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Scientists accuse Rishi Sunak of ‘Trump’ tactics with attack on Covid lockdown experts

Tory leadership contender accused of spouting ‘dangerous nonsense’ and attempting to rewrite history

The Independent UK

The extraordinary story of the blind man from Wales who was on BBC's The Repair Shop

Nigel Garry went blind in an instant, and it has completely changed his life

Wales Online

Japan's current travel restrictions as tough Covid rules remain in place

Japan is considering lifting restrictions on visitors entering the country to boost tourism

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COVID-19 Lockdown Almost Halved Soot Levels In Atmosphere

Lockdowns for COVID-19 in the early summer of 2020 ensured the amount of soot in the atmosphere was almost halved, with benefits to the climate and health.

Zenger

Zoom boom meets doom

The saga of the stay-at-home stocks is a useful reminder that hot new technology stocks can fall out of favor fast.

Axios

Four ‘fever cases’ announced by North Korea weeks after declaring victory from Covid

North Korean leader had declared victory against Covid-19 on 10 August

The Independent UK

Truss and Sunak face Tory hustings after both say Covid lockdown went too far – as it happened

Latest updates: Tory leadership frontrunner reacts to Sunak comments, saying school closures went too far; pair meet Tory members in Norwich

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Scottish boxer's Turkish delight after making history with European Championship gold medal

O'Neil's ABC fighter Jacob Naismith was in excellent form in Erzurum last week

Daily Record

Top GCSE results tumble in Wales but remain higher than pre-pandemic

Exam bosses are trying to rein in on grade inflation, but slowly

Wales Online

Expect a different flu season: Why you'll want to be vaccinated for flu

COVID-19 may be the most prominent virus of concern in the U.S. now, but public health officials also are preparing for seasonal influenza. And indications are it could be a different season than what the U.S. experienced the past two years.

Tribune News Service

UK leadership candidate Sunak attacks COVID lockdown response

Former finance minister Rishi Sunak, one of two candidates vying to be Britain's next premier, criticised the way outgoing Prime Minister Boris Johnson handled the COVID-19 pandemic, saying it had been a mistake to "empower" scientists and that the downsides of lockdowns were suppressed.

Reuters

'Wounded' Rishi Sunak lifts lid on lockdown - and says 'empowering' experts 'screwed' UK

The former Chancellor gave his most eye-catching interview yet of the Tory leadership contest - but allies of Liz Truss accused him of 'thrashing around all over the place like a wounded stoat'

Daily Mirror

GCSE results day 2022 live: anger over north-south divide as proportion of top grades and pass rate fall – as it happened

Grades of 7 and above down three percentage points as first pupils to sit exams since before Covid receive results

The Guardian - UK

Government wrong to ‘empower scientists’ on Covid lockdowns, says Rishi Sunak

Tory hopeful attacks top Sage advisers and shares fury over ‘nightmare’ schools closure

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World's unluckiest man tests positive for Covid, monkeypox and HIV - at the same time

An unidentified Italian man returned home after a short trip to Spain, and after developing symptoms including fever and a sore throat underwent testing showing he had all three diseases

Evening Standard

Teenagers with Covid-inflated GCSE grades ‘struggle with A-Levels’

GCSE results are expected to drop after students took exams for the first time for three years

The Hindu

India logs 10,725 new coronavirus infections, active cases decline to 94,047

A decline of 2,395 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours

Bangkok Post

Domestic car sales soared in July

Car sales in Thailand jumped 22.1% in July from a year earlier to 64,033 units, helped by an easing of Covid-19 curbs and last year's low base, the Federation of Thai Industries said on Thursday.

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Wales Online

Covid 'fear narrative was wrong from the beginning' says Rishi Sunak

Former Chancellor says 'we shouldn’t have empowered the scientists in the way we did'

Newcastle Herald

NTL Landmarks take walk on the Wild side

LIKE almost everybody Ryan Williams had multiple plans ruined by the COVID pandemic. Overseas travel. Album releases. Tours. But once the NTL Landmarks frontman realised we're all ultimately powerless in this "wild world" he was able to move beyond the disappointment and channel it into creativity. "I was talking to…

AAP

Thompson out of Sharks clash with COVID

Big-money Canterbury forward Luke Thompson has been ruled out of this weekend's NRL clash against Cronulla with COVID-19.

Tribune News Service

COVID-19 cases and deaths drop worldwide, though WHO warns decline in surveillance could be factor

Confirmed coronavirus cases fell by 15% worldwide over the past week and new infections declined by 9%, the World Health Organization said Wednesday in its weekly assessment of the state of the pandemic.

ABC News

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

Here's a quick wrap of today's COVID statistics from each state and territory.

The Canberra Times

Canberra's COVID numbers continue to fall

The ACT recorded 252 new COVID-19 cases in the 24 hours to 8pm Wednesday.

ABC News

Woolworths posts $1.5b profit amid COVID-19 outbreaks and supply shortages

Woolworths reports its annual profit was almost flat as product shortages caused by floods in NSW and Queensland earlier this year, and COVID-19 outbreaks lead to a surge in sick workers taking days off.

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