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Covid infections spike in children but cases in the UK at its lowest in four months

Figures published by the Office for National Statistics show that while the total number of Covid-19 infections has gone down, it has risen among school-age children and people aged 35-49

Daily Mirror

Meet the Co Tyrone mum with a passion for bringing young and old people together

Fey Cole is a lecturer at South West College in Dungannon specialising in working with early years children

Belfast Live

Ja’Mal Green business steered COVID-19 relief loan applicants to lenders faulted by Congress for ignoring fraud

In hindsight, government oversight of lenders was lax, mayoral hopeful says, but many small businesses denied by traditional banks got the help they needed.

Chicago Sun-Times

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Dominic Raab: Timeline of bullying claims against deputy prime minister

Official inquiry hands report to prime minister

The Independent UK

‘The best six words I have ever written’: Robert Forster on finding inspiration in his wife’s illness

Creating art after Karin’s cancer diagnosis seemed obscene to the former Go-Betweens frontman. But then the sound of a recent piece of music he’d written was in his ear, and a lyric came to him

The Guardian - AU

‘A much more creative approach’: remote learning may be over, but home schooling in Australia is on the rise

Even as the number of home schooled children in many states has recently doubled, experts say if you are considering the switch, do it for the right reasons

The Guardian - AU

Native Americans have experienced a dramatic decline in life expectancy during the COVID-19 pandemic – but the drop has been in the making for generations

Six and one-half years.

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The most common Covid symptoms right now - and the one that means it's 'much more likely' to be flu

What used to be one of the most common Covid symptoms doesn't even make the top 20, according to an expert

Manchester Evening News

Seafood jobs safeguarded as CEO eyes brighter future for Grimsby plant

Sale process paused after failed attempts and vital new business win in the retail sector

Birmingham Post

Bill Gates would rather invest in vaccines than go to Mars—even after becoming the ‘boogeyman’ of anti-vax conspiracy theories

The billionaire Microsoft co-founder said misinformation had “inverted” his involvement with COVID vaccines.

Fortune

Lucky Brits could grab one of 500,000 free flights to Hong Kong - here's how to do it

The free plane tickets to Hong Kong will be handed out in three waves, with entrants from South East Asia first in line, followed by those living in mainland China, and then the rest of the world from May 1.

Daily Mirror

It’s not the COVID economy — it’s just the economy now

The pandemic shocks have reshaped the very fabric of the economy.

Axios

'Income barriers' impacting part-timers get govt attention

As labor shortages become an increasingly pressing issue amid the economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has said he will consider ways to overcome issues related to "income barriers" that impact workers such as part-timers.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Hong Kong offers 500,000 free flights to lure back visitors

Hong Kong on Thursday unveiled a promotion campaign that will include 500,000 free flights to lure back visitors, businesses and investors to the financial hub after more than three years of tough Covid-19 curbs. Hong Kong leader John Lee hailed the campaign as “probably the world's biggest welcome ever,” and…

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Manchester Evening News

Manchester company that helped make Dragons' Den star Steven Bartlett his fortune to be sold

Social Chain was founded when Steven Bartlett and Dominic McGregor dropped out of university

Fortune

China’s COVID chaos is showing up in corporate earnings

Both Apple and Starbucks blamed China's COVID lockdowns and record case surge for disappointing earnings.

Daily Record

Dalbeattie Burns Club holds 64th Burns Supper

110 members were keen to celebrate the first gathering for three years due to the coronavirus pandemic

Tribune News Service

Lisa Jarvis: Free COVID care will be gone soon. Should you worry?

On May 11, the COVID-19 public health emergency officially comes to a close in the U.S., and with it comes an end to largely free access to all related healthcare. House Republicans might want to declare it over this instant, but a cushion is needed — and this one might…

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Google, Apple Disappoint as Tech Earnings Hit by Gloom

Google and Apple on Thursday reported downbeat results for the last quarter of 2022 as Amazon beat expectations, but warned that the coming months would be uncertain in a difficult moment for Big Tech. The tech titans posted earnings as shares in Meta skyrocketed a day after it reported better…

The Independent UK

Tucker Carlson calls Boris Johnson a ‘coward’ after ex-British PM scorns GOP for being ‘scared’ of Fox host

‘We watched during Covid as he transitioned into a terrified old woman’

Asharq Al-Awsat

China to Fully Reopen Borders with Hong Kong, Macau

China said on Friday it will fully restore travel across its borders with Hong Kong and Macau next week, dropping Covid testing requirements and daily quotas after a lengthy pandemic separation. The semi-autonomous cities have both stuck to Beijing's zero-Covid strategy for nearly three years, splitting families, cutting off tourism…

AAP

Businesses progress suit over Vic COVID-19 lockdown

The State of Victoria has lost an attempt to delay a case brought by thousands of businesses over financial loss caused by the 2020 lockdown.

The Independent UK

China, Hong Kong scrap cross-border travel quota, COVID test

Travel between Hong Kong and China will no longer require COVID-19 PCR tests nor be held to a daily limit as both places seek to drive economic growth

The Canberra Times

Five COVID deaths reported in the ACT this week

The ACT has recorded 420 new COVID-19 cases this week.

Caixin Global

Beijing to Fully Reopen Border Between Mainland and Hong Kong, Macao

Covid test requirements and quotas will be scrapped starting Feb. 6 for travel to and from the two special administrative regions

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