PLF) for arrivals into UK, as well as all tests for passengers who do not qualify as vaccinated. This change, therefore, removes the need for unvaccinated passengers to take a and a .This step reflects the decisions taken by the government, as set out in the , and the success of the UK’s vaccine and booster rollout, with 86% of the population having received a second dose and 67% of the population with a booster or third dose.Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said:The UK is leading the world in removing all remaining COVID-19 travel restrictions, and today’s announcement is a testament to the hard work everyone in this country has put in place to roll out the vaccine and protect each other.I said we wouldn’t keep travel measures in place for any longer than necessary, which we’re delivering on today – providing more welcome news and greater freedom for travellers ahead of the Easter holidays.I look forward to continuing to work with the travel sector and partners around the world to keep international travel moving.Health and Social Care Secretary Sajid Javid said:As we learn to live with COVID-19, we’re taking further steps to open up international travel once again ahead of the Easter holidays.We will continue monitoring and tracking potential new variants and keep a reserve of measures that can be rapidly deployed if needed to keep us safe.We can remove these final restrictions thanks to the incredible success of our vaccination programme, which has seen more than 8 out of 10 adults across the UK boosted.To ensure the protection of public health, the government will maintain a range of contingency measures in reserve, which would enable it to take swift and proportionate action to delay any future harmful variants of.

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In fight against Covid, Shanghai erects metal barriers outside streets, apartments

city's financial district Pudong under a local government directive, as per reports.

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Fred VanVleet out of Raptors’ playoff game

TORONTO – Raptors star guard Fred VanVleet left Game 4 of Toronto’s series with the Philadelphia 76ers Saturday with an injury.VanVleet tore off his jersey as he left the game late in the second quarter.The Raptors confirmed in the third that VanVleet would not return to the elimination game due to a left hip strain.Toronto trailed the best-of-seven series 3-0 heading into the game.VanVleet missed a total of 13 games with a bruised right knee as the Raptors’ regular season wound down.He averaged 20.3 points, 6.7 assists, and 4.4 rebounds per game this season and was named an all-star for the first time.This report by The Canadian Press was first published April, 23, 2022.

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China Covid death toll rises as Beijing warns of 'grim' situation

Shanghai reported 39 Covid deaths, official data showed, its highest daily toll since a weeks-long lockdown started, while China's capital Beijing warned of a "grim" situation with rising infections.

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India Covid update: Active cases in country rise to 15,873

coronavirus infections being reported in a day, India's total tally of COVID-19 cases rose to 4,30,57,545.

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Even milder covid can result in a long covid complication: AIIMS doctor

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WHO chief scientist warns of Omicron BA.2, new variants: How to survive COVID without lockdown. 5pts

Navabharat Times, Swaminathan asserted, COVID is an airborne virus in which closed, crowded places with poor ventilation are at risk. “So, as long as covid continues to spread among people, it is good to maintain caution."

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B.C. junior hockey commentator removed mid-broadcast, banned over racist comments

A colour commentator with the junior-level B.C. Hockey League was removed midway through a game on Friday after making racist comments about a player on air.

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2 new Omicron BA.2 variants found in Bengaluru: 5 states report Covid mutant strains so far. What does it indicate?

New Indian Express, “As per GISAID data, we have found BA.2.10 and BA.2.12, both sublineages of BA.2, in a few samples from Bengaluru. However, we need more samples and data to know more on this mutation. It is an alias of B.1.1.529.2.10, lineage from pango designation issue #496."

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India's daily Covid tally higher than yesterday; these states report most cases

India on Sunday reported over 2,593 Covid cases, and with that, the active tally touched 15873, Health Ministry data showed. On Saturday, a total of 2,527 new coronavirus infections were reported.

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Woman in her 20s shot in the back and killed in Frankford, officials say

Philadelphia police are investigating the shooting death of a woman, believed to be in her 20s, in Frankford. FRANKFORD - Philadelphia police are investigating a shooting that killed a young woman, in Frankford.Officials said police responded to a report of a shooting on the 2000 block of Bridge Street around 9:30 Saturday night.When they arrived, they found the young woman, believed to be in her 20s, suffering from a gunshot wound to the back.Medics attempted to save her, but she died at the location.AdvertisementPhiladelphia Police Inspector DF Pace stated a person of interest is in custody, though the shooting is actively being investigated.

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5662 community cases; 490 hospitalisations; 20 in ICU; 9 deaths

Today we are reporting 5,662 community cases, 490 hospitalisations and nine deaths.

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Man hospitalized after he was hit by SEPTA train, falls onto platform at 2nd St Station

A man is hospitalized after he was hit by a SEPTA train. OLD CITY - A man is hospitalized after he was stuck by a SEPTA train.It happened around 8:30 Saturday night at the 2nd Street Station on the Market-Frankford Line.SEPTA officials say the man was hit by the side of an incoming train and knocked onto the platform.

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At least 1 child has died after 169 cases of acute hepatitis reported in children: WHO

World Health Organization said on Saturday that at least one child death had been reported following an increase of acute hepatitis of unknown origin in children, and that at least 169 cases had been reported in children in 12 countries.The WHO issued the figures as health authorities around the world investigate a mysterious increase in severe cases of hepatitis – inflammation of the liver – in young children.The WHO said that as of April 21 acute cases of hepatitis of unknown origin had been reported in the United Kingdom, the United States, Spain, Israel, Denmark, Ireland, the Netherlands, Italy, Norway, France, Romania and Belgium. It said 114 of the 169 cases were in the United Kingdom alone.

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Orrin Hatch, Utah's longest running US Senator, dies at 88

WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 17: Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT) walks away after swearing in Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS) during a ceremonial swearing in, inside the old Senate Chamber on December 17, 2018 in Washington, DC.

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Covid-19 Is India heading towards a fourth wave? How should we prepare? Doctor explains

Will there possibly be a fourth covid wave in India?

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Here’s how you can be ‘Chief Taco Officer’ and earn $10K

FALLS CHURCH, VA - APRIL 6: Tacos from left to right: al pastor, chicken tinga, goat and beef chorizo at La Tingeria photographed in Falls Church, Virginia on April 6, 2022. (Photo by Deb Lindsey for The Washington Post via Getty Images).

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Japanese tour boat missing in frigid waters with 26 on board

A general view shows the building of Shiretoko Sightseeing, a tour company building which a tour boat with 26 people onboard is missing, in Shari, Hokkaido on April 23, 2022. (Photo by Jiji Press / AFP via Getty Images) TOKYO (AP) - A tour boat with 26 people aboard was missing in the frigid waters of northern Japan on Saturday, hours after sending a distress call that it was sinking, the coast guard said.On Sunday, the Japanese Coast Guard said that their helicopters found four of the 26 people on a tour boat missing since the day before.The four people were found near the tip of Shiretoko Peninsula, but the coast guard said it could not confirm whether they were rescued alive.The 19-ton Kazu 1 made an emergency call in early afternoon, saying the ship’s bow had flooded and it was beginning to sink and tilt while traveling off the western coast of Shiretoko Peninsula in the northern island of Hokkaido, the coast guard said.The tour boat has since lost contact, according to the coast guard.

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Florida deputies rescue baby from large apartment fire in Orlando

Orange County - A massive fire at an apartment complex Saturday morning in Orange County has left an entire building – 24 units -- "uninhabitable" due to fire, smoke, and water damage.Firefighters from multiple departments in Central Florida responded to the Isles at East Millenia apartments in Orlando.Orange County deputies were first to arrive and found flames and smoke coming from the apartments, and families on the second floor reportedly trapped.Multi-unit apartment building on fire"It was chaos everywhere," said Deputy William Puzynski. "I started looking around you could see families trapped on each floor, hanging off the balconies."From one of the apartment balconies, a mother was trying to lower her infant daughter to safety."I started climbing the building but couldn't make it all the way," said deputy Puzynski.

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Police: East Germantown stabbing victim found with knife in their head; 29-year-old arrested

EAST GERMANTOWN - A stabbing in Philadelphia's East Germantown section has critically injured one person while a 29-year-old has been arrested.Officials say police were called to the 2000 block of Conlyn Street Friday, about 3 p.m.They arrived to find a person suffering from multiple stab wounds and a knife in the victim’s head.MORE HEADLINES:The victim was taken to a nearby hospital and placed in critical condition.According to authorities, a 29-year-old suspect, said to be a family friend of the victim, was arrested Saturday, on the 2100 block of Oxford Street.The suspect will face charges of attempted murder and aggravated assault.AdvertisementAn investigation is ongoing.

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Hyram Hill murder: Mother speaks out after suspect in son’s murder arrested

PHILADELPHIA - One of two suspects who was wanted in connection with the murder of a Philadelphia officer’s adult son has turned himself in to police. Police say Levar Turner, 23, turned himself in at the Philadelphia Public Services Building in on Friday morning, days after authorities released new surveillance video from the deadly incident. Authorities say Turner will face murder, robbery, and criminal conspiracy charges and that a second suspect remains at large."The news that I got this morning was overwhelming," Edwenna Ferguson, mother of victim Hyram Hill and an 18-year veteran Philadelphia police officer, stated in an emotional press conference.

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1 woman killed, 16-year-old boys injured in Nicetown and Frankford shootings, police say

Philadelphia police investigate a shooting in Frankford that killed an unidentified woman. PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia police are investigating shootings in Nicetown and Frankford that killed a woman and injured two 16-year-old boys.About 2:30 Saturday afternoon, officials said, police were called to the 1700 block of Saint Paul Street for a reported shooting.Officers found two 16-year-old boys shot.

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Dress worn by Judy Garland in ‘The Wizard of Oz’ could sell for up to $1.2 million

Long lost Dorothy dress (photo courtesy Bonhams) One of the four iconic blue and white dresses worn by Judy Garland in "The Wizard of Oz'" will hit the auction block next month, decades after it went missing from the Catholic University of America.According to a news release from Bonhams auction house, the dress was worn in the scene where Dorothy faced the Wicked Witch of the West in the witch’s castle. It’s one of only two dresses with the blouse still intact, and it’s expected to sell for $800,000 -$1.2 million.Hollywood actress Mercedes Mcambridge gave the dress to the university in 1973 while she was an artist in residence there.

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Female, 16-year-old boys injured in Nicetown and Frankford shootings, police say

Philadelphia police investigate a shooting in Frankford that critically injured an unidentified woman. PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia police are investigating shootings in Nicetown and Frankford that critically injured a woman and injured two 16-year-old boys.About 2:30 Saturday afternoon, officials said, police were called to the 1700 block of Saint Paul Street for a reported shooting.Officers found two 16-year-old boys shot.

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Twitter bans ads that contradict science on climate change

Google."Ads shouldn’t detract from important conversations about the climate crisis," the company said in a statement outlining its new policy Friday.There was no indication that the change would affect what users post on the social media site, which along with Facebook has been targeted by groups seeking to promote misleading claims about climate change.The announcement coinciding with Earth Day came hours before the European Union agreed upon a deal requiring big tech companies to vet their sites more closely for hate speech, disinformation and other harmful content.RELATED: Time flies: Google Earth Timelapse feature shows your town change over 37 yearsTwitter said it would provide more information in the coming months on how it plans to provide "reliable, authoritative context to the climate conversations" its users engage in, including from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. The U.N.-backed science panel's reports on the causes and effects of climate change provide the basis for international negotiations to curb climate change.RELATED: Elon Musk says he has $46.5B in financing ready to buy TwitterAdvertisementThe company already has a dedicated climate topic on its site and offered what it described as "pre-bunks" during last year's U.N.

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Body found inside homemade casket, dumped at cemetery

Generic grave stones, 1 February 1999. AFR Picture by JESSICA HROMAS (Photo by Fairfax Media via Getty Images via Getty Images) HARRISBURG, Ore. - Authorities in Oregon said they have identified the man found dead inside a wooden, makeshift casket that was dumped at a local cemetery near Harrisburg, Oregon. But they want to know who put him there. Linn County Sheriff Michelle Duncan said the man was 59-year-old Randall Louis Lloyd, and he was identified by his fingerprints.

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Canadian flight crew held in Dominican Republic released on bail: airline

Dominican Republic after five of its crew members were among 11 people detained in the country when 200 packages of presumed cocaine were seized onboard an aircraft in early April.Pivot Airlines told Global News its crew members, detained at the beginning of the month, had now been released on bail but were required to remain within the country.The alleged drugs bust was made on April 6 at Punta Cana International Airport, according to the country’s National Directorate for Drug Control.Pivot Airlines said that five of its crew members discovered and reported what they believed to be contraband in the maintenance compartment of the plane. They were then detained, the airline said.

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High winds off Florida coast push Axiom-1 splashdown to Monday

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the company's Crew Dragon spacecraft is launched on Axiom Mission 1 (Ax-1) to the International Space Station on April 8, 2022, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky) After several delays due to weather, four private astronauts now plan to undock from the International Space Station Sunday with a splashdown off the coast of Florida on Monday. Kathy Lueders, NASA's Space Operations Mission Directorate, announced Saturday that they are targeting Sunday evening to undock from the International Space Station. MEET THE MEN BEHIND THE ALL-PRIVATE MISSION TO THE ISS"We now are targeting 8:55 p.m.

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Hundreds of shark fins found at Texas restaurant

Bull sharks circle a bait box during a shark dive off the coast of Jupiter, Florida on February 12, 2022. (Photo by Joseph Prezioso / AFP) (Photo by JOSEPH PREZIOSO/AFP via Getty Images) That's a lot of fins.Texas officials uncovered a large stockpile of shark fins at a restaurant in Bexar County.

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Looking for a used car? What you should know about the booming market

COVID-19 pandemic. With a $12,000 budget, it was a struggle.

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Blinken, Austin to visit Ukraine Sunday, Zelenskyy says

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky delivers a speech during a press conference with Denmark's and Spain's Prime Ministers in Kyiv on April 21, 2022. (Photo by Genya Savilov / AFP via Getty Images) Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will travel to Ukraine to discuss arms support, President Zelenskyy announced Saturday.During a rare press conference, Zelenskyy said the top U.S.

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Phoenix Ghost: Pentagon fast-tracks mystery drone for Ukraine. What is it?

BORODIANKA, UKRAINE - APRIL 21: In this aerial view, the inside of destroyed apartments are seen from the outside on April 21, 2022 in Borodianka, Ukraine. (Photo by Alexey Furman/Getty Images) WASHINGTON - Among the $800 million in military aid President Joe Biden announced for Ukraine this week are 120 Phoenix Ghost drones, a new weapon developed by the Air Force and fast-tracked to meet a specific need for Ukrainian forces.But what exactly the drones do and how exactly they’ll help Ukraine in their fight against Russian aggression aren’t clear.

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Alabama man sues Kraft Heinz, claims lack of lemonade in powder drink mix

UKRAINE - 2021/08/29: In this photo illustration, Kraft Heinz Company (KHC) logo is seen on a smartphone and a pc screen. (Photo Illustration by Pavlo Gonchar/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - An Alabama man has filed a class-action lawsuit against the Kraft Heinz Food Company, claiming there’s a lack of lemonade in the company's "Country Time" powder drink mix. DeMarcus Rodgers filed the suit on April 21 in the Northern District Court of Alabama Southern Division. According to court documents obtained by FOX Television Stations, Rodgers bought three canisters of the Country Time lemonade and pink lemonade drink mix for personal use.He then noticed that the drink tasted diluted.

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Man dies after attempting to set himself on fire at Supreme Court

WASHINGTON - A man tried to set himself on fire on the steps of the Supreme Court, according to FOX News congressional correspondent Chad Pergram. According to Capitol Police, a medical helicopter landed near the steps of the U.S. Capitol to respond to the medical emergency, but police said this was not a public safety issue.The Metropolitan Police Department identified the man as Wynn Bruce, 50, of Boulder, Colorado.

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Crumbl’s classic pink sugar cookie leaving weekly menu

Crumbl's classic pink sugar cookie. Image: Crumbl One of America’s most iconic cookies is being taken out of the spotlight.

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Pedrie Wannenburg, former Austin Elite Rugby coach, player killed in Harris County pursuit

HOUSTON - A former forwards coach and player for Austin Elite Rugby has died after a suspect fleeing sheriff's deputies struck his vehicle in West Harris County.41-year-old Pedrie Wannenburg died from his injuries after being airlifted to a hospital, says Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez. Wannenburg also had two children in the truck, an eight-year-old boy who was airlifted as well, and a ten-year-old girl.

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Police: Investigation underway after double shooting leaves 1 dead, another injured in Lindenwold

LINDENWOLD, N.J. - Detectives in Lindenwold are investigating a double shooting that left one man dead and another man injured on Friday, according to the Camden County Prosecutor. According to police, officers from the Lindenwold Police Department responded to the 400 block of West Park Avenue after receiving multiple 911 calls for reports of gunshots around 8:09 p.m.

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Maharashtra reports highest Covid cases in nearly a month, most in Mumbai

Maharashtra's coronavirus figures are as follows: Fresh cases 194; fresh fatality one; cumulative cases 78,76,697, toll 1,47,832, active cases: 869, tests conducted: 26,694

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The government has issued new rules for who will be able to get free Covid-19 tests from today, April 1, as free mass PCR and lateral flow testing is brought to an end. The free testing will continue to be available to a number of groups - and will mostly require those people to have symptoms already, apart from a small list of scenarios where asymptomatic testing will be given.

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Rules surrounding free universal testing will be changing from Friday, April 1 and will see a lot of people being forced to pay for lateral flow tests. It comes as Health Secretary Sajid Javid announced that Covid will be treated like any other respiratory infection such as the common cold or influenza.

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The government has issued a statement clarifying who will be able to get free Covid testing from April 1, Friday, when mass PCR and lateral flow testing is brought to an end. The free testing available to a small number of groups will be symptomatic - meaning that those taking tests must already be showing symptoms.

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WHO cautions as Covid cases globally rise for 2nd straight week: Key updates

coronavirus infections inched upward across Europe, prompted by the more infectious BA.2 subvariant of omicron and the relaxation of nearly all public health measures.

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Everything we know about the fourth Covid vaccine and who can get it

The NHS has begun the process of administrating the fourth Covid-19 vaccination.This morning at 7am some people were able to book the fourth jab, but who is eligible and what is the reasoning behind it? Who will have the fourth Covid-19 vaccination? Currently people aged over 12+ with weakened immune systems, care home residents and anyone aged 75 and over are being offered the spring booster jab. Eventually, five million people will be offered the chance to get the fourth vaccine, with the first 600,000 being called up this week.

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A new rollout of Covid booster jabs will begin this week as eligible people will be offered a fourth dose of the vaccine. It comes as cases of coronavirus rise across the UK, with a new sub-variant of Omicron - called BA.2 - linked to the increase.

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India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0

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