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Australia's influenza cases soar after two quiet years

Australia has had two years of incredibly low influenza rates thanks to COVID-19 isolation, but this year is not going to be the same, with all the data pointing to cases soaring over winter.

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London politics latest LIVE: Boris Johnson faces new call to quit as PM meets Tory backbenchers over Sue Gray report

As the PM met members of the 1922 Commitee, Tory MP Julian Sturdy released a statement saying ‘it is now in the public interest’ for him to resign

Evening Standard

Kim Jong-Un Fires Up Intercontinental Ballistic Missile As Biden Wraps Up Asia Visit

COVID-19-wrecked North Korea fired three ballistic missiles early Wednesday morning as U.S. President Joe Biden wrapped up his Asia visit, according to its neighbor.

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SA Police Commissioner Grant Stevens looks back on the difficult decisions around the COVID-19 response

After 793 days making huge decisions over the lives of South Australians, Grant Stevens is stepping out of the COVID-19 spotlight. He reflects on "pissing off" half the population during the state’s pandemic response.

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COVID-19: India reports 2,124 cases in past 24 hours

India saw a single day rise of 2,124 new coronavirus infections, taking the infection tally to 4,31,42,192, while the active cases rose to 14,971, according to the Union health ministry data updated on Wednesday. Full story on Dynamite News:

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Nicola Sturgeon breaks record as longest-serving First Minister

WHEN she was elected as First Minister in 2014, Nicola Sturgeon made history as the first woman to take charge in Bute House.

The National (Scotland)

Ardern's New York sprint selling 'Brand NZ'

It was a day of two halves for Jacinda Ardern on her New York marathon, writes political editor @jo_moir

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Latest Partygate controversy reiterates fact you can never trust the Tories to do the right thing

Annie Brown says the words written on a battered little book bought in 1944 could slip so easily into this week’s commentary on the pictures of Boris Johnson raising a glass at a Downing Street party during lockdown.

Daily Record

Second COVID booster eligibility expanded

An extra 1.5 million people are now eligible to receive a fourth COVID-19 vaccine, or second booster.

AAP

ACT COVID-19 case numbers and hospitalisations remain high

The total active cases in the territory are 4981.

The Canberra Times

ATAGI expands COVID-19 booster access to allow more people to get a fourth dose

The nation's vaccine advisory group recommends another 1.5 million Australians get a fourth COVID-19 booster shot coming into the winter months.

ABC News

Lockdowns caused 'high psychological distress' in 70pc of high school students, study finds

A national survey of 15-19-year-olds has revealed the effects of COVID-19 and lockdowns on students who missed out on key social and academic experiences.

ABC News

West Bengal: 19 positive from 11,000 samples in second sentinel survey

KOLKATA: The second Covid 'sentinel survey' in Bengal, conducted between May 18 and 20 on 10,975 samples, has thrown up a positivity of 0.17%, with just 19 positives, a shade lower than that of the first survey, which had been 0.18%. In Kolkata, RG Kar tested 235 random samples, all…

The Times of India

Center fielder Luis Robert might miss entire White Sox homestand after landing on COVID injured list

CHICAGO — Chicago White Sox center fielder Luis Robert could be out for the entire five-game homestand after being placed on the COVID-19-related injured list Tuesday.

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Investigation reveals tracking by EdTech of millions of Australian school students during COVID lockdowns

A global study into the murky world of student data during COVID-19 lockdowns finds more than 4 million Australian school students were at risk of unprecedented tracking and surveillance during remote learning.

The Independent UK

Monkeypox: Scientists find potential antiviral treatment

New outbreak ‘likely a random event’ and does not pose a threat on scale of Covid, researchers say

Tribune News Service

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Long COVID symptoms lasted a median of 15 months, study finds

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Queensland records over 1,000 COVID-19 deaths as doctors warn booster shots remain 'critically important'

Queensland surpasses 1,000 COVID-19 deaths, with the pandemic virus on course to feature among the state's leading reasons for lives lost this year.

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New Jersey committee approves bill that includes unemployment insurance tax credits for small businesses

The New Jersey Assembly Commerce and Economic Development Committee on May 19 approved A-3683, a bill that would give tax credits to some small businesses with an aim to offset increasing unemployment insurance taxes following the coronavirus pandemic. The New Jersey Business and Industry Association estimates businesses in the state…

France 24

North Korea launches three ballistic missiles toward sea, says South Korea

North Korea launched three ballistic missiles toward the sea on Wednesday, South Korea’s military said, the Norths’ first weapons firings in about two weeks as the country makes a much-disputed claim that its first domestic COVID-19 outbreak is weakening.

The Guardian - UK

Six in 10 people in UK believe government ‘ignores rules’

People in the UK and Poland rated their governments worst on matters of trust and legitimacy in an EU-funded study

The Times of India

Covid mapping: BMC, NKDA, one Kolkata ward have over 10 cases each

KOLKATA: Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation (BMC) and New Town Kolkata Development Authority (NKDA), along with one ward under Kolkata Municipal Corporation, have been categorized as pink zone in the latest Covid-19 mapping by the state health department. Periodically done in order to detect any upsurge in infection — civic body-wise, ward-wise…

The Independent UK

New photo shows boozy No 10 party where staff were told ‘the bar is open’

New image shows table laden with wine bottles at event reportedly not investigated by police or Sue Gray

The Conversation

To serve school communities and address inequities after COVID-19, principals must become activists

A survey of Ontario principals about COVID-19 challenges and specific school issues like technology found that in the pandemic principals were hearing “about province-wide education policy decisions at the same time as the public received news.” This “did not support schools in navigating the rapidly changing pandemic landscape.”

The Conversation

Almost 60% of teachers say they want out. What is Labor going to do for an exhausted school sector?

During the 2022 federal election campaign, schools barely rated a mention.

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