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West Lothian libraries, swimming pools and community centres facing closure

Four libraries have been identified as part of a council review which includes swimming pools and community centres, as councillors have to make tough decisions in their budget next month.

Edinburgh Live

High fashion: Luxury goods makers hope for boom as China re-opens

Is the luxury sector recession-proof? Sales at high-end brands plunged at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, but they've since rebounded sharply, even as inflation soars and economic growth slows. Now many fashion houses are hoping that China's reopening will be another boost to their business. Our Business Editor Kate…

France 24

Biden taps Zients as White House chief of staff

President Joe Biden has announced Jeff Zients as his next White House chief of staff, tapping an experienced technocrat who headed his administration’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic

The Independent UK

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5 Memphis Cops Charged With Murder of Tyre Nichols, Who Died After Traffic Stop Beating

Plus: Judge blocks California's COVID-19 censorship law, Cato's latest Human Freedom Index, and more...

Reason

Australian residents stuck overseas during Covid denied citizenship by government

Tribunal ruling says there is ‘no leeway’ for woman who was in Saudi Arabia visiting her son when borders shut

The Guardian - AU

My brother’s fear of Covid has stopped him socialising. How can I help him?

Try expressing your concerns more directly – but the pandemic may have been an excuse to change the way he lives

The Guardian - UK

FDA experts are still puzzled over who should get which COVID-19 shots and when

At a meeting to simplify the nation’s COVID-19 vaccination policy, the FDA’s panel of experts could agree on only one thing: Information is woefully lacking about how often different groups of Americans need to be vaccinated. That data gap has contributed to widespread skepticism, undervaccination, and ultimately unnecessary deaths from…

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10 most common Covid symptoms in last month as new variant spreads

Most common symptoms revealed as UKHSA warns Covid is currently ‘circulating at high levels’

The Independent UK

Still Life: Flesh review – morsels of mime gesture towards a finer show

These four vignettes offer flashes of brilliance and smart stagecraft but feel too disconnected to truly hit home

The Guardian - UK

Charlie Mullins: selling Pimlico Plumbers was ‘biggest mistake of my life’

Mr Mullins hit the headlines in 2021 after introducing a mandatory Covid vaccine requirement for all his staff

Evening Standard

‘Encouraging’ signs as number of flu patients in London hospitals almost halves in a week

Health experts say the capital may be past the peak of the flu season

Evening Standard

Small business confidence plunges to lowest level since second Covid lockdown, report finds

The latest small business index from the FSB found that headline confidence fell to the lowest result since Q4 2020

Birmingham Post

China domestic tourism picks up over Lunar New Year as COVID curbs end

Almost a quarter more domestic Chinese tourism trips have been made during this year's Lunar New Year holiday, while cross-border travel more than doubled in the first six days of the week-long break following the end of strict COVID-19 curbs.

Reuters

Japan to scrap mask rule in May

TOKYO: The government of Japan will drop its recommendation to wear masks indoors and downgrade its medical classification for Covid-19, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Friday.

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Fact check: Are viral videos showing COVID-19 vaccine side effects accurate?

Videos appearing to show people experiencing severe side effects after allegedly receiving COVID-19 vaccines are making the rounds on social media as part of a renewed push from anti-vaccine movements to cast doubt on safety.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Oil Prices Advance on US Growth, Chinese Recovery Hope

Oil prices edged ahead for a second session on Friday, buoyed by stronger-than-expected US economic growth and hopes of a rapid recovery in Chinese demand as COVID-19 cases and deaths plunged from last month's peak levels. Brent futures gained 18 cents, or 0.2%, to $87.65 a barrel by 0724 GMT,…

The Guardian - UK

British taxpayers get stake in psychedelic medicine, whisky and footballers’ investor

Government’s Future Fund rescue capital, set up amid Covid pandemic, backs a further 53 firms

The Guardian - AU

China claims Covid wave has peaked with severe cases, deaths falling fast

But reporting from inside China during the lunar new year period suggests rates of infection and fatalities exceeding official reports

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Daily Record

Humza Yousaf: I will spend every waking moment working to cure our NHS

Writing for the Record, Health Secretary Humza Yousaf tells us what he plans to do to save the NHS after 'the most challenging winter in its 74-year existence'.

AAP

COVID-19 cases continue downward trend

Federal government data shows the number of average daily COVID-19 cases in Australia is continuing to trend downwards.

Tribune News Service

Bivalent COVID-19 shot should become standard, FDA advisers say

Bivalent COVID-19 shots should become the standard form of the vaccine, U.S. advisers said, part of a plan to offer a single booster to the public each year that gives protection against the most recent, dominant strains.

WEKU

An FDA committee votes to roll out a new COVID vaccination strategy

Advisers to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration today endorsed a proposal to make big changes in the nation's approach to vaccinating people against COVID-19.

Fortune

FDA committee plots future of COVID vaccines, with Omicron formula and potentially annual booster shots

The aim of Thursday’s meeting was to “determine if we’ve reached a point in the pandemic where we can simplify and take a more routine approach,” said Dr. David Kaslow, director of the Office of Vaccines Research and Review at the FDA.

Reuters

FDA advisers back the same COVID vaccine for initial shots, boosters

Advisers to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday unanimously voted in favor of targeting the same coronavirus strain for initial COVID-19 vaccine doses and boosters going forward, but some expressed skepticism about whether all Americans need to receive the shots annually.

The Guardian - UK

Department of Health wasted £15bn on unused Covid supplies, watchdog finds

National Audit Office finds ‘extraordinary waste’ along with failures of governance, oversight and financial controls

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