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Cheers to beer in Karnataka, consumption up 130% in April-June quarter

BENGALURU: Thanks to easing of the Covid situation and a harsh summer, beer consumption in Karnataka is on the rise with the first financial quarter of 2022-23 reporting a 130% increase in sales over like period last year. However, the sale of Indian-Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) saw a marginal rise.

The Times of India

261 schools, mostly private, in Karnataka shut down in first year of pandemic

MYSURU: As many as 261 schools downed the shutters and nearly 50% of the eligible children did not seek admission for pre-primary classes for 2020-21, the first academic year badly affected by stringent Covid-19 lockdown measures, according to an analysis of a report prepared by the Unified District Information System…

The Times of India

Economic worries trump Covid

The highly transmissible BA.4 and BA.5 sub-variants of Omicron are keeping people alert to a possible outbreak, but Covid-19 may not be the most serious concern as the economy ambles forward.

Bangkok Post

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Financial transformation

The financial sector is on the cusp of yet another transformation. Customers emerging from Covid-19 are demanding new and better sets of services to meet their new consumption patterns, be it how they shop, eat, work or transfer money. It's a dramatic shift that is compelling banks to transform or…

Bangkok Post

Bhutan to lift mandatory five-day quarantine on Monday

Officials in Thimphu acknowledged that the strict measures caused inconvenience to travellers but were necessary to "protect" the country and communities from COVID-19.

The Hindu

Overcrowding creates 'unacceptable' prison conditions at Darwin Correctional Centre, lawyers claim

Staffing shortages and overcrowding are creating "unacceptable" conditions at Darwin Correctional Centre, legal advocates claim.

ABC News

If unis stick with online assessment after COVID, they'll have do more to stop cheating

While face-to-face classes are back after the COVID disruptions of the past two years, our research suggests at least some Australian universities intend to continue with fully online assessment. Students say they think cheating is easier online. There is some evidence it increased with the shift online.

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Flu may be back, but COVID is far from over. How do they compare?

Since Australia’s first Omicron wave after borders opened late last year, the pandemic has largely faded from the news and public perception. Gone are the daily briefings with updates on the numbers of cases, hospitalisations and deaths.

The Conversation

COVID-19 restrictions ease onshore but seafarers off Queensland's coast remain stuck aboard ships

Queensland is removing the last of its COVID restrictions, but just offshore seafarers remain stuck aboard cargo ships despite spending many months at sea.

ABC News

Kate Garraway pleads for 'urgent help' as she loses husband Derek's vital medical supplies

In a desperate bid to get the equipment back, Kate took to social media to beg her fans for some help.

Daily Record

'Disabled people are seen as superhuman or burden - we just want to live normal lives'

Lee “Lost Voice Guy” Ridley who won Britain’s Got Talent in 2018, says disabled people want to be treated just like everyone else too

Daily Mirror

NZ's Ardern visits Aust for trade mission

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is visiting Australia on a trade mission as her country reconnects after relaxing its COVID-19 travel restrictions.

AAP

Strictly star Amy Dowden finally marries fiancé Ben Jones after cancelling 2020 wedding

Amy Dowden, who first joined the Strictly Come Dancing cast in 2017, has finally tied the knot with her love, Ben Jones, two years after the pair were forced to postpone their 2020 wedding

Daily Mirror

BA.5 may force return to Red

Cases could peak at 15,000 per day, triggering the imposition of new public health protections to slow the spread of the virus.

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Manchester Evening News

'Our pay hasn't gone up in years and we keep being asked to do more' - why GPs like me could be about to strike

'We’re all struggling in the hours we already do. We’re all already working all of the time'

The Guardian - UK

Matt Hancock’s blase attitude to the rise in Covid cases is alarming

Letters: Dr Simon Williams says the former health secretary shows a worrying lack of understanding; Verity Gibson finds his views insulting. Plus letters from Jude Geddes and Dr Jon Scales

Wales Online

The inspirational teenager who went from a bullied student to professional boxer after his doctor told him to lose weight

Brandon was inspired by the Rocky movie franchise to lose weight - and wanted to prove to himself and his school bullies that he could do anything he sets his mind to. Now instead of watching boxing on TV, he boxes in professional matches

The Times of India

Telangana registers 457 new Covid-19 cases

HYDERABAD: Telangana on Sunday recorded 457 new Covid-19 cases, pushing the overall tally to 8,02,379 so far. Hyderabad district registered the highest number of cases with 285.

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Dublin Live

Professor Luke O'Neill warns Covid-19 pandemic is 'not over' in grim restrictions prediction

The Trinity immunologist thinks things could change in the Winter

Irish Mirror

Ryanair and Aer Lingus update on July travel for Irish holidaymakers amid flight cancellations and strikes

Travel chaos may await many tourists this summer

The Times of India

Kerala records 3,322 new Covid-19 cases, two deaths

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Kerala on Sunday recorded 3,322 fresh Covid-19 cases and two deaths which raised the total caseload in the State to 66,53,272 and the fatalities to 70,048 respectively.

Edinburgh Live

Edinburgh family 'devastated' after Disney flights cancelled by BA hours before they left

An Edinburgh family had their holiday plans left nearly in tatters after British Airways cancelled their flight hours before they were due to fly to Orlando

The Guardian - UK

Senior official criticises EU handling of Poland’s Covid recovery plan

Frans Timmermans’ comments reveal depth of concern about rule of law in central European country

Edinburgh Live

Edinburgh woman said she had Covid as she danced about without a mask at court

Lyndsey Thomson was spotted wandering about inside Edinburgh Sheriff Court without a required face covering during the Covid 19 pandemic last year.

Reuters

Germany's Scholz sees no COVID-related school closures, lockdowns

Germany will not shut schools and non-essential businesses again if the COVID-19 infection rate rises again later this year but protective masks would play a bigger role, Chancellor Olaf Scholz told broadcaster ARD on Sunday.

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