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The ‘Gryphon’ family of COVID variants is off the leash and spreading globally—but their bark may be a lot worse than their bite

A new study breaks down the quickly spreading variants’ common symptoms among 85 patients. Only three died.

Fortune

New ‘kraken’ mutation of the COVID-19 virus is most contagious subvariant yet

Medical experts say the new COVID-19 mutation dubbed “kraken” is the most contagious subvariant of the virus to emerge since the pandemic began — and it’s becoming the dominant strain in the United States.

Chicago Tribune

Sixth Circuit Upholds Injunction Against Biden Administration COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate for Federal Contractors

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit concludes the President exceeded the scope of his delegated authority.

Reason

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The Mancunian Way: The £924 B&B bill

More than 100 homeless families are being booked into B&Bs every month across Manchester

Manchester Evening News

How Brazil Can Prevent an Authoritarian Resurgence

A robust civil society can stop the far right.

Foreign Affairs

Huge crowds gather inside Royal Liverpool Hospital to catch glimpse of Prince William and Kate

Hundreds of patients and staff gathered to see their Royal Highnesses

Liverpool Echo

Virus cases in post-Christmas decline

The number of people testing positive for COVID-19 went into steep decline in the weeks following Christmas after peaking just before the holiday break.

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Twitter reacts to Bears hiring Kevin Warren as new president/CEO

The Bears are hiring Kevin Warren as their new president and CEO, which has both Bears and Big Ten fans celebrating.

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Ambulance performance worst on record with some people waiting hours

One in 10 people waited at least three hours, 41 minutes and 48 seconds for a response to a category two call.

The Independent UK

Dana White’s excuses for not being punished were equal parts disgusting and stupid

None of this made any sense.

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Rising fuel prices, depressed box office, skill shortages - London’s culture leaders on the state of the arts

‘We have to be scrappy: we have very little, but have to spin it into gold’

Evening Standard

Mainlanders seek mRNA vaccines in Hong Kong

HONG KONG: Scores of mainland Chinese travellers are rushing to Hong Kong to receive mRNA Covid-19 vaccines, which are not available on the Chinese mainland, as the country grapples with a torrent of infections that have overwhelmed its health system.

Bangkok Post

Mainland Chinese head to Hong Kong for mRNA COVID vaccines

Scores of mainland Chinese travellers are rushing to Hong Kong to receive mRNA COVID-19 vaccines, which are not available on the Chinese mainland, as the country grapples with a torrent of infections which have overwhelmed its health system.

Reuters

Andy Burnham quizzed over reopening Nightingale hospitals to help 'overwhelmed' NHS

Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham supports the suggestion

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The Conversation

Cancer vaccine trials could start in the autumn – UK signs deal with BioNTech

The UK government recently announced that it is partnering with German firm BioNTech to test vaccines for cancer and other diseases. The project aims to build on the mRNA vaccine technology that BioNTech became famous for developing, and which has been so successful at preventing serious illness and death from…

Caixin Global

Labor Union in Shanghai Asks for Clarity on Covid Sick Leave

Under the "zero-Covid" policy, companies were supposed to pay workers in full when they fell ill with the virus, but now that government guarantee is in doubt

The Guardian - UK

UK pubs and restaurants toast festive sales surge despite cost pressures

People felt confident to gather for first time since Covid according to Whitbread and Mitchells & Butlers

Evening Standard

Watch: How ‘Deep Casual’ became the new status symbol

It started with the Silicon Valley set, with their Steve Job’s-inspired Mom jeans and orthopaedic-looking All Bird trainers; went up a gear as street style and its attendant low-slung waistbands and chunky trainers invaded the red carpet and settled in for good as the world burrowed in during Covid, taking…

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Congress trims funding for Pentagon ‘chem-bio’ programs

WASHINGTON — The latest defense spending law would subtract about 7% from the president’s request for numerous Pentagon chemical and biological defense programs on the grounds that they need to be more effectively executed.

Evening Standard

Good Morning Britain’s Kate Garraway details Derek Draper’s NHS treatment battle in debate with Labour’s Emily Thornberry

The broadcaster previously said how her husband would have died in three days if he was left untreated in hospital amid his Covid-19 battle

The Guardian - UK

Chinese warned not to visit elderly relatives as Covid spreads from cities

People urged ‘don’t go home’ during lunar new year holiday if older family members not yet infected

Bangkok Post

Free Covid tests for ill visitors

The government is offering free Covid-19 tests to ill visitors and will vaccinate foreign tourists who request the service at “reasonable prices”, according to Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Study: Most Long Covid Symptoms Clear Up in a Year for Mild Cases

Most symptoms from long Covid clear up within a year for people who had mild initial infections, a large Israel study said Thursday, with the findings welcomed as "reassuring". At least 17 million people in Europe suffered from long Covid symptoms months after recovering from their initial infection during 2020…

Liverpool Echo

Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine to tackle health inequality

The new project is aiming to bring communities and public organisations together

Evening Standard

Long Covid effects ‘resolve in a year’ for most with mild illness, study finds

Some 2.1 million people in the UK are suffering from long Covid

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