC News

Canberra's public transport mask rule not changing ... just yet

The ACT has long sought to align its COVID-19 restrictions with NSW, but differences have emerged when NSW has moved faster than the ACT expected.

The Canberra Times

Bioelectronic face mask can detect COVID-19 in real time, scientists say

Face coverings are already proven to reduce the risk of spreading COVID-19 — now scientists say they have invented a mask that can detect respiratory viruses in the air.

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Evening Standard

Joe Biden says Covid pandemic is over in the US

President Joe Biden has declared the Covid pandemic “over” in the US, though he admitted the country still has “a problem” with the virus.

WEKU

The clock is ticking for U.N. goals to end poverty — and it doesn't look promising

Can we end poverty, provide food for all and otherwise make Earth a better place by 2030? By all accounts, the answer is no. So then what's the point of the Sustainable Development Goals?

The Guardian - AU

‘Bigger and better than ever’: Australia’s rural shows bounce back after tough years

Sponsorship and community engagement are surging after two years of pandemic cancellations

The Guardian - AU

‘Chicken or chicken?’ Qantas ditches vegetarian meals on some domestic flights

Airline says it changed menu during Covid but critics say ‘one size fits all’ alienates passengers and is a sign of decline

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Roll Call

COVID-19 response is not ‘over’ even if Biden says pandemic is - Roll Call

His optimistic remarks about COVID-19 will not lead to any immediate change in the administration's public health posture.

Daily Mirror

King Charles sits in exact same seat that Queen sat in alone during Philip's funeral

In a poignant parallel, the new King Charles sat in the exact same seat that his mother sat in last year at her beloved husband's funeral, where Covid restrictions forced her to distance herself from loved ones during the service

Daily Mirror

Leeds' Matt Prior went from "bickering" and relegation fears to brink of Old Trafford glory

The Australian prop, 35, almost went home due to Covid but stuck around and has now helped transform club, who were worried about the drop just four months ago but now stand just 80 minutes away from Super League glory

Nottingham Post

Spain and Netherlands update Covid travel rules for unvaccinated

Spanish Ministry of Health has announced changes

Daily Mirror

Spain holiday blow as 'easily missed' Covid rules to remain in place

Spain is one of the few European nations to continue the requirement for holidaymakers to be fully jabbed with the Covid-19 vaccine or to take a test prior to entry

The Guardian - UK

Why can’t I book a train? How Avanti West Coast hit the buffers

A drivers’ strike in October will help mask the service failures of one of Britain’s main train operators

Daily Record

South Ayrshire Council workers off sick for combined equivalent of 125 years new report states

South Ayrshire Council's annual absence report also shows that teacher absences skyrocketed in 2021/22 compared to previous year.

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