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The week in audio: Naga Munchetty; The Reith Lectures; Help, I Sexted My Boss; Now You’re Asking– review

From the surreal return of Boris Johnson at the Covid inquiry to sex etiquette at the theatre, it’s been a strange old week

The Guardian - UK

Sunak faces new questions at Covid inquiry after pranksters claim they reached his old phone number

PM likely to be asked about WhatsApp messages from pandemic that he says are irretrievable, despite reports number accessed

The Guardian - UK

Compensation to participants in human challenge studies should not incentivise risk-taking

Authors of an Aug 2023 paper argue $20K for 6-month Hep C CHIS study in US is "reasonable". ICMR's Bioethics Unit says payment should take into account loss of wages & time spent. Jake D Eberts disagrees, saying payment should not incentivise risk-taking. Shigella & Zika CHIS studies paid $7,350…

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Rare clotting effect of early COVID shots finally explained — what could that mean for future vaccines?

Scientists have offered a new explanation for why COVID-19 vaccines that contained adenoviruses carried a rare-but-serious risk of blood clotting.

LiveScience

Telangana witnesses a dip in dengue cases

Telangana witnessed a decline in dengue cases this year, with 7,894 cases and one death reported. Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, S.P. Singh Baghel, presented a four-year data overview, indicating that in 2020, Telangana documented 2,173 dengue cases, followed by 7,135 cases in 2021,…

The Hindu

High Court permits Yakshagana performance from dusk to dawn, subject to adherence to noise pollution rules

HC Karnataka permits Kateel Sri Durgaparameshwari temple to perform Yakshaganas from dusk to dawn, subject to adhering to Noise Pollution Rules. Petitioner questioned DC's endorsement restricting performance to 5pm-12.30am. Petitioner argued practice of performing Yakshagana is from dusk to dawn. Petitioner gave undertaking to adhere to decibel norms, court asked…

The Hindu

A year after lifting COVID rules, China is turning quarantine centers into apartments

Dozens of makeshift centers were built and now stand empty. Now authorities want to revive a stagnating economy and attract young workers to cities by turning the structures into affordable housing.

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Rishi Sunak set to be grilled on lockdown doubts at Covid inquiry

PM also faces questions about Partygate, irretrievable WhatsApp messages, and his controversial Eat Out to Help scheme

The Independent UK

Petition launched to stop Boris Johnson wearing Grimsby football hat as he’s bringing town into ‘disrepute’

Petition asking him to wear a Manchester United hat instead racks up hundreds of signatures

The Independent UK

Eating out and Partygate: Covid inquiry questions Sunak should prepare for

Five things the PM could be asked about next week when giving evidence about his role as chancellor during the crisis

The Guardian - UK

Embattled Sunak needs support but Tories are divided yet again

Prime minister is facing an appearance at the Covid inquiry and a vote on emergency Rwanda legislation

The Guardian - UK

Albanese flags immigration system overhaul

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has flagged plans to return immigration to a more sustainable level following a "once-in-a-generation" review.

AAP

London Ambulance Service 'under similar level of pressure to Covid pandemic' as calls surge

Chief paramedic blames rise in seasonal viruses, freezing weather and alcohol-related incidents

Evening Standard

Covid: Everything we know about the new Omicron descendant as winter flu surges

As Covid rates increase, here all you need to know about the UK’s newest variant

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The 10 key takeaways from Boris Johnson’s Covid inquiry witness statement

Hugo Keith KC among those grilling former PM at Dorland House in London on Wednesday and Thursday

The Guardian - UK

‘Completely out of touch’: five people hit hard by pandemic on Johnson at Covid inquiry

Some of those whose personal and professional lives were put under particular strain have harsh words for the ex-PM

Chicago Sun-Times

Tony Shalhoub finds voice again for ‘Monk’ reunion movie

Comeback follows ‘overwhelming’ fan response after the obsessive-compulsive character returned for a PSA about COVID-19.

Evening Standard

Police close last investigation into Parliament lockdown breaches but MP still faces action over Covid party

Detectives said no further action will be taken against Conservative MPs and Lords regarding a gathering on December 8, 2020

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The Hindu

Here are the big stories from Karnataka today

Karnataka Today newsletter: Govt to consider proposal to carry out cloud seeding in State, and more

The Hindu

COVID data missing in Karnataka’s weekly infectious disease reports due to technical glitch

Doctors said travel is recognised as a potential risk, as viruses can be transmitted during transit. Early diagnosis and treatment can help prevent complications and further spread of the viruses.

The Independent UK

Chronic fatigue syndrome is more common than some past studies suggest, CDC says

Health officials are releasing the first nationally representative estimate of how many U.S. adults have chronic fatigue syndrome: 3.3 million

The Independent UK

Covid inquiry live: Rishi Sunak to face claims Eat Out to Help Out scheme spread coronavirus

WhatsApp messages shown to the Covid-19 Inquiry have revealed that government advisers referred to Mr Sunak as ‘Dr Death’ during the pandemic

The Guardian - UK

Johnson at the Covid inquiry: behind a veil of responsibility, the finger of blame

Rare moments of candour from the former prime minister did little to assuage the anger of bereaved families

The Conversation

We thought we’d find 200 species living in our house and yard. We were very wrong

We are biodiversity researchers – an ecologist, a mathematician and a taxonomist – who were locked down together during the COVID pandemic. Being restricted to the house, it didn’t take long before we began to wonder how many species of plants and animals we were sharing the space with. So…

The Guardian - UK

Far from cleaning up Boris Johnson’s Covid mess, Rishi Sunak is drowning in it

Whatever the inquiry concludes, the current government will face the public’s anger over the ex-PM’s conduct, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

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