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Have we had enough of the nanny employer?

Companies pushed hard to attend to workers’ needs during the pandemic. But have they encroached too far into our personal lives?

Financial Times

Trade and Ukraine dominate agenda as Johnson meets New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern

Boris Johnson greeted Ms Ardern with a handshake outside Number 10, welcoming the New Zealand leader on her first UK trip since the pandemic.

The Independent UK

Mecca thronged for first post-pandemic haj

MECCA, Saudi Arabia: Thousands of pilgrims started arriving in the holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia on Friday, among some one million Muslims expected to attend the 2022 haj pilgrimage season after two years of major disruption caused by the Covid pandemic.

Bangkok Post

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COVID-19 cases rising nationwide

COVID-19 cases are trending upward across Japan, according to a Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry advisory panel monitoring the status of the pandemic.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Joe Wicks on his plans for kids’ exercise and post pandemic advice

Joe Wicks has told The Londoner of his determination to keep promoting children’s exercise. Wicks became a household name with his daily PE With Joe workouts during the pandemic. “My work is not done, it’s not like I did PE With Joe and it’s ended” he said. “I’m always thinking…

Evening Standard

Scotland’s largest independent music festival held in Stirling each year will return later this month for the first time in three years due to the Covid pandemic. The popular Doune the Rabbit Hole festival is gearing up to return to Cardross Estate,

Daily Record

Tory donors behind Betfred pay themselves and family £50m dividend

Rise in online gambling in pandemic offset temporary closure of firm’s 1,470 high street bookmakers

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Pride 2022: How was the annual LGBT+ celebration founded and when and where are events taking place?

Street parades return after two years of pandemic disruption and disappointment

The Independent UK

CCSA to decide next Friday on Covid-19 endemic status

A plan to downgrade the Covid-19 status from a pandemic to an endemic disease faces a deferral for another week, as health authorities are keeping a close watch on new subvariants and the consequences of lifting restrictions.

Bangkok Post

Owner of shop that sold €5.6 million Irish Lotto ticket says 'people won't believe' what happened hours before

"The shop has a very loyal base of local customers who have supported us since 2013. Being honest, the pandemic really hit our business hard, and it was tough at times to keep going"

Irish Mirror

After two pandemic years, a summer travel bounce — and chaos

Summer travel is underway across the globe, but a full recovery from two years of coronavirus could last as long as the pandemic itself

The Independent UK

Sisi Confident Egypt Will Overcome Repercussions of Ukraine, COVID Crises

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi said on Thursday he was confident that his country will overcome the current Ukraine and COVID-19 crises and their repercussions, stressing that the forces of evil continue to seek his homeland’s destruction. Sisi was speaking on the anniversary of the June 30th Revolution, which marks…

Asharq Al-Awsat

World Bank Creates Fund to Better Prevent, Respond to Pandemics

The World Bank's board on Thursday approved creation of a fund meant to finance investments in strengthening the fight against pandemics. The fund will support prevention, preparedness and response (PPR), with a focus on low- and middle-income countries, the bank said in a statement. "The devastating human, economic, and social…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Weekly Must-Read: How Bad Is China’s Manufacturing Exodus?

While disruptions from pandemic controls threaten to add impetus to the outflow, China retains tremendous advantages over India and Southeast Asia

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Sisters smell sweet success after launching firm amid Covid-19 pandemic

WHEN two sisters lost their careers during the pandemic lockdown, they used the opportunity to create their own natural perfume business.

Dynamite News

International: Italy tightens COVID health protocols as pandemic indicators worsen

Italy on Thursday updated coronavirus health protocols in the workplace, as the main pandemic indicators in the country continue to rise. Read more on Dynamite News:

Birmingham Post

Steven Bartlett, Castore and Beaverbrooks: 13 of the best read BusinessLive interviews so far this year

The Guardian - AU

Australia’s 10,000 deaths and the paradox of ‘Covid normal’

The country has fared better than others – but those on the frontline are still wrestling with the agony of the coronavirus pandemic

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The Guardian - AU

Ten thousand Covid deaths and counting … the road to Australia’s grim milestone

From the first coronavirus case reported in the country in January 2020 to the toll’s steep upwards trend today: this is how we got here

The Guardian - AU

Not just a number: families of five Australian pandemic victims reflect on loss during Covid

As Australia approaches the grim milestone of 10,000 Covid deaths, we look at the people behind the numbers

AAP

NSW wants residents to eat out more often

Restaurants and cafes hit hard by the pandemic can look forward to customers filing in to enjoy outdoor dining in new incentives by the NSW government

ABC News

Sydney news: More than 10 million NSW Dine and Discover vouchers go unused as deadline passes

MORNING BRIEFING: New figures reveal more than 10 million Dine and Discover vouchers have gone unspent. Last year, the government issued 33 million vouchers to help local businesses stay afloat during the COVID-19 pandemic.

France 24

Remains of DR Congo's independence hero buried at home

The remains of Congolese icon Patrice Lumumba, the country's first prime minister, are laid to rest in Kinshasa. Belgium returned a tooth belonging to the murdered independence hero earlier this month. Also, African ministers of education were in Paris on Thursday for a UNESCO summit on tackling the devastating effect…

WEKU

Scientists say they've solved a 700-year-old mystery: Where and when Black Death began

For centuries, scientists and historians have wondered where the Black Death — the deadliest pandemic in recorded history — came from. New research sheds light on the ancient disease.

ABC News

Xi Jinping leaves mainland China for the first time in years as Hong Kong marks the halfway point for 'One Country, Two Systems'

As Xi Jinping embarks on his first trip outside of mainland China since the pandemic began, observers suspect the anniversary visit could be a chance to further strengthen Beijing's hold on Hong Kong.

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