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China set to ease COVID curbs further as markets cheer change of tack

China is set to announce a further easing of some of the world's toughest COVID curbs as early as Wednesday, sources said, as investors cheered the prospect of a policy shift that follows widespread protests and mounting economic damage.

Reuters

New Zealand announces review of its handling of COVID-19 pandemic

The New Zealand government said on Monday it would launch an inquiry into the country's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic so future governments could learn from the experience.

Reuters

MI5 error reveals Churchill was in on 'Valkyrie' plot to kill Hitler

Top secret wartime files mistakenly placed on the internet during the pandemic covered the attempt by Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg to blow up Nazi dictator

Wales Online

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Special Report: On the road after COVID

The pandemic changed many aspects of road use but as lockdowns ease and traffic builds, familiar challenges to keeping people safe remain.

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One devastating way lockdowns changed driver behaviour

Pandemic lockdowns had a serious — potentially fatal — effect on the way drivers interact with each other on the roads.

360info

This is what drives reckless behaviour on the road

The uncertainty and stress of the pandemic can trigger a part of the brain which causes reckless behaviour — with potentially fatal results on the road.

360info

What explained the seismic 2022 federal election? The Australian Election Study has answers

The 2022 Australian federal election was distinctive in two ways.

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How remote work withers our social networks

Since the start of the Covid pandemic more than 2.5 years ago, there have been endless debates about working remotely. At first Zoom and Teams software inspired optimistic futurists to announce that the office was now irrelevant. Then, a militant return-to-the-office demand rose to defy them. The most recent prominent…

Bangkok Post

Mum is surviving on pancakes and living off just £4 a week after losing benefit

Julie Harper, 52, receives just £16 per month in benefits after she was made redundant from M&S during the pandemic.

Edinburgh Live

Superhero sporting event brings excitement to children with disabilities

The event is in its sixth year and is happening in-person for the first time since the pandemic.

The Independent UK

Woman living on £4 a month surviving on pancakes and may have to have dog put down

Julie Harper worked for M&S until losing her job in the pandemic, and has seen her benefits cut since her children moved out

Wales Online

Westminster beware: the north is ready to take ‘levelling up’ into its own hands

Resolute mayors and angry MPs have a new confident voice – and they will use it to make the Tories’ empty words a reality, says Guardian columnist John Harris

The Guardian - UK

Data confirms young people's pandemic struggles, but reflects relationship bright spots

A new report confirms what many people suspected — 2020 was tough for many, especially young people. But the annual HILDA survey of thousands of Australians shows it wasn't all doom and gloom.

ABC News

Covid causing liver damage lasting months after infection, study finds

Researchers found Covid-positive patients had a higher liver stiffness than the rest of the population

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Matt Hancock says telling his ex-wife about affair with Gina Coladangelo was ‘the worst conversation of my life’

The MP tells all in his ‘pandemic diaries’

WEKU

When COVID closed India, these women opened their hearts — and wallets

Sangeeta Siwan lost her job and wasn't able to pay rent or feed her family. Her neighbors helped her survive. A study of giving in India during the pandemic shows she wasn't alone.

Daily Mirror

Matt Hancock condemned for 'deluded' and 'insulting' account of Covid care home outbreak

The ex-Health Secretary claimed the virus was 'primarily' brought into care homes by staff during the first wave of the pandemic in an account that 'bears no resemblance to the facts'

The Guardian - UK

Why are so many people leaving the workforce amid a UK cost of living crisis?

Business leaders fear Rishi Sunak is failing to grasp severity of situation and impact on economy

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China dumping its draconian ‘zero COVID’ policy could come at the huge cost of rampant infections: 'This will spread like wildfire'

The end result could be “hundreds of millions” of infected Chinese, Dr. Ali Mokdad, a professor at the University of Washington’s Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, said.

Daily Record

Mum living off £4 a week surviving on pancakes and may need to put dog down

Julie Harper, 52, worked for M&S until she was made redundant during the pandemic and has been struggling to make ends meet since.

The Guardian - UK

Staff shortages see UK restaurants struggle to cope with Christmas season

Businesses are having to turn down bookings as employee numbers remain low following the pandemic and Brexit

The National (Scotland)

Matt Hancock slammed for ‘deluded’ recount of care homes during pandemic

MATT Hancock’s memories of the way he handled care homes during the Covid pandemic has been condemned as a “deluded version” of events.

Asharq Al-Awsat

China Reports 2 New COVID Deaths as Some Restrictions Eased

China on Sunday reported two additional deaths from COVID-19 as some cities move cautiously to ease anti-pandemic restrictions amid increasingly vocal public frustration over the measures. The National Health Commission said one death was reported each in the provinces of Shandong and Sichuan. No information was given about the ages…

Wales Online

Matt Hancock slammed for ‘deluded’ version of care home events during Covid pandemic

National Care Associations chair Nadra Ahmed says ex-health secretary's book account of crisis 'bears no resemblance to the facts'

The Independent UK

Matt Hancock condemned for ‘deluded’ recount of care homes during pandemic

Nadra Ahmed, the chair of the National Care Association, said the former Health Secretary’s account ” bears no resemblance to the facts”.

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