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Severe Weather Events

London flooding: Huge storm leaves streets underwater and Victoria station floods The Mirror16:27
Chinese planes fire ‘rods’ into the sky to seed rainclouds Arutz Sheva16:05
What is a 'cannibal' geomagnetic storm and how might it impact Earth? indy10010:01
Germany's river Rhine is drying up, threatens industry Outlook India11:36
Sudan: Seasonal floods kill 77 people, destroy 14,500 homes Mail Online11:15

Ukraine News

Ukraine: UN chief Guterres to meet Zelenskyy with focus on grain, nuclear power plant Deutsche Welle09:17Lviv Volodymyr Zelensky UN

Zelensky to host grain talks with UN chief, Turkish leader The New Arab10:30Lviv Volodymyr Zelensky UN

Russian Defence Ministry announces large-scale provocation at Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in coming days Ukrainska Pravda11:00Zaporizhzhia UN Russia

Russia warns of nuclear 'provocation' at Ukrainian plant Jerusalem Post11:07Zaporizhzhia UN Russia

4 more ships with agricultural products leave Ukrainian ports Euromaidan Press21:51Odesa Energy & Utilities

Eighth convoy with food products leaves Ukrainian sea-ports Ukrainska Pravda15:09Odesa Energy & Utilities

Russia-Ukraine updates: Dawn strikes in Kharkiv, another grain ship sets sail Deutsche Welle09:27Kharkiv Russia Europe

Two killed in Russian shelling of Ukrainian city of Kharkiv - governor Reuters09:45Kharkiv Russia Europe

Turkish president heads to Ukraine for talks Anadolu Agency07:45Recep Erdogan UN Turkey (Türkiye)

Turkish President Erdogan arrives in Ukraine for trilateral talks Anadolu Agency12:07Recep Erdogan UN Turkey (Türkiye)

Coronavirus (Covid-19)

Covid-19, the worst is not yet over The Herald23:09Face Masks Zimbabwe Coronavirus Vaccine

Comment: Let us all get full vaccination against Covid-19 The Chronicle23:19Face Masks Zimbabwe Coronavirus Vaccine

Covid patients at risk of psychiatric conditions like dementia, seizures: Study Hindustan Times10:03The Lancet Health Global Health

Covid patients at higher risk of psychiatric, neurological conditions after two years: Lancet study The Financial Express08:39The Lancet Health Global Health

Covid-19 patients report chest pain, diarrhea among newer symptoms: What doctors have to say Livemint.com11:44India Coronavirus India Indian Politics

India logs 12,608 new COVID-19 cases, 72 Covid deaths in 24 hours: Centre NDTV.com08:09India Coronavirus India Indian Politics

Biden administration may stop buying COVID-19 vaccines, treatments by fall HealthDay23:04US Coronavirus US Politics US

Biden administration plans to stop buying Covid vaccines, treatments and tests as early as this fall People02:08US Coronavirus US Politics US

Top US health agency admits major mistakes in COVID-19 pandemic response Anadolu Agency04:11CDC US Coronavirus US

U.S. CDC director announces shake-up, citing COVID-19 mistakes CGTN04:21CDC US Coronavirus US

UK Politics

Education Secretary refuses to admit own ‘awful’ A-Level grades Evening Standard10:29Schools A-Levels Education

Phillipson: Ministers “completely failed” to support A-level students during Covid LabourList11:10Schools A-Levels Education

Blow to Liz Truss's plans as IFS warns sweeping cuts are unaffordable i News07:27Institute for Fiscal Studies Conservative Party Leadership Liz Truss

UK budget think tank warns future PM against big tax cuts Reuters08:21Institute for Fiscal Studies Conservative Party Leadership Liz Truss

Glasgow MP Margaret Ferrier pleads guilty to exposing public to covid and breaking travel rules Glasgow Live11:46Margaret Ferrier UK Covid Scotland

MP admits exposing public to Covid by taking train despite self-isolation order ITV11:46Margaret Ferrier UK Covid Scotland

Liz Truss is on track to be the next PM with poll finding 66% of Tory members back her Mail Online08:18Rishi Sunak Liz Truss Tories

Liz Truss looks set to become next Prime Minister, poll of Tory members finds The Mirror00:02Rishi Sunak Liz Truss Tories

Train strikes: Cross-border rail services halted as RMT union hits out at Tory government Daily Record11:07RMT Rail Strikes Rail Travel

UK could be brought to standstill by wave of strikes hitting 'every sector' warning The Mirror10:54RMT Rail Strikes Rail Travel

United Nations

Russia: We are in for yet another provocation tomorrow B9210:11
Kanu: Lawyers warn FG against consequences of disobeying UN Vanguard, Nigeria07:39
U.N. envoy tells Myanmar general: End violence, seek democracy Asahi Shimbun04:46
UN rights chief says Rohingya refugees unable to... Mizzima04:42
Arms Trade Treaty now in effect in Brazil Agencia Brasil20:12

Conservative Party Leadership

What Liz Truss doesn’t get about “graft” New Statesman08:02
Ken Clarke accuses Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak of “Half-baked” economic crisis response PoliticsHome09:31
SNP ignored horror scenes at Tory hustings in press release as BBC Scotland breaks silence on… Scottish Daily Express12:27
UK's Liz Truss would review financial watchdogs' roles, says source Yahoo! UK & Ireland08:56
Britain’s next prime minister The Economist09:45

Rail Strikes

Only 20% of train services to run as strike action brings four days of disruption across UK The Manc09:12Public Transport Rail Travel

Mick Lynch: Rail unions can still afford months more strikes City AM11:52Public Transport Rail Travel

The Hampshire train stations closed with no South Western Railway services during strikes HampshireLive15:19South Western Railway Rail Travel Trade Unions

South Western Railway tells Surrey passengers to only travel "if absolutely necessary" as… Get Surrey05:34South Western Railway Rail Travel Trade Unions

Transport Secretary Grant Shapps accuses Yorkshire mayors of being 'found wanting' on rail… Yorkshire Post06:09Grant Shapps Rail Travel Trade Unions

As UK faces three days of crippling train strikes Grant Shapps reveals 16-point plan City AM07:51Grant Shapps Rail Travel Trade Unions

Fresh train strikes to cause more travel chaos GB News06:01London Transport Strikes London Underground Rail Travel

More RMT Union strikes disrupt train services across the West Midlands Greatest Hits Radio08:29London Transport Strikes London Underground Rail Travel

Rail strike disrupts South West services BBC06:13Cornwall Devon Rail Travel

Devon travellers face more rail strike disruption Devon Live11:46Cornwall Devon Rail Travel

Joshua v Usyk II

Anthony Joshua vs Oleksandr Usyk 2: UK time, TV channel, undercard and venue Manchester Evening News11:24
Wilder announces comeback fight and makes prediction for Usyk vs Joshua rematch talkSPORT10:40
Joyce reacts to leaked Joshua sparring footage The Independent09:32
Joshua vs Usyk ‘very difficult’ to stage in UK, Hearn admits The Independent09:32
Anthony Joshua eyes revenge against Oleksandr Usyk – ‘I'm prepared to do whatever it takes’ Fightmag09:08

NHS

Midwives warn of crisis on maternity wards as staff quit NHS Inside Croydon11:52Midwifery Maternity England

RCM calls for investment in maternity services as midwife numbers fall in every English region Royal College of Midwives (Press Release)09:32Midwifery Maternity England

Up to 2,000 additional staff to be recruited under NHS England winter plan Management in Practice11:32NHS Winter Pressures Human Resources England

How the NHS in Warrington is pulling out all the stops to reduce wait backlogs Warrington Guardian07:45NHS Winter Pressures Human Resources England

Everyone 58 and over in England to be sent free bowel cancer home test kits by NHS The Mirror16:37Colorectal Cancer Cancer England

Researchers offer solution to help tackle patient backlog in the NHS bowel cancer screening programme Queen Mary University of London10:40Colorectal Cancer Cancer England

Fed up patients waiting for up to two years for dentist appointments Hampshire Chronicle07:10Dentists BBC England

Can an NHS dentist remove you from their list as up to 90% not accepting new patients The Mirror15:57Dentists BBC England

Family of struggling NHS cleaner raise £30k for children after Covid death ITV16:12NHS Pay Children and Coronavirus Energy Bills

Mum drew pension to pay bills then died, says son BBC17:29NHS Pay Children and Coronavirus Energy Bills

Israel/Palestine

Israeli troops raid Palestinian NGO offices in West Bank The New Arab11:49
Essential geopolitics: What's behind israel's latest flare-up of violence? Stratfor11:35
Israel shuts offices of Palestinian rights organizations it labeled terror groups The Times of Israel08:47
Abbas backtracks from '50 holocausts' remark Middle East Monitor09:42
Is­rael shuts down NGOs, kills Pales­tin­ian in oc­cu­pied West Bank Al Jazeera09:52

UK Coronavirus (Covid-19)

Covid vaccine: how the new 'bivalent' booster will target Omicron The Conversation (UK)17:08UK Covid Vaccine Coronavirus Vaccine Moderna

Africa: Covid vaccine - How the new 'Bivalent' booster will target omicron AllAfrica08:51UK Covid Vaccine Coronavirus Vaccine Moderna

Black and Asian people were more likely to get Covid fines than white people Lancashire Telegraph05:42UK Lockdown Freedom of Information England

Black and Asian people more likely to get Covid fines in North Wales North Wales Pioneer14:32UK Lockdown Freedom of Information England

MP Margaret Ferrier pleads guilty to Covid rule breach LBC News12:19Margaret Ferrier Scotland Scotland Coronavirus

Margaret Ferrier admits 'Recklessly' exposing public to risk of Covid-19 with train travel HuffPost (UK)12:23Margaret Ferrier Scotland Scotland Coronavirus

UK first to OK Moderna's updated COVID-19 shot against Omicron CGTN03:20Moderna Vaccine UK Covid Vaccine Coronavirus Vaccine

British regulator 1st to OK Moderna’s updated booster that targets Omicron Los Angeles Times05:25Moderna Vaccine UK Covid Vaccine Coronavirus Vaccine

Ucas A-level results day: Students' grades down on pandemic but higher than pre-Covid The Mirror09:44Schools Education Students

Number achieving top A-levels in Wales drops after first exams since Covid ITV09:31Schools Education Students

Conservative Party

Raw sewage is polluting UK beaches and everyone is blaming the Tories indy10008:53
James O’Brien astonished with ‘ice queen of Brexit’ Liz Truss over her leaked comments LBC News13:46
Nasty Nats phoned my shop five minutes after declaring support for Liz Truss, says Perth… Scottish Daily Express09:57
Sunak says he has ‘shot’ at being PM despite Truss polls lead Evening Standard11:40
Campaign update: Rishi’s crumbling MP support Guido Fawkes' Blog09:14

Zaporizhzhia

Russia says it may shut down Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant if shelling continues NBC News11:36
Russia warns of nuclear 'provocation' at Ukrainian plant Jerusalem Post11:07
Russia threatens to stop Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant Ukrainska Pravda10:50
Russian Defence Ministry announces large-scale provocation at Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in coming days Ukrainska Pravda11:00
Ukraine stages nuclear disaster drills in Zaporizhzhia as tensions rise at Europe’s largest plant Forbes11:41

Coronavirus Top Sources

Omicron Covid vaccine: what you need to know about the new UK booster The Telegraph17:58UK Covid Vaccine Moderna Omicron Variant

‘Next generation’ Covid booster jab to be offered to adults over 50 from autumn ITV23:46UK Covid Vaccine Moderna Omicron Variant

Nail-biting morning for thousands of A-level students - as 19% more accepted into uni than 2019 | Exam results live Sky News08:31A-Levels Schools Pandemic

A-level results lower than last year as students receive grades The Independent09:40A-Levels Schools Pandemic

Margaret Ferrier admits 'Recklessly' exposing public to risk of Covid-19 with train travel HuffPost (UK)12:23Margaret Ferrier UK Covid Scotland

Lanarkshire MP Margaret Ferrier pleads guilty to reckless conduct over travelling while having… Daily Record11:58Margaret Ferrier UK Covid Scotland

Who can get Covid booster as new Omicron jab that targets Omicron to be used Daily Record12:52UK Covid Vaccine UK Covid Moderna

UK is first to approve 'Next generation' Covid vaccine that targets omicron HuffPost (UK)15:27UK Covid Vaccine UK Covid Moderna

Brain fog more common two years after Covid, study suggests Evening Standard08:18The Lancet Dementia Health

Video: Covid increases risk of brain fog and dementia, study suggests Sky News09:28The Lancet Dementia Health

US Coronavirus

US President’s wife Jill Biden has COVID-19 The New Daily21:06Jill Biden Joe Biden US

First Lady Jill Biden tests positive for COVID: White House The Jamaica Observer16:39Jill Biden Joe Biden US

Top US health agency admits major mistakes in COVID-19 pandemic response Anadolu Agency04:11CDC US Rochelle Walensky

CDC shakeup announcement roasted on Twitter: 'I have an idea...prison sentences' Fox News02:30CDC US Rochelle Walensky

Biden regime aims to stop buying COVID vaccines, treatments and tests as early as this fall American Greatness21:27US US Politics Joe Biden

White House COVID-19 response coordinator claims that COVID deaths would nearly be eliminated if people would get their … The Blaze04:52US US Politics Joe Biden

Murphy drops most COVID-19 mandates, as NJ follows CDC NJ Spotlight05:13Phil Murphy Children and Coronavirus New Jersey

Murphy lifts COVID-19 testing requirements but not vaccine mandates. Here’s why. NJ.com - The Jersey Journal22:31Phil Murphy Children and Coronavirus New Jersey

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin again tests positive for COVID-19 UPI04:39Austin Coronavirus Lloyd Austin US

US Defense secretary Austin tests COVID positive for second time; says 'will quarantine for next five days' Oneindia04:38Austin Coronavirus Lloyd Austin US

War in Syria

Report: 11 killed in Turkish strike on Syria military post Middle East Monitor09:42
Displacement wave to Raqqa ahead of Turkey’s military operation, no houses for rent Enab Baladi07:28
Turkish forces enter Syria following deadly drone strike The New Arab15:39
Second week in row | Turkish forces cancel joint patrol with Russian forces in Al-Hasakah countryside Syrian Observatory For Human Rights08:50
Turkey facing tough choice in Syria Asia Times07:12

Donald Trump

Carolyn Maloney warns Trump about her classified documents probe Newsweek09:50
The psychiatrist who warned us that Donald Trump would unleash violence was absolutely right Mother Jones11:27
'A perfect call!' Trump rails against Georgia election probe in late-night Truth Social rant The Raw Story11:29
Trump aides think a family member informed on him to the FBI because agents knew where to find… Business Insider11:58
Allies are urging Trump not to release Mar-a-Lago surveillance footage — here's why The Raw Story02:10

Monkeypox

First suspected human-to-dog monkeypox transmission reported in Europe Bay City Times, Michigan16:05The Lancet Dogs

Monkeypox patients warned to isolate from their pets after dog catches virus from owners i News20:16The Lancet Dogs

Limited monkeypox vaccine supply 'not where Ireland wants to be', HSE clinical lead says TheJournal.ie09:21Rep. of Ireland Global Health

'Significant short supply' of monkeypox vaccine in Ireland as HSE rolls out jab to 600 people Dublin Live11:33Rep. of Ireland Global Health

Monkeypox infections rise 20 per cent to over 35K cases, 12 deaths: WHO The New Indian Express08:05WHO

Monkeypox cases rise globally; see 20% jump to over 35k cases, 12 deaths The Business Standard08:46WHO

WHO: Studies to see if mutations behind monkeypox spread Malay Mail00:59WHO DR Congo

WHO conducting studies to verify if mutations behind monkeypox spread The Jamaica Observer23:39WHO DR Congo

What went wrong with the monkeypox vaccine rollout in America's largest city? ABC News10:10New York New York City US

NYC opens 6 isolation beds for homeless shelter residents with monkeypox City Limits18:10New York New York City US

Joe Biden

Biden approves largest oil, gas lease sale in US history, steamrolls eco review with inflation… Fox News14:44
Biden's approval rating ticks up after a series of wins The Washington Times23:20
Biden ushers in an era of nuclear chaos and war Jewish News Syndicate06:44
Bank of America CEO weighs in on recession debate The Epoch Times08:26
Biden’s approval ticks back up Political Wire (Weblog)18:27

Salman Rushdie

Salman Rushdie’s attacker ‘surprised’ to learn of the author’s survival Irish Examiner08:04New York Iran Books

I'm surprised Salman Rushdie didn’t die after I stabbed him: Attacker Peoples Gazette11:07New York Iran Books

Rushdie suspect 'read two pages' of Satanic Verses BBC10:16New York Iran Book Awards

Rushdie stabbing suspect ‘shocked’ writer is still alive The Irish Independent02:41New York Iran Book Awards

'Don't like him very much': Salman Rushdie's attacker Hadi Matar on ties with Iran, views on… News18.com06:32Iran New York Middle East

Salman Rushdie attacker speaks from jail, is 'Surprised' author survived IBTimes (US)11:36Iran New York Middle East

The roots of Salman Rushdie attack lie in India, not Iran The Japan Times10:19India Iran World Conflicts

Rushdie attack’s roots lie in India, not Iran Deccan Herald05:42India Iran World Conflicts

Joanne Harris takes a swipe at JK Rowling on Twitter just hours after dismissing row as… Mail Online00:57JK Rowling Authors Books

Joanne Harris under pressure as she calls row with JK Rowling 'fabricated' Mail Online11:14JK Rowling Authors Books

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