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ADB cuts India GDP forecast for FY23 to 7.2% on Covid, war impact amid inflationary pressure

NEW DELHI: Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Thursday trimmed India's economic growth forecast for current fiscal year to 7.2 per cent from 7.5 per cent as pandemic and war impact is weighing down alongside inflationary pressures.

The Times of India

Factbox-World leaders who contracted COVID-19

Many world leaders and senior officials have contracted COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic more than two years ago. Some, such as Canada's Justin Trudeau and Mexico's Andres Manuel Lopez Obrado, have caught the virus twice.

Reuters

East Lothian carer 'gagged' vulnerable resident with a towel during pandemic

Alexandrina Preston was working at St Anne's Care Home in Musselburgh when the incidents occurred over two years ago, as she also failed to wear correct PPE while in the presence of others.

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Second-hand car prices spike as vehicles now 63% more expensive than before Covid

Brexit and global component shortages hit supply hard, coupled with increased demand from pandemic savings, both acted to make prices rise at rates never before documented in Ireland

Irish Mirror

Welsh NHS 'creaking under high levels of pressure' as latest waiting times figures published

The number of people on waiting lists for non-urgent treatment hit record levels for the 25th month in a row

Wales Online

Hot Pot Giant Haidilao To Spin Off International Business Without Raising a Penny

Key Takeaways: Haidilao shareholders will receive 90% of the company’s international Super Hi unit on a pro rata basis and no new capital will be raised The hot pot giant saw its net loss last year expand by 181% to $151 million, but things appear to be looking up after…

Benzinga

Stirling teacher uses art composed from hospital bed to raise ovarian cancer awareness

Gillian McLaren composed the artwork of NHS staff who looked after during the pandemic.

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President Joe Biden tests positive for COVID-19

White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said that President Biden was experiencing “mild symptoms” and has begun taking Paxlovid, an antiviral drug designed to reduce the severity of the disease.

Chicago Sun-Times

If You Invested $1,000 In Walmart At Its COVID-19 Pandemic Low, Here's How Much You'd Have Now

Investors who bought stocks during the COVID-19 market crash in 2020 have generally experienced some big gains in the past two years. But there is no question some big-name stocks performed better than others since the pandemic bottom.

Benzinga

Is the world retracting from globalisation, setting it up for a fifth wave?

Over the past 25 years there has been lots of research and debate about the concept, the history and state of globalisation, its various dimensions and benefits.

The Conversation

Why have petrol prices soared in 2022 and will they ever go back down?

As the cost of petrol and diesel hit record heights earlier this month, we take a look at why prices have soared in 2022 and whether they will ever go back down

Daily Mirror

‘I’m over it.’ Many in LA shrug off COVID-19 wave despite super-infectious subvariants

LOS ANGELES — There was a time during the pandemic when the scene at Westfield Valencia Town Center in Santa Clarita would have evoked gasps and much scolding.

Los Angeles Times

Pandemic, slow recovery set back gender parity 'by a generation'

The pandemic and a weak economic recovery have pushed back progress on closing the gender gap around the world. Saadia Zahidi, Managing Director of the World Economic Forum, says that issues including family care policies, an increasingly digital economy, and ongoing struggles in certain industries have all been setbacks for…

France 24

Covid inquiry chair details how her detailed investigation into the pandemic will work

"It's time for facts, not opinions - and I will be resolute in my quest for the truth," said High Court judge Baroness Hallett

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American Airlines makes first profit without government aid since pandemic began

Fort Worth-based American Airlines is profitable for the first time in more than two years without government help as fuller planes and higher-ticket prices overcame expensive fuel and labor costs.

Los Angeles Times

Here's what Southern California's housing market cooldown means for buyers, sellers

The Southern California housing market is finally slowing down after a two-year pandemic boom fueled in large part by record low borrowing costs.

Daily Mirror

Ryanair reaches pay deal with Spanish pilots ahead of cabin crew strike

Ryanair says it has come to an agreement with its pilots in Spain, who agreed to take a 20% pay cut two years ago to help the company deal with the impact of the pandemic

Tribune News Service

Conservative blocs unleash litigation to curb public health powers

Through a wave of pandemic-related litigation, a trio of small but mighty conservative legal blocs has rolled back public health authority at the local, state and federal levels, recasting America’s future battles against infectious diseases.

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The Independent UK

Covid inquiry to conclude ‘as speedily as possible’ to learn lessons for future

Baroness Heather Hallett said preliminary hearings will start as soon as September this year, ahead of full hearings in late spring 2023.

Evening Standard

Covid inquiry chair warns: ‘We must prepare for another pandemic’, as first public hearings set for Spring 2023

The chair of the Covid-19 public inquiry said Britain must prepare for another pandemic as she promised a “rigorous and fair” investigation into whether lives could have been saved.

Daily Mirror

Head of long-awaited Covid inquiry warns key witnesses not to stand in way of probe

This morning Baroness Hallett delivered the opening statement for the coronavirus public inquiry, which will examine the government's response to the pandemic

Birmingham Post

British Business Bank has offered £135m in recovery loans to SMEs in Wales

The Recovery Loan Scheme was set up in April 2021 to help firms recover post-pandemic

Reuters

Tokyo's daily COVID cases cross 30,000 for first time in pandemic

New coronavirus cases in Japan's capital hit a record on Thursday, surging past 30,000 for the first time since the pandemic began, spurring officials to call for more vigilance.

The Guardian - UK

I’ve learned to say no and not care what other people think: why did it take so long?

Being assertive is hard, especially for an expat in the US. But age and the pandemic have changed all that, writes Guardian columnist Emma Brockes

Manchester Evening News

When is A-level results day 2022?

It's the first time students have sat A-level exams since the disruption of the pandemic

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