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Arcturus: What do we know about the new Covid variant?

XBB.1.16 strain detected in 22 countries so far and is driving up infection rate in India

The Independent UK

Teenager started Yorkshire brownie business in mum's spare bedroom with £500 and it is now worth £500,000

George Welton started his business in York when he was 18-years-old and they now sell all over the country

Leeds Live

Thai celebrities, public figures warn of rise in new Covid cases

The public is being cautioned about the risk of contracting the Omicron subvariant XBB.1.16 during the Songkran period, as the subvariant is believed to have caused a surge in Covid-19 cases in India.

Bangkok Post

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Flights of fancy: why wealthy Australians are spending big on private jets

The chartered plane market is booming post Covid, offering speed and convenience to a privileged few – and generating tonnes of CO2

The Guardian - AU

The rise and fall of Tupperware's plastic empire and the die-hard fans desperate to save it

How did Tupperware manage to cultivate such a passionate following that it remains strong 77 years after the brand's inception? The answer likely has little to do with plastic containers.

ABC News

Everything you need to know about the newest Covid strain

The new Arcturus variant is said to be more infectious

Belfast Live

Protect yourself from side effects just by reading this article

Research shows that knowing about the nocebo effect – the 'evil twin' of the placebo effect – means you are less likely to experience negative side effects of drugs or treatments, says Dr Kate MacKrill

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Everything we know about new Sanofi Covid vaccine now being used in UK

The vaccine being used in the Spring booster campaign works in a different way to previous jabs

Wales Online

Covid Arcturus news – latest: True origins ‘may never be revealed’ as new variant cases soar in India

Indian government sources say the disease is moving towards the endemic stage

The Independent UK

Man who spent seven years walking 28,000 miles around world with dog shares life lessons

Thomas Turcich, 33, spent seven years walking 28,000 miles around the world across six continents, experiencing illness and Covid on the road with his beloved pet dog Savannah

Daily Mirror

Arcturus: What do we know about the new Covid variant?

XBB.1.16 strain detected in 22 countries so far and is driving up infection rate in India

The Independent UK

China's reopening sees Gen Z ready to splurge after lying flat: 'They don’t see life as a matter of ruthless survival'

A shift in attitudes towards work and personal comfort in China's younger generation may end up helping the country’s economy.

Fortune

Beautiful riverside pub recalls time they were visited by a seal

Nacho the seal made national headlines last year

Bristol Post

Michael Hiltzik: Anti-vaxxers loved to cite this study of COVID vaccine deaths. Now it's been retracted

Back in January, an academic study gave heart to critics of COVID-19 vaccines by estimating the number of U.S. deaths from the vaccines at 278,000.

Los Angeles Times

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Wales Online

The independent shops keeping a Welsh town afloat after chain stores and tourists clear out

Ebbw Vale has seen a decline in footfall since the closure of the Festival Park, but the community is still supporting its local businesses to keep the town going

Tribune News Service

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Billions of New Jersey’s federal COVID-19 funding has yet to be spent

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Billions of New Jersey’s federal COVID-19 funding has yet to be spent

More than $5 billion in funds the federal government gave New Jersey for COVID-19 relief in 2021 has yet to be spent, a report from the state’s auditor found.

Daily Mirror

Sniffing an orange or coffee twice a day may help to reverse long Covid loss of smell

A study has found for the first time that people with long anosmia have suffered a form of rewiring of the brain and could use a method called olfactory training to help beat the debilitating problem

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Evening Standard

Pandemic saw ‘postcode lottery’ of maternal care in London - one mum speaks out

One mother who gave birth during the pandemic said she suffered from PTSD after the experience of being isolated from her newborn daughter

Fortune

‘Arcturus,’ a COVID variant sweeping India, is now in the U.S., the CDC says—and it's coming in hot. What it means for the future of the pandemic

XBB.1.16, dubbed "Arcturus" by variant trackers, is estimated to be behind 7% of COVID cases in the country this week.

The Conversation

Sanofi vaccine: what to know about this protein-based COVID booster being offered in the UK

In the UK a spring booster campaign has recently begun, offering an additional vaccine to people at highest risk from COVID. Between April and June 2023 people aged over 75, residents in care homes and children and adults aged five and up with weakened immune systems will be invited to…

The Independent UK

NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week

Social media users shared a range of false claims this week

Wales Online

Expert answers questions about new Arcturus Covid variant as fresh symptom emerges

The new variant has seen officials in India reintroduced mask rules

Irish Mirror

New Covid variant Arcturus has rare symptom, doctor explains, as first cases found in UK

A more infectious Covid variant has been surging in India, while cases have also been confirmed in the UK, and a doctor has revealed an unusual symptom that has been found

Reason

Ian Vásquez: COVID Accelerated the Global Decline in Human Freedom

Overall human freedom peaked in 2007, according to the Cato Institute, and governments' COVID response merely exacerbated the trend toward a radically less-free planet.

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