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Chinese Smartphone Maker Xiaomi’s Revenue and Profit Slides

Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi Corp on Friday reported a record drop in fourth-quarter revenue as the company weathered a slowdown in consumption and disruptions due to China's COVID-19 curbs. Sales in the fourth quarter of 2022 reached 66.05 billion yuan ($9.6 billion), down 22.8% from 85.58 billion yuan a year…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Top shopping centres revealed: Australians flock back to shops after lockdowns end

Australians flocked back to shopping centres after COVID lockdowns, with the nations major centres booking a record $54 billion in sales.

The New Daily

Wipeout: At-home bowel cancer screening rates plummeted during COVID

Since the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program (NBCSP) began in August 2006, screening participation rates have not surpassed 44 per cent.

The New Daily

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‘We nearly broke the system’: Hospitals face staff exodus, violence three years into pandemic

Three years after COVID struck, Chicago area hospitals struggle with staff exodus and patient violence in a brave new medical world.

Chicago Sun-Times

We asked Chicagoans how the pandemic changed their lives. Here’s what they said.

Also: What was the last thing you did before Illinois’ enacted the shelter-in-place order? And: What lessons have you taken from the COVID pandemic?

Chicago Sun-Times

Wetherspoons resumes staff bonus with boss Tim Martin optimistic price pressures will ease

Martin also said supply issues, which have now “largely disappeared”, had been caused by the pandemic reopening rather than Brexit

Evening Standard

COVID testing led to new techniques of disease diagnosis: progress mustn’t stop now

In March 2020, weeks before the World Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID-19 a pandemic, its director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus delivered a speech in which he emphasised the importance of testing:

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Why America was uniquely vulnerable to COVID

The pandemic experience varied sharply from state to state, according to an analysis published in The Lancet.

Axios

Commentary: Denying access to parole in Illinois hurts the health of communities in and outside prison

The Illinois House Judiciary Criminal Committee took a critical step toward achieving long overdue state prison reform this month by voting in favor of the Earned Reentry bill. Illinois is one of 16 states to have abolished or severely restricted discretionary parole. Illinois’ lack of parole is not only inhumane,…

Chicago Tribune

Dumbarton People's Theatre back with a bang, with outstanding performance

After a long absence due to a combination of Covid and refurbishment, on March 1 The 39 Steps exploded onto the stage and audiences were treated to a magnificent production.

Daily Record

In conversation with: Crerar Hotels chief executive Chris Wayne-Wills

The hospitality industry veteran speaks of the post-pandemic rebound and some of the legislative changes that could hinder it

Insider UK

Tobacco consumption is the leading cause of TB in India: Key signs to note

According to a study, India has the highest burden of TB globally, and the disease is responsible for killing about 480,000 people every year and more than 1400 every day in the country. WHO states that a total of 1.6 million people died from TB in 2021 (including 187 000…

The Times of India

Creetown man calls for better support for people suffering from long Covid

John McClelland and wife Susan both contract coronavirus on their return from America at the start of last year

Daily Record

‘It broke the link’: how the pandemic disrupted children’s relationship with school

One in five pupils in England were reported as persistently absent during the last school year

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Hong Kong government announces measures to lure wealthy family offices

Hong Kong's government announced a series of measures on Friday to attract wealthy family offices to set up in the financial hub as authorities try to restore business confidence and investor allure after three years of severe COVID-19 rules.

The Guardian - UK

Only 1% of £1.1bn lost in Covid business scheme recovered, report finds

National Audit Office urges ministers to learn lessons of losses in England resulting from fraud and error

Bristol Post

Gloucester Road restaurant that opened just before Covid says it's 'time to call curtains'

It will close its doors next month

The Times of India

Micro review: 'To Hell and Back: Humans of COVID' by Barkha Dutt

Well known journalist and author Barkha Dutt’s latest book ‘To Hell and Back: Humans of COVID’ chronicles the human story of the pandemic, which caused unprecedented devastation and claimed anywhere between 3 and 5 million Indian lives. Barkha Dutt won the AutHer Awards 2023 in Non-fiction category for this book.

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The Independent UK

Court blocks COVID-19 vaccine mandate for US gov't workers

A federal appeals court has blocked President Joe Biden’s order that federal employees get vaccinated against COVID-19

USA Today Sports Media Group

LPGA’s Taiwan Swinging Skirts event canceled for 2023

The tournament hasn't been held since 2019 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

ABC News

The latest COVID-19 news and case numbers from around the states and territories

Here's a quick wrap of the COVID-19 news and case numbers from each Australian jurisdiction from the past week.

Al Jazeera

China’s huge quarantine camps standing months after ‘zero COVID’

Satellite imagery shows facilities are still intact nearly four months after end of Beijing’s draconian pandemic policy.

Daily Mirror

Covid-like virus found lurking in Britain's bats could strike humans next, scientists say

A survey by scientists on Britain's native bat species discovered a never before seen version of coronavirus which, they say, is just a few mutations away from jumping to humans

Fortune

These are the people at higher risk for long COVID, according to a massive new study

Factors like age, gender, BMI, and pre-existing conditions may put individuals at higher risk for the potentially debilitating post-viral condition, according to a new study.

Liverpool Echo

Rose petals dropped into Mersey as tributes paid to covid victims

The ferry stopped in the middle of the river for people to drop petals

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