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Americans can order free COVID-19 tests beginning this month

Americans will be able to order up to four COVID-19 nasal swab tests delivered to their home free of charge starting later this month

The Independent UK

‘Scam and scandal’: ex-aid chief raises alarm over £4bn Tory asylum contracts

The former top civil servant at the Department for International Development has warned a lack of oversight in spending echoes corrupt contracts awarded during Covid

The Guardian - UK

NHS issues new vaccine plea to avoid 'tripledemic' of viruses

NHS bosses say flu, Covid and RSV could create ‘challenging winter’ for health service

Evening Standard

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6 things to know about the new Covid variant XEC

While the current wave of Covid-19 is slowing down a bit in the US, emergence of a new Covid variant XEC has left health authorities worried about its spread with the onset of colder weather. The recombinant strain of two closely related variants called KS.1.1 and KP.3.3 - both descendants…

The Times of India

Fears of fast spread of XEC Covid strain after many haven’t had vaccines in long time

Exclusive: Lower levels of protective antibodies could leave the UK population vulnerable to a rapid spread of the XEC Covid variant

The Independent UK

Bill Gates sees another pandemic within 30 years. Disease experts say it's not if but when.

Experts in infectious diseases agree with Bill Gates' concerns. They say another pandemic isn't a case of if, it's now a countdown to when.

Fortune

Could it be COVID? Here are the symptoms to watch out for in 2024

COVID symptoms can be mild, severe, or nonexistent, according to the CDC—and can appear as late as two weeks after you’ve been exposed to the virus.

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New COVID-19 Variant XEC Emerges In U.S.

Learn about the emergence of the XEC COVID-19 strain in the U.S. and how current vaccines are effective against it. Stay informed and consider updated vacc...

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Scientists Identify Animals Possibly Linked To COVID-19 Origins

Scientists identify potential animal sources of COVID-19 at Wuhan market, aiding in tracing origins. Study highlights challenges in determining exact virus...

The Independent UK

A new genetic analysis of animals in the Wuhan market in 2019 may help find COVID-19's origin

Scientists searching for the origins of COVID-19 have zeroed in on a short list of animals that possibly helped spread it to people

The Conversation

XEC: what you need to know about the new COVID variant

A new COVID variant is spreading rapidly and could soon become the dominant variant around the globe. The variant, called XEC, was first detected in Germany in August and appears to have a growth advantage over other circulating variants – but it is not a radically different variant.

The Independent UK

Bank of England widely expected to hold interest rates despite big US Fed cut

The Bank of England is widely expected to keep interest rates unchanged later Thursday despite a big cut from the U.S. Federal Reserve, its first since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic more than four years ago

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International Business Times

Zoom Fatigue? Try Some Nature In Your Background: Study

Feel drained after a long video call? Whether for work meetings, distance learning at school or just catching up with friends and family, video calls have become a part of daily life for many people -- particularly since the Covid pandemic.

Salon

Jeff Bridges knows he's still your Dude

"The Old Man" star Jeff Bridges loves his legacy: "Lebowski has bloomed in all these different ways"

Fortune

Will the XEC COVID subvariant bring a fall wave of infections? What to know about symptoms and spread

The U.S. is coming down from its biggest COVID summer surge yet as a new subvariant emerges—but new vaccines are here, too.

Evening Standard

OPINION - The pedestrianisation of Oxford Street must take account of buses

The last time Oxford Street came anywhere close to being “pedestrianised” was in the utter depths of the first Covid lockdown in spring 2020. I recall running — okay, perhaps jogging — blissfully along the central white line through a desolate West End from Marble Arch to Centre Point as…

The Guardian - UK

Donors and Starmer’s suits? That’s just a dress rehearsal. Without new probity rules, worse will follow

Labour made big promises while seeking power. It must fulfil them or risk real damage, says Peter Geoghegan, author of Democracy for Sale

Reason

The Best of Reason: Should We Blame Fauci for the COVID Pandemic?

America's COVID celebrity is facing scrutiny for funding risky research that may have sparked the pandemic—and for allegedly covering it up.

Autosport

Everything to know about the 2025 MotoGP season: Rider line-up, calendar and more

The 2025 MotoGP campaign is starting to take shape as all but one of the rides have been announced with the season opener also being confirmed. This came after a dramatic silly season, where only three riders entered 2024 with a contract that guaranteed them a spot on the 2025…

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