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Tourist rush bolsters outlook for economy, baht

Foreign tourist arrivals into Thailand are set to beat official forecasts with the lifting of pandemic-era restrictions, a rare positive for the nation’s Covid-battered economy and currency.

Bangkok Post

Fashion Retailer H&M’s Second-Quarter Profit Beats Expectations

Sweden's H&M, the world's second-biggest fashion retailer, on Wednesday reported a 33% growth in quarterly profit which beat expectations, as shoppers flocked to its stores in the aftermath of the pandemic. The company reported a pretax profit of 4.78 billion Swedish crowns ($470.76 million) in the second quarter, up from…

Asharq Al-Awsat

South Korea approves first homemade COVID-19 vaccine

Health officials in South Korea have approved the country's first domestically developed COVID-19 vaccine for people 18 years or older, adding another public health tool in the fight against a prolonged pandemic

The Independent UK

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Dumfries and Galloway Council blames coronavirus pandemic for capital budget underspend

An update on the corporate capital investment strategy revealed that nearly £10 million wasn’t used in 2021/22

Daily Record

Stone unveiled in Lanarkshire town pays tribute to NHS heroes and those who died during pandemic

The stone was commissioned by Carluke Rotary Club members and remembers those who died during the darkest of days

Daily Record

China's Xi says COVID strategy is 'correct and effective'

Chinese president Xi Jinping said the ruling Communist Party's strategy to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic was "correct and effective" and should be firmly adhered to, the official news agency, Xinhua, said on Wednesday.

Reuters

South Korea, Japan resume flights between capitals as Covid-19 eases

SEOUL: Flights between the capitals of South Korea and Japan resumed on Wednesday after being suspended for more than two years due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Bangkok Post

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Saudi Arabia's Mashaer Train to Operate Again

Saudi Railway Company (SAR) wants to localize expertise in operating the al-Mashaer Train, aiming to run it entirely with trained national units by 2026. The Mashaer Train is one of the most important transportation pillars in the Holy Sites, which is being developed continuously to promote the service provided to…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Edinburgh International Film Festival to return fully in-person

Busy programme will celebrate women's filmmaking when it opens without restrictions for the first time since the Covid pandemic

Wales Online

Doune the Rabbit Hole set to return for first time since pandemic

INDEPENDENT music festival Doune the Rabbit Hole returns to Stirlingshire next month for the first time since the pandemic.

The National (Scotland)

The growing demand for cosmetology

The skincare and personal care industry has witnessed a radical change recently. While this resulted in a drastic transformation, with brands racing to keep up with fast-changing consumer preferences, things have begun to stabilize. An ever-growing segment, the global beauty industry is estimated to be making $500 billion worth of…

The Times of India

After Covid, monkeypox and polio - watch out for 'Disease X'

With the UK at the start of what scientists are calling the 'pandemic era', there are warnings that the next viral threat could be much worse than anything we have experienced so far

Wales Online

Boris Johnson launches coronavirus public inquiry after bereaved families threatened legal action

The Covid-19 Bereaved Families for Justice group had threatened to bring a judicial review over the failure to provide a setting up date for the inquiry

Chronicle Live

Back To Investing In The Future?

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Daily Mirror

Boris Johnson finally starts Covid inquiry - two days after families threatened legal action

Prime Minister Boris Johnson had pledged the official probe into how his government handed the pandemic would get underway in “spring 2022”

Reason

COVID-19 Exposed the Truth About the CDC

The agency will never be controlled by fact-driven experts shielded from politics.

Benzinga

If You Invested $1,000 In Shiba Inu 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 last two years. But there is no question some big-name stocks performed better than others since the pandemic bottom — and cryptocurrencies as well.

Daily Mirror

Spain holiday warning over 'critical increase' in mosquitoes, cockroaches and bedbugs

Holidaymakers about to jet off to sunny Spain are being warned of a boom in pest numbers after torrential rain and a recent heatwave made for the ideal breeding ground

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Los Angeles Times

Coronavirus in California is becoming easier to get, much harder to avoid. Here's why

LOS ANGELES — The number of coronavirus cases reported in California is on the brink of crossing 10 million, a milestone that probably undercounts the total significantly yet still carries an increasing sense of inevitability.

The Independent UK

Meet the man who’s travelled to every train station in Britain

Stuart Boyd started his epic rail adventure in 2018 – four years (and one pandemic) later, he’s finally completed it. He tells Helen Coffey what he learned from visiting every station in England, Scotland and Wales

Axios

How leaders can improve global happiness

"Emotionally, the second year of the pandemic was an even tougher year for the world than the first one."

The Independent UK

Folk Art Museum offers donors naming rights to CEO's title

The American Folk Art Museum, unlike many other arts institutions during the pandemic, was able to avoid layoffs and other cutbacks in the past two years through a mix of unique fundraisers and increased contributions from existing donors

Edinburgh Live

Strictly Come Dancing's new series to undergo major set-up changes

Major changes are planned for Strictly Come Dancing's brand new season, in order to resume the popular BBC competition show to some form of normality following the pandemic.

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson set to ditch Tory manifesto promise on increased defence spending

Covid pandemic means ‘reality check’ on above-inflation pledge, government admits as PM heads to Nato summit

Tribune News Service

Pandemic petition woes derail candidates, ballot initiatives

James Craig, a former Detroit police chief who was running for Michigan governor, said he remembers pleasant conversations with petition circulators at his campaign events this spring and never suspected anything untoward was happening.

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