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Rent crisis? Average rents are increasing less than you might think

You wouldn’t know it from the pages of our daily newspapers, but the rate of growth in rents has been pretty modest.

The Conversation

The latest COVID-19 case numbers from the states and territories

Here's a quick wrap of today's COVID statistics from each Australian jurisdiction.

ABC News

MP Liam Fox dismisses reports about donation from Covid firm as ‘baseless smear’

Office of ex-Tory minister received £20,000 from SureScreen Diagnostics two years after he recommended firm

The Guardian - UK

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First aid training is a lifeline for parents, but uptake of courses has lagged during COVID

For Bendigo mum Gabriella Irwin, first aid training felt like a matter of life or death when her daughter Forest was born, but the cost was prohibitive.

ABC News

Karnataka reports 941 COVID-19 cases and one death

The day saw 788 people being discharged, taking the total number of recoveries to 40,08,698, according to a bulletin

The Hindu

Shops in China stripped bare in scenes of chaos before 21million people locked down

Chengdu, in China's southwest, was placed into a strict lockdown on Thursday after a surge of around 150 positive tests were recorded amid fury aimed at the Government

Daily Mirror

Australia reaches grim COVID-19 milestone

Australia has recorded more than 14,000 COVID-19 deaths since the pandemic started, while cases continue to fall.

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Remake of 80s musical Little Shop of Horrors axed despite A-list cast of Hollywood stars

Production was supposed to start on the remake in 2020 but it was put on hold because of Covid. Actor Taron Egerton has now confirmed the film has been binned altogether

Daily Mirror

Students wait months for mental health help. 'We're bombarded,' counselor says

LOS ANGELES -- Leo Peñaloza was a freshman at San Bernardino High School when campuses closed as the pandemic hit. His father was hospitalized with COVID-19 for months, fighting for his life. Leo's mother cared for his father by day and began working nights to keep their family afloat.

Los Angeles Times

Teachers are going the extra mile in a post-pandemic world

They are working to get students adjust to the classroom atmosphere

The Hindu

Skegness enjoys bumper summer season thanks to Nottinghamshire holidaymakers

Footfall levels have exceeded pre pandemic levels

Nottingham Post

Jacob Rees-Mogg ‘blocking’ major UK tourism campaign ‘due to kneejerk stubbornness’

Mr Rees-Mogg could soon be headed to the cabinet after backing Liz Truss in the Tory leadership campaign

The Independent UK

Shenzhen placed under Covid lockdown

SHENZHEN, China: Most residents of the Chinese tech hub of Shenzhen went into a weekend lockdown on Saturday as mass Covid-19 testing kicked off across the city of 18 million just over the border from Hong Kong.

Bangkok Post

New 'second generation' Pfizer Covid vaccine approved ahead of booster programme

The "bivalent" jab - which targets Omicron as well as the original strain of the deadly virus - is manufactured by Pfizer/Biotech, and follows a similar booster from Moderna approved last month

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The Independent UK

Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 booster approved by UK medicines regulator

The vaccine targets both the original strain of coronavirus and the Omicron variant.

Bristol Post

The Old Bookshop: Every beer lover's dream that you forget is completely vegan

Its new owners are celebrating the pub's first birthday

France 24

Daily PCR tests in China’s Shenzhen as zero-Covid policy continues

While a growing number of countries are dropping regulations for the Covid-19 pandemic, most regions in China are still imposing strict quarantine and testing policies, despite public complaints. In southern Guangdong province, the preventive measures are stringent, and a recent outage of the province’s Covid pass in the industrial city…

Chronicle Live

DWP court date announced over Universal Credit bonus and legacy benefits backpay appeal

A court hearing is set to take place to challenge an earlier DWP decision not to give Covid top-up payments to people on legacy benefits

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Reuters

Russia reports 50,000 COVID-19 cases for second day running

Russia recorded more than 50,000 new daily COVID-19 cases for the second day running on Saturday, the government's coronavirus task force said.

The National (Scotland)

Tory MP Liam Fox received £20,000 donation from Covid testing firm

TORY MP Dr Liam Fox received a £20,000 donation earlier this year from a Covid-19 testing company that he reportedly contacted the former UK health…

Manchester Evening News

Greater Manchester's oldest family run bakery faces staggering quarter-of-a-MILLION pound energy bill

Robinson's bakery, based in Failsworth, has survived two World Wars, the Covid-19 pandemic, and many Prime Ministers since 1864, but the cost-of-living crisis threatens to wipe the business out

Asharq Al-Awsat

France Renews Caution against Further Collapse in Lebanon

French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Catherine Colonna warned on Friday that crisis-hit Lebanon will continue its collapse if Lebanese officials do not get up to save their country, as she reiterated France's support for the Lebanese people. Speaking at the annual meeting of France’s ambassadors throughout the world,…

Newcastle Herald

Justin Lees opens Wester Gallery

New exhibition Little Things showcases the talents of Newcastle photographer and painter Luke O'Donnell.

Bangkok Post

1,942 new Covid inpatients, 23 more deaths

There were 23 more Covid-19 fatalities and 1,942 new patients admitted to hospitals on Friday, the Ministry of Public Health reported on Saturday morning.

ABC News

COVID-19 case numbers from around the states and territories

Here's a quick wrap of today's COVID statistics from each Australian jurisdiction.

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