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Cat charity CEO quits over colleague keeping 18 cats in house
Cat charity CEO quits over colleague keeping 18 cats in house. Charles Darley claims chair of trustees is not adhering to standards charity expects of public
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US twins delivered just minutes apart end up being born in two different years
US twins delivered just minutes apart end up being born in two different years. Baby Alfredo entered the world a few minutes before midnight in 2021; his sister Aylin was the hospital’s first baby of 2022
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Scientists find ‘stealth’ version of Omicron that may be harder to track
Scientists find ‘stealth’ version of Omicron that may be harder to track. Variant lacks feature that allows probable cases to be distinguished among positive PCR tests
4 min read - LifestyleThe Guardian
Rice, rice baby: Japanese parents send relatives rice to hug in lieu of newborns
Rice, rice baby: Japanese parents send relatives rice to hug in lieu of newborns. Each bag matches birth weight and features baby’s face, so new arrival can be hugged in pandemic
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Double-jabbed UK tourists could skip amber-list quarantine under proposals
Double-jabbed UK tourists could skip amber-list quarantine under proposalsMinisters looking at loosening travel restrictions for fully vaccinated travellers returning to EnglandCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverage Arrivals at Heathrow airport: changes are being considered to the traffic light system under which places are graded according to Covid case and jab rate. Photograph: Andy Rain/EPA
2 min read - HealthThe Guardian
WHO warns Covid-19 pandemic is 'not necessarily the big one'
WHO warns Covid-19 pandemic is 'not necessarily the big one'. Experts tell end of year media briefing that virus is likely to become endemic and the world will have to learn to live with it
4 min read - NewsThe Independent
Family kicked off United Airlines flight after toddler, 2, would not ‘comply’ with mask rule
'I am still sitting here in confusion, disbelief, disgust and humiliation’
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