Qld hospitals hunker down for virus peak Most of Queensland major hospitals have halted non-urgent procedures and care as the state's number of active COVID-19 cases surges towards 41,000. AAP · Jul 8, 2022
Warning over Covid jab protection 'waning' as hospital admissions set to increase The number of intensive care patients testing positive for Covid-19 is at the highest level since April as experts warn vaccine immunity is waning among older generations Daily Mirror · Jul 7, 2022
UN warns of ‘looming hunger catastrophe’ due to Russian blockade The UN World Food Programme director has warned that ‘50 million people in 45 countries are now just one step from famine’ The Guardian - US · Jul 7, 2022
Anthony Albanese said Coalition cuts to the AEC restricted people voting in the Northern Territory. Is he correct? The Prime Minister has claimed cuts to the Australian Electoral Commission under the previous government "restrict[ed] people voting in the Territory" because it reduced the number of staff "who were working ... to get people on the roll". ABC News · Jul 7, 2022
COVID-19 casts shadow over Giri Pradakshina in Andhra Pradesh Bigger crowd expected this year The Hindu · Jul 7, 2022
From South Africa to SW19: Norrie’s journey to a Wimbledon semi-final The British No 1 and his father recall their family highs and lows before the Centre Court clash with Novak Djokovic The Guardian - UK · Jul 7, 2022
Consumer confidence on the rise Consumer confidence picked up for the first time in six months in June, boosted by emerging signs of an economic recovery following the continued easing of Covid-19 control measures and improved business activities. Bangkok Post · Jul 7, 2022
Boris Johnson's Chequers wedding party plan branded 'crass' after months of scandal Boris Johnson's allies say that devotion to duty is why he wants to stay on at No10 until a new Conservative leader is elected - but sources say he wants to hold a lavish wedding bash at Chequers Daily Mirror · Jul 7, 2022
'We're skint... things aren't going to change any time soon': No hope for better days on the streets of Greater Manchester despite Prime Minister's resignation Boris Johnson convinced many first time Conservative voters in 2019 Manchester Evening News · Jul 7, 2022
How to get your fourth-dose COVID-19 vaccine booster in Queensland Queensland Pharmacy Guild branch president Chris Owen says there is "no shortage" of vaccines across the community pharmacy network. ABC News · Jul 7, 2022
Boris Johnson left Britain broke and government paralysed as people face economic crisis Boris Johnson's premiership blew up today in the bonfire of his vanity and lies, leaving government paralysed at a time of grave economic and other emergencies Daily Mirror · Jul 7, 2022
Covid jab protection 'waning substantially' with hospital admissions set to rise Figures for England have already risen to their highest level since April with concerns they will increase still further Wales Online · Jul 7, 2022
Trump-supporting Fox & Friends mocked over criticism of Boris Johnson for being dishonest, mishandling Covid and refusing to leave office ‘Irony was murdered, resurrected, and then killed again about five different times in this clip – a classic’ The Independent UK · Jul 7, 2022
COVID-19 cases reported in Indian shooting team in Changwon ahead of World Cup NEW DELHI: The Indian shooting contingent have been hit by the COVID-19 scare in Changwon, Korea, after two officials accompanying the team tested positive for the virus on its arrival ahead of the upcoming ISSF World Cup. The Times of India · Jul 7, 2022
The Independent UK · Jul 7, 2022 Covid-19 intensive care admissions rise as patient numbers near previous peak Experts warn the numbers are likely to continue to increase over the next few weeks.
The Hindu · Jul 7, 2022 COVID-19 backlog, dilution of land ceiling among factors for spike in property transactions Bengaluru
The Independent UK · Jul 7, 2022 Spain travel rules: What are the latest restrictions for holidaymakers? Here are the current entry rules for British tourists
Chronicle Live · Jul 7, 2022 Here are 6 top tips for getting to sleep on a plane if you're flying late this summer It's often not as easy as you think, falling asleep on a plane - no matter how exhausted you are
Edinburgh Live · Jul 7, 2022 East Lothian 20mph zones to be made permanent after plans receive more support than objections The speed restrictions in town centres and communities were introduced as part of the Covid response and Spaces for People project on an 18-month temporary basis
Benzinga · Jul 7, 2022 The Daily Biotech Pulse: Merck's Seagen Buyout Advances, Adverum Restructures, Pharmacists Get OK To Prescribe Pfizer COVID-19 Pill Here's a roundup of top developments in the biotech space over the last 24 hours:
The Independent UK · Jul 7, 2022 Them’s the breaks: Where does phrase Boris Johnson used in resignation speech come from? Idiom that breaches grammatical rules sounds surprising from an Eton-educated former journalist
The Guardian - UK · Jul 7, 2022 Why did the Daily Mail support Johnson long after other press allies turned their backs? A newspaper that sees itself as a bastion of middle England morality should have been the first to ask hard questions of a doomed leader, says Guardian columnist Jane Martinson
Daily Mirror · Jul 7, 2022 Disabled Coronation Street star reveals prejudice from taxi drivers, doctors and public Cherylee Houston, 47 - who plays Izzy Armstrong in Coronation Street - writes candidly about her experiences of disability as part of the Mirror's Disabled Britain: Doing It For Ourselves series
Los Angeles Times · Jul 7, 2022 Got COVID? Doctors caution against powering through it — even from home More than two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, when Dr. Anthony Fauci tested positive for the coronavirus, his federal agency announced that he would "continue to work from his home."