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Poll: Distrust of Asian Americans is rising

The problem is getting worse as attention to it increases.

Axios

Mercedes Boss Wolff Hopes China Can Host Several Races in Future

The Chinese Grand Prix is absent from the calendar for the third straight year due to the COVID-19 pandemic but Mercedes boss Toto Wolff said Formula One can have a "strong footprint" in the country and hopes it will one day host three races each season. China is relatively lacking…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Nottingham couple 'so chilled' about life after winning £10,000 a month for 30 years on National Lottery

'I'm just checking that's right before I, um, quit my job'

Nottingham Post

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MasterChef winner shares show's secrets - and says cooking is the 'quickest part'

Alex Webb, 26, won MasterChef The Professionals in 2020 when Covid restrictions were at their most severe - he's shared how the pandemic affected filming and given The Mirror an insight into what he's up to now

Daily Mirror

New laws introduced affecting shoppers in big name stores including Primark, Asda and Morrisons

The same laws will affect people in other stores including Home Bargains, M&S, B&M, TK Maxx and Iceland

Chronicle Live

Spain extends Covid entry rules for UK travellers until May 15

It is one of the few countries in the European Union still imposing entry rules even though most tourists are not affected.

Daily Record

‘Not even given us five rupees’: A year later, Maharashtra’s Covid widows still wait for government aid

It was a sunny morning in March. Rohini Meshram, 42, boarded a bus, heading from her village of Kasaari in Maharashtra’s Gadchiroli district to Gadchiroli town.

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Beergate: Keir Starmer says police have not contacted him and insists team were ‘getting on with work’

Labour insists ‘world of difference’ between takeaway for work event and Partygate

The Independent UK

What is Omicron XE? Symptoms of the new Covid variant as hundreds of cases found in UK

637 cases of the new variant have been detected in England

The Independent UK

Separate areas for Covid-infected voters on May 22

Voters infected with Covid-19 will be able to cast their ballots separately from non-infected people in the May 22 elections for Bangkok governor and city councillors, deputy city clerk Chawin Sirinak said on Wednesday.

Bangkok Post

People In Shanghai Use NFTs To Skirt Censorship And Record Harsh COVID-19 Lockdown Experiences

Shanghai's residents are preserving memories of their strict COVID-19 lockdown by minting videos, photos, and artworks as NFTs (non fungible tokens) while skirting Chinese censors, according to a Reuters report.

Benzinga

Should we still be socially distancing? Let us know

Many people are still cautious, despite the drop in covid numbers

Liverpool Echo

How Anglesey Sea Salt has survived and thrived despite triple challenge of Brexit, Covid and price hikes

The Halen Mon brand on Anglesey has been nimble in its response to the difficulties facing businesses

Birmingham Post

Regional newspaper publishers ask for government support as paper costs surge

The country's largest regional news publisher is participating in a campaign for an immediate cash injection to compensate for a sudden surge in the cost of printing newspapers.

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Asharq Al-Awsat

Beijing Closes Dozens of Subway Stations as Covid Controls Tighten

Beijing closed dozens of subway stations on Wednesday, as Covid restrictions slowly constrict movement across the Chinese capital of over 21 million people.

The Independent UK

Beijing closes 10% of subway stations to stem COVID spread

Beijing is closing some 10% of the stations in its vast subway system as an additional measure against the spread of coronavirus

The Guardian - AU

Qantas vows to go to high court after losing appeal over unlawful baggage handler sackings

Airline fails to overturn ruling that it unlawfully outsourced almost 1,700 jobs in part to avoid industrial action

The Canberra Times

Frontline health workers still need to be vaccinated despite mandate being dropped

The COVID-19 vaccine requirement for workers in the territory's public health system will extend beyond the current mandate.

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Evening Standard

‘Nightmare’ delays, website meltdowns and a staff vacuum — inside the passport fiasco

Endless queues, a staff shortage and families forced to miss funerals, weddings and opportunities to say goodbye. Katie Strick reports

The Conversation

India planned to eliminate TB by 2025, but it's estimated half a million Indians are still dying from it every year

In India in 2021, an estimated 504,000 people died from tuberculosis, or TB. That’s almost one per minute. More than a quarter of the estimated TB cases worldwide are in India.

Dynamite News

COVID: India reports 3,205 new cases, 31 fatalities

India reported 3,205 new coronavirus infections in a day, pushing the number of active cases to 19,509 and the overall tally to 4,30,88,118, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated Wednesday. More on Dynamite News:

Bangkok Post

Vietnam reports first day without a covid death since Aug 21

Vietnam on Tuesday reported its first day without an official death from Covid-19 since Aug 21 as recorded daily infections have dropped significantly in recent weeks, the Health Ministry said on Wednesday.

Reuters

Beijing steps up COVID curbs as virus spreads in China

Beijing shut scores of metro stations and bus routes and extended COVID-19 curbs on many public venues on Wednesday, focusing efforts to avoid the fate of Shanghai, where millions have been under strict lockdown for more than a month.

The National (Scotland)

Nicola Sturgeon on indyref2 progress, cost of living crisis and a coalition with Labour

WITH just one day to go until voters head to polling stations to elect a new batch of councillors, The National has been interviewing party leaders…

AAP

Dockers hit for six by COVID-19 outbreak

Fremantle coach Justin Longmuir is confident his team have the depth to cover for the six players ruled out under the AFL's health and safety protocols.

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