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Brendan O’Carroll gets ‘goosebumps’ knowing Mrs Brown’s Boys is part of Christmas traditions

‘That’s what people who come to the show say – “Ah, it wouldn’t be Christmas without Mrs Brown,”’ comedian said

The Independent UK

'Overwhelmed': China's stretched health system grapples with soaring Covid cases

Over the past few days, the emergency rooms of Shanghai hospitals have been overwhelmed as coronavirus cases soar after the Chinese Communist Party reversed its restrictive "zero-Covid" policy. Official estimates indicate that some 250 million people, almost a fifth of the Chinese population, caught Covid in the first 20 days…

France 24

US officials: COVID, bomb cyclone won't slow Santa's travels

The U.S. military agency known for tracking Santa Claus doesn’t expect COVID-19 or the “bomb cyclone” hitting North America to affect Saint Nick’s Christmas Eve deliveries

The Independent UK

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Teacher left baffled by school's 'insulting' Christmas gift to her

The frustrated woman took to TikTok to reveal her frustration over the unusual gift she had received from her employer and many social media users agreed with her.

Daily Record

India says arrivals from Thailand must show negative Covid test

India will require a negative Covid-19 test result from travellers arriving from Thailand, China, Japan, South Korea and Hong Kong, the country’s health minister said on Saturday.

Bangkok Post

Most Americans don't have peak vaccine protection against COVID

Only 36% of Americans 65 and older have received an updated booster shot.

Axios

Government to launch bid to encourage over-50s to end early retirement

Around 630,000 have left the workforce since 2019 and employment figures are still not back to pre-pandemic levels

Evening Standard

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International arrivals from China, Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong and Thailand to present the mandatory RT-PCR test result

Keeping in mind the recent rise in the COVID-19 cases all across the world, the Indian Health Ministry has also announced that it is now mandatory for all passengers arriving from China, Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong and Thailand to produce RT-PCR test results upon arrival.

The Times of India

Teacher gutted after unwrapping school's 'insulting' Christmas present to her

The disappointed art teacher struggled to hold back her frustration upon opening the seemingly innocent gift from her employer, as it left her incredibly disappointed.

Edinburgh Live

Covid-19 Vaccine Protects Patients With Blood Cancer: Study

People with blood cancer usually have a weak immune system, putting them at an increased risk of becoming very ill from Covid-19. Read on for details:

Dynamite News

The $1.7T omnibus and Beltway disconnect

The bill is an immoral document executed by leaders increasingly out of touch with reality of life

Salon

'Deploy all resources' against respiratory viruses, Varadkar says

Flu and RSV cases have rocketed this month while Covid cases are up 75%

Dublin Live

India makes COVID test mandatory for arrivals from some countries, including China

(Corrects grammar in paragraph 2)

Reuters

TV Newsance 195: Covid in China and Bharat Jodo Yatra as a ‘superspreader’

The big news of the week is the rapid spread of Covid in China. We look at China’s zero-Covid policy, why it failed and what’s really happening in our neighbouring country with the big Omicron spike. Should India be worried? Meanwhile, Arnab Goswami, Navika Kumar and the usual suspects on…

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Bangkok Post

Chinese city seeing half a million Covid cases a day

Half a million people in a single Chinese city are being infected with Covid-19 every day, a senior health official has said, in a rare and quickly censored acknowledgement that the country's wave of infections is not being reflected in official statistics.

Wales Online

The man making music for Simon Cowell from a home studio in Cowbridge

Composer Matthew Brind has worked on The X Factor, Britain's Got Talent, and even written music for Nicole Scherzinger and the movie Paddington 2

Tribune News Service

Blinken raises China’s COVID ‘transparency’ with his Chinese counterpart

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken told his Chinese counterpart that it was important for Beijing to be transparent about a growing COVID-19 outbreak, as questions mount about whether Chinese officials are trying to downplay the number of deaths.

Bangkok Post

Get your own gifts!

Re: "Dept set to inspect NY gift baskets" (BP, Dec 19).

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Daily Mirror

Christmas hope for Covid bereaved as landmark £200million lawsuit against Tories begins

The government has been told a £200million lawsuit is set to be launched by families of those who died 'without even being able to say goodbye' due to Tory blunders during the Covid pandemic

Daily Mirror

Matt Hancock's book sales plummet as reviewers slam 'exercise in self-justification'

His tome Matt Hancock's Pandemic Diaries: The Inside Story of Britain’s Battle Against Covid entered the Neilson book charts at number 191 earlier this month and has since plummeted so sharply it’s no longer in the top 1,000

Tribune News Service

75% of Florida seniors not boosted ahead of the holidays

TAMPA, Fla. — Jeff Watson got the COVID-19 vaccine as soon as it became available. He took the first booster shot, too.

Nottingham Post

'Calm before the storm' for Nottingham pubs in last working day before Christmas

The pubs have been busy over the Christmas period

France 24

The World in 2022: Putin's Ukraine war, China crowns Xi, UK after the Queen, Qatar's World Cup

After Covid came war in Europe. 2022 will be remembered as the year that Vladimir Putin surprised even his own army with a full-scale invasion of Ukraine. François Picard's panel weighs the consequences for the planet.

The Times of India

Investors' wealth erode by Rs 15.77 lakh crore in 4 days

NEW DELHI: Equity investors have become poorer by Rs 15.77 lakh crore in four consecutive days of market rout where the benchmark sensex has tumbled over 3 per cent.

The Independent UK

US officials: COVID, cyclone bomb won't slow Santa's travels

The U.S. military agency known for tracking Santa Claus doesn’t expect COVID-19 or the “bomb cyclone” hitting North America to affect Saint Nick’s Christmas Eve deliveries

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