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Train strikes: Taxpayers ‘paid £300k per rail worker’ during Covid, says transport secretary

Mark Harper said only 80% of passengers have returned to the railway, while the RMT union claims the figure is 99%

The Independent UK

Geisha masquerade

Geiko and maiko in face masks pass the time in their sajiki box seats before the start of a kabuki show on Monday at Minamiza Theatre in Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto. As part of the annual "Kagai Soken" event, in which geisha from Kyoto's five hanamachi geisha districts watch kabuki to…

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Liver disease drug could be repurposed to protect against Covid

Vaccines are one of the most potent weapons in our pandemic response, but not everyone can benefit from them

Wales Online

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Infinite lives: the company saving old arcade machines

For a generation of players, these colourful cabinets house not just ailing electronics, but formative memories. Meet the people who save them from landfill

The Guardian - UK

Dissident artist Weiwei says China unrest won't alter regime

Dissident Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei is taking heart from recent public protests in China over the authorities’ strict COVID-19 policy

The Independent UK

Faye Flam: The tragedy of avoidable COVID deaths

Whose pandemic strategy really saved lives? Which states or countries lost the most people to the virus? Or to the unintended consequences of mitigation efforts? Now there’s finally some clear, objective data emerging from the fog.

Tribune News Service

Worrying new long-term effect of Covid uncovered by new study

Feeling forgetful after having the virus? There might be a reason for that...

Wales Online

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Twitter was a pandemic haven for people with disabilities. Elon Musk’s purchase has them worried

PHILADELPHIA — Fear of COVID-19 never ended for Heather Kerstetter.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

22 Matt Hancock bombshells from his brazen Covid diaries as they're finally released

Forget I'm a Celebrity, Matt Hancock now faces his greatest trial of all - shoring up his reputation in time for next year's Covid public inquiry. From his social distance-busting affair to miraculously making the right calls on key issues, here's a whistle-stop tour

Daily Mirror

Wednesday breaks yet another extraordinary Netflix record amid Covid controversy

Series is also on track to surpass Ryan Murphy’s ‘Dahmer’

The Independent UK

Mayo Clinic Minute: The proper way to wash your hands

Dec. 4-10 is National Hand-Washing Awareness Week. It's a good reminder that frequent hand-washing remains one of the best defenses against getting sick with the flu or COVID-19.

Tribune News Service

Anthony Fauci on the lessons that must be learned from the COVID-19 pandemic

As Anthony Fauci prepares to leave his role as chief medical adviser at the White House, the world is in a much better place in the fight against COVID-19. But the infectious disease expert is warning against complacency and says the virus still poses a threat.

ABC News

Meghan Markle says 'I didn't want to live' as she opens up on suicidal thoughts

The Duchess of Sussex Meghan Markle told those at the Ripple of Hope Gala in New York City that she knew many others around the world were also struggling amid Covid-19 lockdowns

Daily Mirror

Coronavirus: From getting a bald patch to losing hair volume; experts explain hair fall and thinning during the COVID pandemic

After recovering from an intense COVID infection in 2021, Pulkit Batra, 30, noticed he is losing more and more hair everyday and his hair texture also started getting thinner. "This continued for 3 months. I reached out to 2-3 people and realized that everyone was facing the same problem. This…

The Times of India

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These are the 10 new Covid rules China will follow on path to reopening

BEIJING: China announced 10 new measures for dealing with Covid-19 on Wednesday, accelerating its shift away from the zero-tolerance stance that has kept the country isolated from the rest of the world and devastated the economy over the last three years.

Wales Online

Deadline approaching if you want Covid protection for Christmas Day

People are being urged to get a Covid and a flu jab within days

Asharq Al-Awsat

China Announces Nationwide Loosening of Covid Restrictions

China announced Wednesday a nationwide loosening of Covid restrictions following protests against the hardline strategy that grew into calls for greater political freedoms. Under the new guidelines, some asymptomatic and mild cases of Covid-19 can now quarantine at home, ending a requirement that all positive cases be isolated in centralized…

The Times of India

China announces nationwide loosening of Covid restrictions

BEIJING: China on Wednesday announced a broad loosening of Covid restrictions, saying some positive cases can now quarantine at home and scaling down mandatory PCR testing requirements.

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COVID-19 saw elective surgery in Australia hit 10-year low, creating 'backlog of biblical proportions'

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare data shows that there were 623,000 elective surgeries at public hospitals in 2021-22 – the lowest level since 2010-11.

Newcastle Herald

Rusev joins the dots of love and life on new single

BREE Rusev wrote Dotted Lines when she was 15 and in the preceding four years she's undergone a mountain growth as a young woman and an artist. But there was something about those sweetly naive lyrics about discovering love and life's possibilities which continued to resonate with the 19-year-old Novocastrian.…

Reuters

'We're going to be free': Chinese cheer as COVID curbs are loosened

China on Wednesday announced the most sweeping changes to its resolute anti-COVID regime since the pandemic began three years ago, loosening rules that curbed the spread of the virus but sparked protests and hobbled the world's second-largest economy.

The Independent UK

Congress set to rescind COVID-19 vaccine mandate for troops

The COVID-19 vaccine mandate for members of the U.S. military would be rescinded under the annual defense bill heading for a vote this week in Congress

The Guardian - AU

Australia’s GDP grew 0.6% in September quarter and 5.9% annually as economy recovered from Covid lockdowns

GDP figures show rapid economic growth across the year as Covid lockdowns were lifted, but quarterly increase came in slightly below expectations

Tribune News Service

California hospitals running low on beds for children as flu activity surges

Flu activity has reached high levels all around the state of California at a time when hospitals already are admitting a large number of children suffering from that illness, COVID-19 and respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, state public health officials announced Tuesday.

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Jenna Ortega Is Getting Slammed For Flexing About Filming The Wednesday Dance Scene W/ Rona

This isn't the flex you think it is, luv.

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