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Latest Partygate controversy reiterates fact you can never trust the Tories to do the right thing

Annie Brown says the words written on a battered little book bought in 1944 could slip so easily into this week’s commentary on the pictures of Boris Johnson raising a glass at a Downing Street party during lockdown.

Daily Record

Second COVID booster eligibility expanded

An extra 1.5 million people are now eligible to receive a fourth COVID-19 vaccine, or second booster.

AAP

ACT COVID-19 case numbers and hospitalisations remain high

The total active cases in the territory are 4981.

The Canberra Times

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ATAGI expands COVID-19 booster access to allow more people to get a fourth dose

The nation's vaccine advisory group recommends another 1.5 million Australians get a fourth COVID-19 booster shot coming into the winter months.

ABC News

Lockdowns caused 'high psychological distress' in 70pc of high school students, study finds

A national survey of 15-19-year-olds has revealed the effects of COVID-19 and lockdowns on students who missed out on key social and academic experiences.

ABC News

West Bengal: 19 positive from 11,000 samples in second sentinel survey

KOLKATA: The second Covid 'sentinel survey' in Bengal, conducted between May 18 and 20 on 10,975 samples, has thrown up a positivity of 0.17%, with just 19 positives, a shade lower than that of the first survey, which had been 0.18%. In Kolkata, RG Kar tested 235 random samples, all…

The Times of India

Center fielder Luis Robert might miss entire White Sox homestand after landing on COVID injured list

CHICAGO — Chicago White Sox center fielder Luis Robert could be out for the entire five-game homestand after being placed on the COVID-19-related injured list Tuesday.

Chicago Tribune

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Investigation reveals tracking by EdTech of millions of Australian school students during COVID lockdowns

A global study into the murky world of student data during COVID-19 lockdowns finds more than 4 million Australian school students were at risk of unprecedented tracking and surveillance during remote learning.

ABC News

Monkeypox: Scientists find potential antiviral treatment

New outbreak ‘likely a random event’ and does not pose a threat on scale of Covid, researchers say

The Independent UK

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Long COVID symptoms lasted a median of 15 months, study finds

Tribune News Service

Queensland records over 1,000 COVID-19 deaths as doctors warn booster shots remain 'critically important'

Queensland surpasses 1,000 COVID-19 deaths, with the pandemic virus on course to feature among the state's leading reasons for lives lost this year.

ABC News

New Jersey committee approves bill that includes unemployment insurance tax credits for small businesses

The New Jersey Assembly Commerce and Economic Development Committee on May 19 approved A-3683, a bill that would give tax credits to some small businesses with an aim to offset increasing unemployment insurance taxes following the coronavirus pandemic. The New Jersey Business and Industry Association estimates businesses in the state…

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North Korea launches three ballistic missiles toward sea, says South Korea

North Korea launched three ballistic missiles toward the sea on Wednesday, South Korea’s military said, the Norths’ first weapons firings in about two weeks as the country makes a much-disputed claim that its first domestic COVID-19 outbreak is weakening.

France 24

Six in 10 people in UK believe government ‘ignores rules’

People in the UK and Poland rated their governments worst on matters of trust and legitimacy in an EU-funded study

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Covid mapping: BMC, NKDA, one Kolkata ward have over 10 cases each

KOLKATA: Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation (BMC) and New Town Kolkata Development Authority (NKDA), along with one ward under Kolkata Municipal Corporation, have been categorized as pink zone in the latest Covid-19 mapping by the state health department. Periodically done in order to detect any upsurge in infection — civic body-wise, ward-wise…

The Independent UK

New photo shows boozy No 10 party where staff were told ‘the bar is open’

New image shows table laden with wine bottles at event reportedly not investigated by police or Sue Gray

The Conversation

To serve school communities and address inequities after COVID-19, principals must become activists

A survey of Ontario principals about COVID-19 challenges and specific school issues like technology found that in the pandemic principals were hearing “about province-wide education policy decisions at the same time as the public received news.” This “did not support schools in navigating the rapidly changing pandemic landscape.”

The Conversation

Almost 60% of teachers say they want out. What is Labor going to do for an exhausted school sector?

During the 2022 federal election campaign, schools barely rated a mention.

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Daily Record

New Partygate picture emerges of Downing Street leaving do where guests were told 'the bar is open!'

Downing Street is facing yet more questions after the new picture appeared to show yet another boozy lockdown session to mark the last press briefing held by senior aide James Slack on November 17, 2020.

WEKU

What's ailing long COVID patients? A new federal study looks for clues

The first results from an in-depth investigation of long COVID produced provocative results. Researchers don't understand the mechanism behind the lingering symptoms but found a link with anxiety.

Newsroom.co.nz

High-profile Chinese visit steps up battle for the hearts and debts of the Pacific

A draft security pact leaks as the Chinese foreign minister arrives in the Pacific to sign deals with the leaders of 11 island states, including NZ realm nations Niue and Cook Islands.

Benzinga

Chinese Social Media Weibo Bans Another Business Leader After He Questions China's Zero Covid Policy

Weibo Corp (NASDAQ:WB) banned Trip.Com Group Limited (NASDAQ:TCOM) co-founder and Chair James Liang for alleged violation of laws, Reuters reports. The social media company neither elaborated on the violation nor cited the reasons behind the ban. Liang had recently questioned the wisdom of the country's zero-COVID strategy as the country's Presidential election draws closer. Also…

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Is Covid-19 more deadly than flu? Winter's Covid deaths 'more in line' with flu and pneumonia

Death certificate data shows Covid has been listed as the 'underlying cause' of death more times but flu and pneumonia are mentioned more

Chicago Sun-Times

White Sox CF Luis Robert lands on COVID-19 related injured list

Jake Burger recalled from Triple-A Charlotte.

Daily Mirror

No.10 staff were stunned Boris Johnson denied he knew about rule-breaking parties

Downing Street staff revealed they watched in disbelief as Boris Johnson repeatedly told the House of Commons he had been unaware of the rules-busting gatherings during Covid lockdowns

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