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Thailand's e-commerce market is expected to experience slower growth from this year's estimated 18%, dipping to single digits in 2023 as more shoppers return to stores after Covid infections eased, says the Thai E-Commerce Association (Theca).

Bangkok Post

Airport operator has wings

Airports of Thailand (AOT), the world's largest airport operator in terms of market capitalisation, has returned to the spotlight this year as the reopening of borders to tourists has led to skyrocketing passenger arrivals.

Bangkok Post

Matt Hancock says 'please forgive me' for breaking own Covid rules in grovelling apology video

"This was an affaire de coeur and therefore my political judgement was off"

Manchester Evening News

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Matt Hancock was warned Covid could kill 820,000 people in January 2020

176,000 people have died of Covid-19 in England

Manchester Evening News

Matt Hancock in demand as guest speaker for local Tory events, say MPs

Hancock’s potential to raise funds for party coffers creates dilemma after whip was withdrawn due to I’m a Celebrity appearance

The Guardian - UK

Hancock says ministers were told Covid could kill 820,000 people in UK

The former health secretary said that when he passed on the warning to the Cabinet the reaction was ‘shrug shrug’.

The Independent UK

‘What they’re doing is called distraction’: Chinese spam dilutes Twitter feeds on protests

As protests spread across China over the country’s tight anti-Covid restrictions, Twitter users searching for information on the affected cities were instead flooded with provocative tweets showing young women in suggestive poses advertising “dating” services.

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Most of us understood the COVID rules well, so why don't fines stand?

If the rest of the population had reacted the same way as these selfish few, they would have been dying in the tens of thousands.

Newcastle Herald

Exiled Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Nathan Law reacts to protests in China

Cities across China have rolled back some Covid-19 restrictions, requiring less testing and allowing people to isolate at home instead of in quarantine centres. The authorities have been careful not to send any signal that the relaxing of rules were in any way a response to rare displays of public…

France 24

Matt Hancock moans his rule breaking affair led to 'bucket of s***' from public

The ex-Health Secretary's remarks came after he made his first appearance in the Commons chamber on Friday since abandoning his constituents for the Australian jungle almost five weeks ago

Daily Mirror

Scots bride 'felt like inconvenience' on wedding day waiting for golfers to 'play through' photos

Kiera and Lee Sharp were married earlier this year after their original plans were postponed due to Covid, and a fire destroyed their planned venue of Uphall Golf Club.

Daily Record

Trevor Noah: ‘It’s 2022, how can you still be misinformed about Covid?’

Late-night hosts discussed Elon Musk’s new rules for Twitter and Kanye West’s antisemitic rant on the Alex Jones show

The Guardian - US

‘I had really violent dreams’: Happy Valley’s stars on its brutal, explosive final season

As one of the finest TV dramas of the 21st century prepares for its last ever series, we spoke to its stars and creator Sally Wainwright about brutality, sisterhood – and looking like Jesus

The Guardian - UK

Interactive map shows the riskiest places to go on holiday next year

Yemen, Ukraine, Afghanistan and Haiti are among the riskier destinations to visit in the world, according to a global analysis by health and security services firm International SOS

Daily Mirror

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The Independent UK

Australia to attack Argentina ‘all guns blazing’ in World Cup round of 16

The Socceroos were surprise qualifiers from Group D after beating Tunisia and Denmark.

The Guardian - AU

Victoria’s election result dispelled the myth of Daniel Andrews’ supposed unpopularity

Media and the Liberal party were enthralled by the ‘toxic Dan’ narrative in the face of evidence to the contrary

Wales Online

Strictly's Kym Marsh sends message to fans after hitting back at 'hurtful' comments

Kym Marsh has thanked fans for their support following her return to Strictly Come Dancing after missing a week due to Covid-19

The Conversation

How China's response to zero-COVID protests could affect global business

The recent protests in China against the country’s zero-COVID policy have been unprecedented in their scale, intensity and distribution. Protestors numbering in the thousands were reported in dozens of cities. Not since 1989’s Tiananmen Square protests has there been such widespread civil disobedience.

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France 24

Historic protests in China against 'zero Covid' policy

Protesters in several major Chinese cities have expressed their anger over the country’s stringent “zero Covid” policy, under which cities are put on lockdown over just a handful of coronavirus cases. This is the biggest wave of demonstrations since the Tiananmen Square protests in 1989 – creating an unprecedented challenge…

Evening Standard

Kate Garraway emotionally discusses husband Derek Draper’s long health battle

The Good Morning Britain host talked about her husband’s current health after he battled life-threatening sepsis during the summer

The Independent UK

UK Covid infections rise above one million again

The new Office for National Statistics figures come alongside early signs that Covid-19 patient levels in England are also starting to rise.

Fortune

COVID can live on groceries for days, scientists find in new study

The virus is more likely to survive on certain foods, depending on the conditions in which they’re stored.

Axios

How the pandemic aged teen brains

The trauma and stress of living through the pandemic structurally changed and aged the brains of adolescents by at least 3-to-4 years, found a Stanford University study on Thursday.

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: China brings in ‘emergency’ level censorship over protests

Amid zero-Covid protests, crackdown on VPNs used for banned social media. Plus, Senate rejects paid sick leave for rail workers

Evening Standard

Stop blaming Covid for slow delivery times, Ofcom tells Royal Mail

The watchdog said the delivery company was using Covid as an ‘excuse’ for the delays

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