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Saraswati Puja: Idol makers expect good sales this year after suffering losses due to COVID earlier

Ahead of Saraswati Puja, idol makers in northern Kolkata's Kumortuli are hoping for good business this year after suffering financial losses due to several waves of COVID-19.

Dynamite News

‘We’re all nervous’: NZ’s Covid tsar Chris Hipkins admits uncertainty over border reopening

The minister responsible for New Zealand’s pandemic response says the future is ‘still something that’s the subject of models rather than reality’

The Guardian - AU

Pune clears Covid aid for 16,500 victims, 4,000 more to get relief

PUNE/MUMBAI: Authorities have cleared 16,500 ex gratia claims for Covid victims till January 31 as against 27,000 applications received from the three administrative units — Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad municipal corporation limits and the rural belt — of the district.

The Times of India

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Canberra's 'cloaked' far-right seizes on COVID protests

A Canberra-based extremist group used a COVID-19 freedom rally to fundraise, and experts warn it's part of a trend.

The Canberra Times

Pune Municipal Corporation allows restaurants, bars to stay open till 1.30am

PUNE: The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) on Thursday allowed restaurants to switch back to their pre-Covid operational deadline of 1. 30am, much to the relief to the restos and bars operating in the city.

The Times of India

South Australia records three COVID-related deaths as Premier flags easing of restrictions

Two Adelaide nightspots have been listed as exposure sites, as the Premier flags the potential for further easing of restrictions in the next week.

ABC News

Mumbai’s daily Covid cases drop below 900, Maharashtra sees 15% decrease

MUMBAI: The daily Covid-19 detections and fatalities in the state and the city dropped on Thursday.

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Phuket issues alert on infected arrivals

Phuket is asking the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) to improve Covid-19 screening measures for international visitors, following an alarming number of tourists testing positive on arrival.

Bangkok Post

Covid cases see marginal dip, 14 deaths reported in region

NAGPUR: The 11 districts of Vidarbha region together reported 4,040 new Covid cases on Thursday — 34 less than that on Wednesday. But the recovery count also came down to 5,221. There were 14 Covid deaths in the day.

The Times of India

Five Great Reads: Covid’s human toll, Meta in freefall, Black Francis quizzed

Guardian Australia’s weekday wrap of good writing and sensational stories, selected by lifestyle editor Alyx Gorman

The Guardian - AU

Covid infection may contribute to heart damage in the severely ill, according to new study

However, a new treatment could be used to reverse the potential heart damage caused by coronavirus.

Daily Record

Olympic skier Mikaela Shiffrin discusses being shaped by loss

The skiing prodigy has endured Covid, injury, and the death of her father in recent years. Josh Marcus reports

The Independent UK

Swann deeply concerned about consequences for health service after Givan resigns

The Health Minister said the move will damage efforts to address hospital waiting lists and raises questions for the removal of Covid-19 restrictions.

The Independent UK

Eighty-four coronavirus deaths recorded; Morrison backs slow reopening for WA – as it happened

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Plan for educational continuity amid Covid disruptions

NEW DELHI: In order to ensure continuum of learning and mitigate the impact of the Covid pandemic, the ministry of education has written to states and Union territories about is plan ensure learning recovery.

Daily Record

Covid 'Brexit penalties' for Scottish arrivals in destinations such as France, Spain and Italy

Scottish travellers could face Covid restrictions that do not apply to EU residents.

Daily Mirror

Love Island's Millie Court unrecognisable after 70s-inspired hair makeover

Love Island star Millie Court has just returned from a romantic getaway with boyfriend Liam Reardon, after their New Year break was disrupted when the Welsh hunk was thought to have contracted Covid-19

France 24

Olympics in a bubble: How high are the stakes for Xi Jinping's China?

Can Xi Jinping's China pull it off? Can happy pictures of a torch relay reduced to 72 hours and tightly cropped images of top-level competitions make the world forget about the empty seats, the Covid bubble, the artificial snow, the tight security and the pressure on sponsors over human rights…

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Irish Mirror

Pub update: How much you will have to pay for a pint as prices expected to soar

The Vinters Federation of Ireland (VFI) has said the increasing cost of energy bills and the cost impacts of Covid would likely drive up prices

Daily Mirror

Number of Brits who are long-term sick has surged in the last two years

ONS figures show 250,000 more people were 'economically inactive' due to being long-term sick in the period to November 2021, compared to two years earlier - with experts anxiously waiting to find out if Covid is a factor

Evening Standard

Families face half-term holiday disruption as Europe toughens up Covid travel rules

Families may face disruption to their half-term holidays plans amid confusion over the implementation of Covid vaccination policy in the EU.

Irish Mirror

Golfgate case thrown out of court as charges against all defendants dismissed

The charges were that the accused had organised an event at the Station House hotel in Clifden, Co Galway that was in non-compliance with Covid restrictions in place on August 19 2020

The Guardian - UK

World faces ‘bumpy, difficult’ Covid transition, says senior scientist

‘I just don’t think you wake up on Tuesday and it’s finished,’ says former Sage adviser Sir Jeremy Farrar

Daily Record

Balloch man launches new business venture with easing of Covid restrictions

Marc McLean had to press the pause button on launching his video production company when the second lockdown hit.

The Hindu

COVID-19 third wave | Over 55% deaths in Karnataka happened within two days of reporting to hospitals

‘This could be because patients were taken to hospitals only when symptoms aggravated’

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