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COVID underscores lack of whistleblower protections

FORT WORTH, Texas — Inside a partially completed Amazon warehouse here, workers last summer walked on conveyor belts four stories high without safety harnesses, welders used plasma torches while surrounded by flammable cardboard boxes, and laborers raised metal racks alongside a moving forklift, putting their feet in danger of being…

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Protest leaders arrested in Ottawa in Canada police crackdown

Canadian police have arrested two protest leaders in Ottawa and threatened to break up a three-week protest against the country’s Covid restrictions.

Evening Standard

Council ordered to pay cinema’s legal costs after botched Covid prosecution

Tower Hamlets council to pay £24,000 in legal costs

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Five to 11-year-olds in Stirling given Covid jag green light after new advice

The latest move follows a recommendation from the JCVI group.

Daily Record

Renfrewshire MP slams plans by the UK Government to scrap free covid tests

Gavin Newlands, MP for Paisley and Renfrewshire North, condemned the proposed move as "irresponsible."

Daily Record

Employees have just weeks left to claim up to £125 tax back for working from home

The 'work from home' allowance became a widespread right in April 2020 after employees were told to stay at home to curb the spread of Covid - but time is running out to claim it

Daily Mirror

Seoul Eases Covid Restrictions with Daily Cases at Record High

South Korea said it would ease pandemic restrictions Friday, even as the country's daily caseload crossed 100,000 for the first time, with officials citing economic concerns over social distancing measures. The country reported a record 109,831 new infections for Thursday, with health experts warning this number could rise to 270,000…

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Mum who fell ill now fighting for her life months after losing her dad to Covid

“Mary is best known for her contagious smile and laugh, her positivity and her absolute zest for life."

Manchester Evening News

NatWest returns to profit after heavy Covid hits

The bank said it will pay £1.3 billion back to shareholders, including the Government.

The Independent UK

Keep isolation and free Covid tests, plead NHS bosses

The survey called on the restrictions to continue amid Boris Johnson’s plan to scrap them next week

Evening Standard

‘No light at the end’: How Hong Kong’s Covid response went so wrong

A policy of admitting every positive case to hospital means thousands are being added to an already huge backlog every day

The Guardian - AU

Expat exodus but escape is expensive in Hong Kong

After calling Hong Kong home for 30 years, Tina, a self-employed mom, is calling it quits on the city and moving to Portugal. But with 10 of her booked flights to Europe cancelled in the past year, her travails show how Hong Kong’s Covid-Zero policy is making getting out almost…

Bangkok Post

Family's heartbreak as 'life of the party' Leeds student took his own life

Desmond Weich had been struggling with his mental health during Covid

Leeds Live

Senate rejects Ted Cruz push to ban COVID-19 vaccine mandates in schools, in deal to avert shutdown

WASHINGTON – The Senate granted Sen. Ted Cruz’s demand Thursday night for a vote to block local school boards from requiring COVID-19 vaccines but then promptly rejected his proposal.

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Net migration from capital cities to regional areas doubles during COVID-19

Regional towns are determined to capitalise on a doubling of regional migration during the pandemic, and make it a long term trend beyond COVID.

ABC News

The end of Queensland's Omicron COVID wave in sight as state records nine more deaths

Queensland records 5,795 COVID cases and nine deaths, including six in aged care homes, as the Chief Health Officer indicates when the Omicron wave will soon come to its end.

AAP

ACT begins easing of COVID-19 restrictions

The ACT is scrapping density limits and other restrictions with mask rules to be relaxed next week as the national capital unwinds COVID-19 control measures.

Wales Online

Covid passes no longer have to be used in Wales

Venues can still choose to ask you to show one but the legal requirement has ended

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The Independent UK

Wales drops use of Covid passes at indoor and outdoor venues

From Friday, spaces such as cinemas, nightclubs, sportsgrounds and theatres will no longer need to check visitors’ vaccination status.

Chicago Sun-Times

Blackhawks notebook: Seth Jones finally faces Blue Jackets for 1st time since trade

After missing the Hawks’ Jan. 11 game in Columbus with COVID-19, Jones — as well as Adam Boqvist — was healthy Thursday to play his former team.

Irish Mirror

'Likely day' for end of face masks in Ireland except for in one setting as Covid restrictions to end

Last of the main restrictions will be dropped by Government following NPHET giving the green light on Thursday

The Guardian - AU

ACT to ease Covid restrictions; Bob Katter decries ‘super sneaky’ passing of firearms bill – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Morning mail: Covid restrictions ease in NSW and Victoria, Biden warns on Ukraine, calls for calm after shark attack

Friday: Restrictions introduced to curb the spread of Omicron, including bans on singing and dancing, will be eased over the next week in NSW and Victoria. Plus: how we can repel threats to Australian democracy

The Independent UK

New York City mayor Eric Adams calls for a way out of ‘pandemic prison’

Mr Adams joked that some workers who refused to return to the office because of Covid fears were hitting the club in their spare time

ABC News

Employers still want more workers, despite COVID-19's Omicron wave

Australia's economy has weathered COVID-19's Omicron wave over the summer, and workers are still in strong demand, according to economists.

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