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N. Korea reports 6 deaths after admitting COVID-19 outbreak

North Korea said Friday six people died and nearly 190,000 are under quarantine following a rapid spread of fever across the nation in recent weeks, a day after it first acknowledged a COVID-19 outbreak in a largely unvaccinated population

The Independent UK

6 dead, tens of thousands infected as North Korea reports first COVID outbreak

North Korea says six people have died amid an 'explosive' spread of fever, a day after it acknowledged a COVID-19 outbreak.

France 24

Congress should protect access to health care at pharmacies

The Equitable Community Access to Pharmacist Services Act would ensure that patients maintain access to pandemic-related care provided by pharmacists by reimbursing them through Medicare.

Chicago Sun-Times

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As Ibiza reopens, clubbers are making up for lost time

Europe’s clubbers seem ready to relive the days when nobody had ever heard of Covid-19, reports Thomas Rogers

The Independent UK

The GOAT retires: A look back at the legacy of Simeon basketball coach Robert Smith

This retirement is about all that Robert Smith has meant to the sport and, specifically, Public League basketball.

Chicago Sun-Times

White House summit leads to big promises to fight COVID in needy countries

The second Global COVID-19 Summit aimed to refocus the world's attention on the pandemic. Here's what governments and members of the private and public sector pledged to do.

WEKU

Every word Antonio Conte said on why Arteta must stop complaining and Spurs' win against Arsenal

Antonio Conte had plenty to say following Tottenham's brilliant 3-0 win over Arsenal in the North London Derby on Thursday evening

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Conte tells Arteta to stop complaining after Holding red in Arsenal defeat

Antonio Conte urged Mikel Arteta to stop complaining after the Arsenal manager blamed the referee, Paul Tierney, for jeopardising his team’s Champions League chances

The Guardian - UK

N.Korea reports first COVID-19 death as fever spreads 'explosively'

At least one person confirmed to have COVID-19 has died in North Korea and hundreds of thousands have shown fever symptoms, state media said on Friday, offering hints at the potentially dire scale of country's first confirmed outbreak of the pandemic.

Reuters

Sharon Osbourne gives thumbs up to Elon Musk's plan to get Donald Trump back on Twitter

Sharon Osbourne has said everyone has the right to be on Twitter, "even the Taliban", as she backed Elon Musk's proposal to reverse Twitter's ban on Donald Trump.

Daily Mirror

Meat industry made ‘baseless’ claims of Covid shortages to press Trump to keep plants open, report says

Meatpacking plants were kept open by a Trump-era executive order asked for by executives

The Independent UK

In 18-59 group, booster coverage just 2.4% in Haryana, 14% in Gurugram

GURUGRAM: Over 4 lakh precaution doses of the Covid vaccine have been administered in Haryana since the drive was rolled out on January 10. This constitutes 51% of the 60-plus eligible population. But only 81,225 recipients between 18-59 years have got their boosters so far, which is only 2.4% of…

The Times of India

Meatpackers ignored COVID-19 spread to keep operating, House report says

The nation’s biggest meatpackers ignored warnings that COVID-19 was spreading through their plants, hyped claims of impending shortages and helped draft a Trump administration order to keep the facilities running during the early days of the pandemic, a congressional investigation found.

Tribune News Service

South Africa may have to close first vaccine plant

In tonight's edition: After struggling through the early years of the pandemic to get enough Covid-19 vaccinations, Africa's first factory to produce the doses says it may have to stop because it hasn't had enough orders. Also, a former Congolese policemen gets a death sentence for murdering human rights activist…

France 24

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We looked into the lobby group taking on rugby star turned would-be senator David Pocock. Here's what we found

Conservative lobby group Advance Australia has independent ACT Senate candidate David Pocock in its sights, with Facebook advertising data revealing that the group's offensive against the former rugby star is disproportionate to its campaigning against any other candidate.

Bangkok Post

Hong Kong looks to boost tourism with new campaign

As the fifth wave of Covid-19 fades and life returns to normal, the Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB) recently unveiled a revitalisation strategy to highlight Hong Kong's fresh views and open the door to travellers.

Caixin Global

Parcel Delivery Services in Shanghai Make Slow Comeback

Volume reaches 1 million packages daily — a sixth of normal capacity — as authorities clear more services to resume after month of Covid lockdowns

Tribune News Service

$56M settlement proposed in suit over deadly COVID-19 outbreak at Mass. soldiers’ home

The state of Massachusetts is settling with plaintiffs in the class action lawsuit related to the devastating and deadly COVID-19 outbreak at the Holyoke Soldiers’ Home for a proposed $56M.

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The Loop: The ABC enters the Chernobyl meltdown zone, Eurovision heats up, and the US surpasses 1 million COVID-19 deaths

Get up to speed on today's headlines with The Loop.

Daily Mirror

'Downing Street has become the place where our nation's laws are broken'

The sheer number of fines handed out for breaking coronavirus laws undermines Boris Johnson’s repeated claims to MPs that there was no rule breaking in Downing Street

Benzinga

How To Defend Your Company On The New Frontier Of Payment Fraud

By Tony Carothers The remote work era brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic has made it even easier for criminals to execute payment fraud attacks. For most companies, it's become a matter of when they’ll face a fraud attack--not if.

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Shortage of illegal Kamini balls due to COVID pandemic sees more people seeking help for opioid dependency

Australia's coronavirus pandemic reveals a little-known addiction to illegally imported herbal Kamini balls, allegedly sold in some Asian grocery stores, with COVID-19 lockdowns resulting in supply shortages and price increases.

Tribune News Service

With Coach Kerr out, how big of a threat is COVID to Warriors’ playoff run?

The talk of the Golden State Warriors’ rough-and-tumble playoff series with Memphis had been all about elbow injuries and wounded knees — until Coach Steve Kerr landed in quarantine with COVID-19.

Manchester Evening News

Coronavirus infection rates on the rise in FOUR Greater Manchester boroughs

Salford, Bolton, Tameside and Manchester have all seen their number of positive cases rise in the last week

The Hindu

Did the RBI wait too long to raise interest rates?

It could have started highlighting inflationary worry points in February

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